| Course
Rationale
 Greenhouse-climate
changes,
----Soil
and water pollution,
-------Acid
rain and atmospheric pollution,
-----------Waste
disposal,
--------------land
use management,
-----------------Energy
resource development,
--------------------geologic
hazards and risks,
-----------------------Species
extinctions,
---------------------------El
Niño,
all are major environmental
global and local issues which face our planet and represent potential environmental
geology problems in our region.
| Join this
course and learn about the nature of these phenomena, also, learn about
the vulnerability of our region to these environmental disasters and how
they affect our region. A special emphasis is made to related global environmental
issues to our local environment.
The goal of this course is to present environmental
geology, a science course, in a social context and to give students the
foundation needed to formulate an educated intelligent opinion on current
environmental issues affecting our daily life.
This science course is recommended as a science
elective class to both science (biology, geology, environmental), and non-science
majors, specially social and liberal arts students seeking answers to fundamental
controversial environmental issues.
Here is the information you need to register in
this course:
|
REF#
|
COURSE
|
SEC#
|
COURSE TITLE
|
CREDIT
|
INSTRUCTOR
|
|
6556
|
GLY-3030
|
FP
|
Environmental Geology
|
03
|
Longoria
|
An additional $35 technology fee will apply to this
course.
The instructor will issue student's username
and passwword via e-mail. Contact Prof.
Longoria as soon as you register. |
Register for this course on the web: WEB
REGISTRATION |