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Geology With Lab –
glg101
(4 credits)
This course gives an overview of physical geology by introducing concepts such as plate tectonics and geologic time. Students gain familiarity with the processes that shape the Earth’s surface and recognize the relevance of studying geology. Topics include the rock cycle, weathering, formation of geological features, and preservation of geological resources. The weekly labs add a practical component to the class. The labs build upon the concepts in the text and offer a chance to interact with the material and further their understanding.
This undergraduate-level course is 9
weeks.
To enroll, speak with an Enrollment Advisor.
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Earth’s Resources, Part II
- Analyze the effects of using Earth’s resources.
- Examine Earth’s resources.
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Earth’s Resources, Part I
- Analyze the effects of using Earth’s resources.
- Examine Earth’s resources.
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Oceans, Atmosphere, and Climate Change, Part II
- Describe the effects of climate change on the environment.
- Explain the dynamics of the atmosphere.
- Determine the relationship of plate tectonics to the features on the ocean floor.
- Explain the dynamics of the ocean.
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Introduction to Geology, Earth Materials, and Geologic Time
- Identify minerals and rocks.
- Recognize the role of fossils to geologic time.
- Explain the rock cycle.
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Oceans, Atmosphere, and Climate Change, Part I
- Describe the effects of climate change on the environment.
- Explain the dynamics of the atmosphere.
- Determine the relationship of plate tectonics to the features on the ocean floor.
- Explain the dynamics of the ocean.
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Surficial Processes: Sculpting the Earth’s Surface, Part II
- Recognize how glaciers, deserts, and wind play a role in sculpturing the Earth’s surface.
- Distinguish among the weathering and mass wasting processes in sculpturing the Earth’s surface.
- Analyze the interaction of the hydrologic cycle with earth materials.
- Examine the hydrologic cycle.
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Surficial Processes: Sculpting the Earth’s Surface, Part I
- Recognize how glaciers, deserts, and wind play a role in sculpturing the Earth’s surface.
- Distinguish among the weathering and mass wasting processes in sculpturing the Earth’s surface.
- Analyze the interaction of the hydrologic cycle with earth materials.
- Examine the hydrologic cycle.
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Interior Earth’s Internal Processes – the Engine Within, Part II
- Analyze the relationship of plate tectonics to earthquakes, volcanoes, metamorphism, and mountain building.
- Describe the theory of plate tectonics.
- Describe the earth’s interior.
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Interior Earth’s Internal Processes – the Engine Within, Part I
- Analyze the relationship of plate tectonics to earthquakes, volcanoes, metamorphism, and mountain building.
- Describe the theory of plate tectonics.
- Describe the earth’s interior.
- The University of Phoenix reserves the right to modify courses.
- While widely available, not all programs are available in all locations or in both online and on-campus formats. Please check with a University Enrollment Advisor.
- Transferability of credit is at the discretion of the receiving institution. It is the student’s responsibility to confirm whether or not credits earned at University of Phoenix will be accepted by another institution of the student’s choice.
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