Geology & Environmental Systems Science – 6-9 credits Sample Clauses

Geology & Environmental Systems Science – 6-9 credits. An environmental scientist needs an excellent understanding of the materials from which the Earth is made, the processes acting on and within the Earth, and Earth structures. The student should also have learned the history of the changing Earth through time, and how the rock record can be interpreted to provide evidence of these changes. The following competency areas will allow majors to identify and solve problems in the geosciences: Competency Area 1: Formation of the Solar System and Earth Competency Area 2: Plate Tectonics and Earthquakes Competency Area 3: Minerals Competency Area 4: Igneous Rocks and Environments Competency Area 5: Weathering, Soil, and Mass Wasting Competency Area 6: Sedimentary Rocks and Environments Competency Area 7: Metamorphic Rocks and Environments Competency Area 8: Deformation and the Continents Competency Area 9: Surface Water and Groundwater Competency Area 10: Climate, Glaciers, Wind, and Coastal Processes Competency Area 11: Geologic Time and Rock Correlation Competency Area 12: Crystalline and Chemical Structure of Sedimentary Particles and Water Competency Area 13: Soil Chemistry and Nutrient Cycling Competency Area 14: Soil Microbes & Pathogens Competency Area 15: Soil Classification and Evaluation Methods Competency Area 16: Soils in Agriculture and Engineering Competency Area 17: Soil Contamination and Erosion Competency Area 18: Soil Conservation and Soil Management Competency Area 19: Hydrologic Cycle and Water Resource Cycle Competency Area 20: Precipitation and Infiltration Competency Area 21: Runoff and Stream Flow Processes Competency Area 22: Subsurface Drainage and Redistribution Processes Competency Area 23: Watershed Delineation and Human Land Use Impact Competency Area 24: Water Resource Management in Planning and Engineering Competency Area 25: Hydrologic Field Methods See Appendix L: Competencies for Preparation in Geology.
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