Earth Science Project
Overview
Regional and /or local geology of a project area, which may include:
- mineralogy and petrology
- geological history
- paleontology
- environmental geology and hazards
- stratigraphy and sedimentology
- surficial geology and glaciology
- geochemistry and geochronology
- paleoclimatology
- tectonics and seismology
- structural geology
- geological resources
- geomorphology
This course may be offered as a library research opportunity, or as a field course, and may be offered over a semester or in a compressed format over 2 - 6 weeks.
Field exercises, labs, assignments, library or online research: 40 hours
Seminars: 16 hours
| Technical paper | 10-30% |
| Assignments/exercises/labs (at least 3) | 30-50% |
| Geological Summary Report | 30-40% |
Evaluation will be carried out in accordance with Douglas College policy. The instructor will present a written course outline with specific evaluation criteria at the beginning of the semester. Evaluation will be based on the table above.
Upon successful completion of EAES 2530, students will be able to:
- conduct library and online research to locate scientific information sources to support their project;
- prepare a Geological Summary Report which describes general geology for the project area (e.g.: stratigraphy, sedimentology, geological history, and structure of the BC Foothills near Tumbler Ridge);
- prepare a technical paper that examines a topic (or topics) related to the project area;
- read and interpret geological maps and reports relevant to the project area.
Projects will vary, and therefore textbooks, readings and other course materials will be determined by the instructor. Such materials will be obtained through library research, borrowings, or provision by the instructor.
Requisites
Course Guidelines
Course Guidelines for previous years are viewable by selecting the version desired. If you took this course and do not see a listing for the starting semester / year of the course, consider the previous version as the applicable version.
Course Transfers
These are for current course guidelines only. For a full list of archived courses please see https://www.bctransferguide.ca
| Institution | Transfer details for EAES 2530 |
|---|---|
| Athabasca University (AU) | AU GEOL 3XX (3) |
| College of the Rockies (COTR) | COTR GEOL 2XX (3) |
| Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) | KPU GEOG 2XXX (3) |
| Langara College (LANG) | LANG GEOG 1XXX (3) |
| LaSalle College Vancouver (LCV) | LCV EOS 2XX (3) |
| Okanagan College (OC) | OC GEOG 2XX (3) |
| Simon Fraser University (SFU) | No credit |
| Thompson Rivers University (TRU) | TRU GEOL 2XXX (3) |
| University Canada West (UCW) | UCW GEOG 2XX (3) |
| University of British Columbia - Okanagan (UBCO) | UBCO EESC_O 2nd (3) |
| University of British Columbia - Vancouver (UBCV) | UBCV EOSC_V 2nd (3) |
| University of Northern BC (UNBC) | UNBC GEOG 2XX (3) |
| University of Victoria (UVIC) | UVIC EOS 2XX (1.5) |
| Vancouver Community College (VCC) | No credit |
| Vancouver Community College (VCC) | VCC EVSC 2XXX (3) |
| Vancouver Island University (VIU) | VIU GEOL 2nd (3) |