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COLLIN COLLEGE
COURSE SYLLABUS
Course Information
Course Number: Geology 1401 (Lecture)
Course Title: Earth Science
Course Description: For the non-science major. Introduces the concepts of earth processes and
their relation to man, including basic principles from physical and historical geology,
oceanography, astronomy, and meteorology. Lab required.
Course Credit Hours:
Lecture Hours:
Lab Hours:
4
3
3
Placement Assessments: ENGL 1301, MATH 0310, College-Level Reading
Student Learning Outcomes: Upon successful completion of this course, students should be
able to do the following:
1. Differentiate between rocks and minerals and describe the formation of igneous, sedimentary,
and metamorphic rocks, and classify rocks as igneous, sedimentary, or metamorphic.
2. Outline the importance and abundance of various elements in the earth's crust.
3. Identify and describe batholiths, sills, dikes, xenoliths, stocks, and plutons.
4. Identify sedimentary structures (stratification, crossbedding, ripple marks, mud cracks, graded
bedding).
5. Interpret the history of a sequence of rock units and structures. (Critical Thinking)
6. Explain what is meant by seafloor spreading. (Communication Skills)
7. Describe convergent, divergent, and transform types of plate boundaries.
8. Recognize and diagram normal, reverse, thrust, and strike-slip (transform) faults.
9. Describe the processes and effects of physical (mechanical), chemical, and biological
weathering.
10. Describe the nature and constituents of surface water, groundwater, and oceanic water.
11. Outline the general features of the solar system.
12. Describe evidence that shows the earth rotates about its axis and revolves around the sun.
13. Distinguish the characteristics of the main kinds of air masses and the resulting weather
patterns.
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accommodations as required to afford equal educational opportunity. It is the student’s
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