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2019-2020 Archived Catalog 
    
2019-2020 Archived Catalog

GEOL-152L Historical Geology Lab

Credits 0 / 2 Contact Hours
Pre-requisite: Placement into RDNG-016  (ACSR-016) Pre-requisite: GEOL-151   Co-requisite: GEOL-152  
The lab section of the course which addresses the origin and evolution of the Earth and of life on it. Topics include classroom lab and field study of sedimentary rocks fossils and geologic features.

Course Outcomes
1. To develop an understanding of the immensity of geologic time and the methods by which geologic time is measured. 2. Gaining an awareness of the geological changes that have taken place on the surface of the earth throughout geologic time and the techniques used in interpretation of these changes. 3. To introduce the student to fossils and the paleobiological conditions under which they existed.