Fayetteville State University
Department: Natural Sciences
Program: Geology Courses
Course Descriptions
Course Descriptions
GEOL 311 (3-3-0) Introduction to Geology I:
An introductory course in physical geology
concerned principally with the composition of
the earth's crust and the processes that act to
change its upper surface.
GEOL 312 (3-3-0) Introduction to Geology
II: A continuation of GEOL 311, including
studies of the active internal processes of the
earth, such as plate tectonics and earthquakes,
and of the earth’s interior composition and
structure, with introductions to historical
geology and the succession of life forms that
formerly lived on the earth.
Prerequisite: GEOL 311
Course Objectives
Artifacts/Evidence