GC Catalog 2011 2012 - Gaston College

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Course DescriptionsCourse Descriptionscal, cultural, and economic systems that interact toproduce the distinct regions of the earth. Upon completion,students should be able to describe variationsin physical and cultural features of a region anddemonstrate an understanding of their functionalrelationships. This course has been approved tosatisfy the Comprehensive Articulation Agreementgeneral education core requirement in social behavioralsciences. This course is also available throughthe Virtual Learning Community (VLC).GEO 112 Cultural Geography (3-0-0-3)Prerequisites: RED 090 and ENG 090Corequisites: NoneThis course is designed to explore the diversityof human cultures and to describe their sharecharacteristics. Emphasis is placed on the characteristics,distribution, and complexity of earth’scultural patterns. Upon completion, studentsshould be able to demonstrate an understandingof the differences and similarities in human culturalgroups. This course has been approved to satisfythe Comprehensive Articulation Agreement generaleducation core requirement in social/behavioralsciences.GEO 121 North Carolina Geography (3-0-0-3)Prerequisites: ENG 090 and RED 090Corequisites: NoneThis course is a survey of the physical and culturallandscapes of North Carolina. Topics include physicalcharacteristics of North Carolina, settlementpatterns, resource use, and cultural variations. Uponcompletion, students should be able to demonstrateknowledge of the distinct physical and culturalfeatures of North Carolina. This course has beenapproved to satisfy the Comprehensive ArticulationAgreement as a premajor and/or elective courserequirement.GEO 130 General Physical Geography (3-0-0-3)Prerequisites: NoneCorequisites: NoneThis course introduces both the basic physicalcomponents that help shape the earth and thestudy of minerals, rocks, and evolution of landforms.Emphasis is placed on the geographic grid,cartography, weather, climate, mineral composition,fluvial processes, and erosion and deposition. Uponcompletion, students should be able to identifythese components and processes and explain howthey interact. This course has been approved tosatisfy the Comprehensive Articulation Agreementgeneral education core requirement in social/behavioralsciences.GEO 131 Physical Geography I (3-2-0-4)Prerequisites: RED 090Corequisites: NoneThis course introduces the basic physical componentsthat help shape the earth. Emphasis isplaced on the geographic grid, cartography, weather,climate, biogeography, and soils. Upon completion,students should be able to identify these componentsand explain how they interact. This coursehas been approved to satisfy the ComprehensiveArticulation Agreement for transferability as apremajor and/or elective course requirement.GEO 132 Physical Geography II (3-2-0-4)Prerequisites: NoneCorequisites: NoneThis course introduces the study of minerals, rocks,evolution of landforms, and consequences of landscapechange. Emphasis is placed on mineral composition,fluvial processes, erosion and deposition,glaciers, and coastal processes. Upon completion,students should be able to identify these componentsand processes and to explain how theyinteract. This course has been approved to satisfythe Comprehensive Articulation Agreement fortransferability as a premajor and/or elective courserequirement.GEOLOGYGEL 111 Introductory Geology (3-2-0-4)Prerequisites: ENG 090, RED 090, and MAT 070 orMAT 080 or MAT 151 or MAT 161Corequisites: NoneThis course introduces basic landforms and geologicalprocesses. Topics include rocks minerals, volcanoes,fluvial processes, geological history, platetectonics, glaciers, and coastal dynamics. Uponcompletion, students should be able to describebasic geological processes that shape the earth.This course has been approved to satisfy theComprehensive Articulation Agreement generaleducation core requirement in natural sciences/mathematics.GEL 113 Historical Geology (3-2-0-4)Prerequisites: GEL 111 or GEL 120Corequisites: NoneThis course covers the geological history of theearth and its life forms. Emphasis is placed on thestudy of rock strata, fossil groups, and geologicaltime. Upon completion, students should be ableto identify major fossil groups and associated rockstrata and approximate ages of geological formations.This course has been approved to satisfythe Comprehensive Articulation Agreement generaleducation core requirement in natural sciences.204
