GEOG 486 - Geomorphology

Description:
Descriptive and interpretive examination of Earth’s landforms, and the processes and factors that shape these features over space and time. Four lectures and three hours laboratory or field trips each week. GEOG 386, GEOG 486, and GEOL 386 are cross-listed courses; students may not receive credit for more than one. By permission only.

Prerequisites:
Prerequisite: by permission of instructor.

Credits: (5)

Learner Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

Collect, analyze and interpret their own field observations and measurements of geomorphic and forms.
Identify landforms from glacial, fluvial, eolian, and tectonic processes and describe the processes by which they formed.
Design and carry out an investigation of a geomorphic process in which they propose and test a measureable hypothesis.

Learner Outcomes Approval Date:
1/9/2020

Anticipated Course Offering Terms and Locations:
Spring Locations: Ellensburg