EN 620 - Advanced Environmental Geology

EN 600 or equivalent Prerequisite: EN 600 or undergraduate course in geology or permission of instructor. Qualitative and quantitative examination of the application of geology to environmental problems including natural hazards and their remediation, site selection for various types of land uses, geology of waste disposal sites, and natural resource evaluation. A class project for a local government or environmental agency will demonstrate practical application of these principles and will be used to examine the process of project planning and managment, generation, and the use of geologic data, report preparation and presentation. Laboratories and some weekend fieldwork required.
4 credits