1004: PHYSICAL GEOLOGY

Minerals and rocks, internal and external processes especially the modification of landscape, global plate tectonics, and their interrelationships; introduction to the more direct aspects of human interactions with the natural physical environment. (3H,3C)

1024: RESOURCES GEOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT

The nature, origin, occurrence, distribution, use, and limitations of the earth's mineral resources including abundant and scarce metals, precious metals and gems, building materials, industrial minerals, fossil fuels, nuclear energy, water, soils, and other minerals. (3H,3C)

1034: EARTH'S NATURAL HAZARDS

Natural geological hazards, their impact on human civilizations and what they tell us about the workings of our dynamic planet. Topics include what constitutes hazards and risks, mitigation strategies; tectonic hazards; land surface hazards; atmospheric hazards; solar system hazards. (3H,3C)

The Geosciences department offers a variety of introductory courses and laboratories, but I don't teach sections of every single one. In a typical academic year I will teach lecture sections of Physical Geology and/or Earth's Natural Hazards. I have taught Resources Geology and the Environment in the past, but not for several years now.