Subject code
GLG
Course Number
102
SUN Number
GLG 1102
Course Title
Historical Geology
General Education Category
Natural Sciences
Semester Offered
Spring
Prerequisite
Activity
No
Course Fee(s)
No
Description
This course is an introduction to the principles and interpretation of geologic history. It emphasizes the evolution of the earth's lithosphere (crust), atmosphere, and biosphere through geologic time. It includes consideration of the historical aspects of plate tectonics, the geologic development of North America, and important events in biological evolution and the resulting assembly of fossils. It provides an appreciation for the vast extent of geologic time, the natural processes affecting change on the earth, and the identification of common fossil types.