Basic Geology

Basic Geology

Course number: 038-105

Course length: 24 hrs

Course description:

In this course, students will learn basic geological concepts and principles. These include the importance of the field of geology; uses of the Geological Map of Canada; geological provinces and formations; geological time and the geological time scale; the factors affecting geology; the physical properties of minerals, rocks and ore deposits; the process and impacts of erosion, deposition and glaciation; slope stability; the basic geology of the NWT; and the events that have shaped the geology of the NWT through the geological time scale.

Course delivery:

• In Person