GEOL 306 - Geology of our National Parks

3 Credit(s)

Study of geologic processes using national parks as examples. Processes studied include sedimentology, stratigraphy, volcanology, glaciology, cave formation and tectonics. National parks studied include Grand Canyon, Arches, Mt. Rainier, Zion, Canyonlands, Badlands, Yosemite, Hawaii Volcanoes, Glacier, Yellowstone, Grand Tetons, Carlsbad Caverns, Mammoth Caves, Acadia and Shenandoah.

Prerequisite(s): GEOL 101, GEOL 103 or GEOL 125.