GEO 304 - Process Geomorphology & Terrain Analysis

Credits: 4
Credit Configuration: 3+3, 4 Cr.

A study of landscapes as the result of systems which balance driving forces, such as climate, gravity, or internal heat flow, and the resisting framework created by lithology and the structure of near-surface earth materials. Students will enhance their knowledge of earth surface processes and resultant topographic forms through laboratory exercises and local investigations. The course develops students’ ability to conceptually engage geomorphic systems (e.g. system variables, feedback and response mechanisms, spatial and temporal scale variability) through critical assessment of morphology and process measurement. Analytical approaches learned through lab exercises build upon conceptual topics gained through lecture and reading materials. Course includes a laboratory component. Required 4-day field trip.

Prerequisite(s): GEO 104.