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  • EGGS 107: Natural Disasters

    3.00 Credits
    Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania

    Explores principles of Earth's internal and external processes through an examination of their manifestations as naturally-occurring disasters and the resultant impact on human life and property. This course is appropriate for all students.
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  • EGGS 108: Climate Change

    3.00 Credits
    Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania

    Examines the evidence for and root causes of climate change. Explores the predicted effects on society, including extreme weather, rising sea level, impacts on agriculture and food production, access to fresh water, reduction in biodiversity, the spread of disease, and others.GC Finally, it examines proposed and implemented actions that can be taken to better prepare us for the changes and potentially reverse the worst outcomes.GC
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  • EGGS 110: Mgmt of Cannabis

    3.00 Credits
    Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania

    Introduces students to fundamentals of cannabis across history, culture, and industry. The course will cover Law and Policy, briefly explore medical cannabis, and discuss the cultivation process and life cycle of the plant. It will discuss the environmental challenges of growing the plant and best techniques to grow, harvest, process, and store the plant. Focus on cannabis management and what that could mean for global climate change will be discussed.
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  • EGGS 111: Earth Science

    3.00 Credits
    Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania

    Introduces the Earth-system processes in the context of astronomy, meteorology, geology, and oceanography. This course examines the Earth's relationship to the Sun, Moon, and planets in the solar system. The Earth's major processes, including the hydrologic cycle, the rock cycle, plate tectonics, global wind circulation, ocean circulation, global climatic phenomena, and human-induced changes in the environment are examined through lectures and hands-on classroom investigations.
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  • EGGS 115: Nature Study & Creative Exp

    3.00 Credits
    Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania

    Focuses on historic and contemporary views of nature expressed through literature and other creative works. Student build competencies in the comprehension, analysis, and interpretation of primary environmental literature and other creative expressions. Students produce their own literary and creative expressions via direct observation of the natural world. As a natural extension of these activities, the course examines our relationships to the land and its inhabitants, as well as the ethical dimensions of contemporary environmental problems.
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  • EGGS 120: Physical Geology

    4.00 Credits
    Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania

    Studies the composition and structure of the Earth and the internal and external processes that shape the surface of our planet. The laboratory introduces fundamental geological techniques including rock and mineral identification and classification, map interpretation, and qualitative and quantitative analysis. The course meets for three hours of lecture and two hours of laboratory per week. Field trips may be required.
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  • EGGS 125: Geology of Gemstones

    3.00 Credits
    Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania

    Introduces the composition, origin, occurrence, properties, and identification of gemstones. The course illustrates how internal Earth processes produce various minerals commonly used as gemstones and how surficial Earth processes act to release and concentrate gemstones into economically viable deposits. Students will learn the geologic setting of gemstones, common principles of mineralogy, crystallography, and gemology. Course topics will emphasize the rarity of gemstone deposits as it applies to geologic conditions necessary for their formation.
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  • EGGS 130: Historical Geology

    4.00 Credits
    Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania

    Examines the evolution of Earth and life as interpreted from rock and fossil evidence; particular emphasis is placed on the geologic history of North America. The laboratory provides an interpretation of Earth's history through the identification of rock and fossil material and the interpretation of geologic maps. Field trips may be required.
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  • EGGS 135: Geol of Nat Parks

    3.00 Credits
    Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania

    Introduces geologic concepts using examples from our national parks and monuments. The course illustrates how Earth's internal processes are responsible for earthquakes, volcanoes, and the formation of mountain ranges; and how the action of wind, water, and ice at Earth's surface results in erosion and exposure of older rocks. Students will learn how geology observed in national parks relates to the theory of plate tectonics GCo a framework that has revolutionized thinking in the geosciences.
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  • EGGS 140: Sustainability Sci

    3.00 Credits
    Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania

    Investigates the interconnectedness of global trends in population growth, natural resources, energy, water resources, biodiversity, agriculture, land use and urbanization, human health, food security, inequality in economic development, and global environmental threats in the context of climate change. The strategies and decision-making skills to formulate pathways for economic growth that is socially inclusive and environmentally sustainable at the global scale will be discussed.
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