GEO 158 - Puget Sound Landslides

1 Credits

A one-day trip to Seattle and other locations to look at evidence of landslides and other mass movements. The class includes a full-day field trip and 2.5 hours of classroom instruction before the field trip.

Course Note A field class that may require strenuous walking on uneven terrain. An additional fee.
FeesRG

Quarters Typically Offered
Summer Weekend

Winter Weekend

Designed to Serve Students who are interested in the course content and want to learn about local geology in a field based class.
Active Date 2011-04-21

Grading System Decimal Grade
Class Limit 20
Contact Hours: Lecture 5 Lab 10 Worksite 0 Clinical 0 Other 0
Total Contact Hours 15
Degree Distributions:
AA

Science

Course Outline
1. Geology of the Puget Sound 2. Evidence of Mass Wasting 3. Causes of mass wasting 4. Mitigation of mass wasting risk

Student Learning Outcomes
Knowledge of the causes of landsliding and other mass wasting in the Puget Sound region

Ability to identify an area that is undergoing or has high potential to undergo mass wasting

Ability to communicate to other students a geologic term or concept

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