THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE

FACULTY SENATE

Senate Document Number 6200S

Date of Senate Approval 5/4/00

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Statement of Faculty Senate Action:

APC Document 49: Change course description of ENVR 382

Effective Date: Fall Semester, 2000.

Delete: Page 109, under ENVR 382, Environmental Geology, delete:

The application of geology to the understanding of human impact on the geologic environment, with emphasis on ecosystem and biogeochemical processes, land use and planning, geologic hazards and surface processes, and resource limitations. Laboratory will include field projects. Prerequisite: ENVR 105. Odd years Fall.

Add: Page 109, under ENVR 382, Environmental Geology, add:

Study of earth processes that affect humans and ecosystems. Fundamentals of groundwater hydrology and mineral resources will be emphasized; other topics will include rivers and flooding, volcanoes, gravity processes, and earthquakes. Laboratory will include field projects. Prerequisite: ENVR 105. Odd years Fall.

Impact: None.

Rationale: This revised description more accurately reflects actual course content.