| Course ID: | WASR(CRSS)(ECOL)(ENGR)(GEOG)(GEOL) 4700L/6700L. 3 hours. 4 hours lab per week. |
| Course Title: | Hydrology, Geology, and Soils of Georgia |
Course
Description: | This field course focuses on the physical environment of Georgia by examining the diverse geology, soils, and surface and subsurface hydrologic processes within the state. We will travel to all of Georgia's physiographic areas, visiting mines, farms, forests, wetlands, rivers, lakes, and estuaries to explore the influence of human activities on the physical environment. |
| Oasis Title: | HYDROLOGY FIELD LAB |
| Duplicate Credit: | Not open to students with credit in FORS(ENGR)(CRSS)(GEOL)(GEOG)(ECOL) 4170L/6170L |
| Nontraditional Format: | This is a Maymester field course, with lectures and laboratories scheduled during the entire session. Students are expected to travel throughout the state. Class will begin Period 1 on Day 1, and will end on the last day of the session. |
| Undergraduate Prerequisite: | Permission of school |
| Graduate Prerequisite: | Permission of school |
Semester Course
Offered: | Offered summer semester every year. |
| Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
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| Course Objectives: | 1. Surface and subsurface hydrologic conditions in Georgia.
2. Importance of hydrologic resources and economic development.
3. Regional water quality and quantity issues.
4. Relationships between geology, soil formation, and water quality |
| Topical Outline: | 1. Course Overview - Athens
2. Upper Coastal Plain - Millen
3. Lower Coastal Plain - Brunswick
4. Tifton Uplands - Tifton
5. Dougherty Plains - Cordele
6. Lower Piedmont - Milledgeville
7. Upper Piedmont - Dalonega
8. Ridge and Valley - Cohutta
9. Blue Ridge - Coweeta |
| Honor Code Reference: | We abide by the University Honor Code and Academic Honesty
Policy. Only authorized assistance in course assignments is
permitted. An unsatisfactory grade given for failure to comply. |