INS 112 - Earth Science for Civil Engineers

Course Objectives

It provides fundamental information on the environmental impacts of engineering structures and natural resources, covering topics such as hydrogeology, mass movements, engineering properties of rocks and soils, material geology, and environmental geology.

Course Description

Earth science is a foundational course that introduces key geological concepts, including mineral and rock formation, soil development, volcanic processes, earthquake causes, geological evolution, Earth's elements, and plate movements.