Course DescriptionsCourse DescriptionsGEL 120 Physical Geology (3-2-0-4)Prerequisites: ENG 090, RED 090Corequisites: NoneThis course provides a study of the structure andcomposition of the earth's crust. Emphasis is placedon weathering, erosional and depositional processes,mountain building forces, rocks and minerals,and structural changes. Upon completion, studentsshould be able to explain the structure, composition,and formation of the earth's crust. This coursehas been approved to satisfy the ComprehensiveArticulation Agreement general education corerequirement in natural sciences.GEL 230 Environmental Geology (3-2-0-4)Prerequisites: ENG 090, RED 090, and GEL-111,GEL-120, or PHS-130Co-requisites: NoneThis course provides insights into geologic forcesthat cause environmental changes influencingman's activities. Emphasis is placed on natural hazardsand disasters caused by geologic forces. Uponcompletion, students should be able to relate majorhazards and disasters to the geologic forces responsiblefor their occurrence. This course has beenapproved to satisfy the Comprehensive ArticulationAgreement general education core requirement innatural sciences.GERMANGER 111 Elementary German I (3-0-0-3)Prerequisites: NoneCorequisites: NoneThis course introduces the fundamental elementsof the German language within a cultural context.Emphasis is placed on the development of basiclistening, speaking, reading, and writing skills. Uponcompletion, students should be able to comprehendand respond with grammatical accuracy tospoken and written German and demonstrate culturalawareness. This course has been approved tosatisfy the Comprehensive Articulation Agreementgeneral education core requirement in humanities/fine arts.GER 112 Elementary German II (3-0-0-3)Prerequisites: GER 111Corequisites: NoneThis course is a continuation of GER 111 focusingon the fundamental elements of the Germanlanguage within a cultural context. Emphasis isplaced on the progressive development of listening,speaking, reading and writing skills. Upon completion,students should be able to comprehend andrespond with increasing proficiency to spoken andwritten German and demonstrate further culturalawareness. This course has been approved tosatisfy the Comprehensive Articulation Agreementgeneral education core requirement in humanities/fine arts.GER 181 German Lab 1 (0-2-0-1)Prerequisites: NoneCorequisites: GER 111This course provides an opportunity to enhanceacquisition of the fundamental elements of theGerman language. Emphasis is placed on the progressivedevelopment of basic listening, speaking,reading, and writing skills through the use ofsupplementary learning media and materials. Uponcompletion, students should be able to comprehendand respond with grammatical accuracy to spokenand written German and demonstrate culturalawareness. This course has been approved to satisfythe Comprehensive Articulation Agreement fortransferability as a premajor and/or elective courserequirement.GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMSGIS 111 Introduction to GIS (2-2-0-3)Prerequisites: NoneCorequisites: NoneThis course introduces the hardware and softwarecomponents of a Geographic Information Systemand reviews GIS applications. Topics include datastructures and basic functions, methods of datacapture and sources of data, and the nature andcharacteristics of spatial data and objects. Uponcompletion, students should be able to identifyGIS hardware components, typical operations,products/applications, and differences betweendatabase models and between raster and vectorsystems. This course has been approved to satisfythe Comprehensive Articulation Agreement fortransferability as a premajor and/or elective courserequirement.GIS 112 Introduction to GPS (2-2-0-3)Prerequisites: NoneCorequisites: NoneThis course provides an overview of GlobalPositioning Systems (GPS). Topics include the theory,implementation, and operations of GPS, as wellas alternate data source remote sensing. Upon completion,students should be able to demonstrate anunderstanding of the fundamentals of GPS.HEALTHHEA 110 Personal Health/Wellness (3-0-0-3)Prerequisites: NoneCorequisites: NoneThis course provides an introduction to basic personalhealth and wellness. Emphasis is placed205
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