1.Introduction to humans and the environment
2. Terrain analysis
3. Natural hazards
4. Environmental resources and risk assessment
5. Global environmental change
6. Lab and field topics may include
Evaluation will be carried out in accordance with the Douglas College Evaluation 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 following:
Field reports and assignments (none more than 20%) 10-30%
Lab assignments 10-30%
Lab tests 20-30%
Term tests 15-25%
Final exam 25-30%
Total 100%
Upon completion of this course, successful students will be able to:
1. Discuss the drivers of the relationship between humans and their environment.
2. Classify terrain based on physical properties such as surficial materials, expressions and processes.
3. Explain the causes, processes and potential mitigations of various natural hazards such as earthquakes, floods, mass wasting events and volcanoes.
4. Describe how the components of environmental risk and hazard assessment apply to various environmental issues.
5. Discuss how the relationship between humans, their environment and resources will change in the future.
Consult the Douglas College Bookstore for the latest required textbooks and materials. Example textbooks and materials may include:
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.
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 2605 |
|---|---|
| Alexander College (ALEX) | ALEX GEOG 2XX (4) |
| Athabasca University (AU) | AU GEOL 207 (3) |
| College of the Rockies (COTR) | COTR GEOL 220 (3) |
| Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) | KPU GEOG 2XXX (4) |
| Langara College (LANG) | LANG GEOL 1XXX (3) |
| LaSalle College Vancouver (LCV) | LCV EOS 2XX (3) |
| Okanagan College (OC) | OC EESC 2XX (3) |
| Simon Fraser University (SFU) | SFU EASC 209 (4) |
| Thompson Rivers University (TRU) | TRU GEOL 2391 (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 (4) |