PHY-105 Geology is cross-listed with GEO-105, meaning the same course content is shared between SNHU's Physics and Geography/Geoscience programs under two different catalog numbers. The course covers plate tectonics, geologic time and fossils, glaciers, water systems, shoreline features, and mass wasting, with applied exercises examining climate change and sea-level rise through tools like Google Earth.
A genuine cross-listing between two academic homes
PHY-105 and GEO-105 represent the same real course content shared under two catalog numbers — a genuine institutional pattern (also seen in courses like GEO105/PHY105 discussed in the Geography card) reflecting that geology genuinely serves both physics-adjacent and geography/geoscience curricula.
Applied, tool-based learning alongside geological theory
The course's use of Google Earth exercises to examine climate change and sea-level rise grounds geological theory in genuinely applied, tool-based analysis, not purely textbook description of geological processes.
Key topics in PHY105
- Plate tectonics
- Geologic time and fossils
- Glaciers and water systems
- Shoreline features and mass wasting
- Climate change and sea-level rise
- Applied geospatial tools (Google Earth)
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- Single-department assumption: Assuming a geology course belongs exclusively to either a physics or geography department
- PHY-105's actual structure: The same geology content serving both the Physics program (as PHY-105) and the Geography/Geoscience program (as GEO-105)
- Lesson: PHY-105 teaches that geology genuinely bridges physical science and geography, reflected honestly in this real dual-catalog-number structure
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Frequently asked questions
Geology genuinely sits at the intersection of physical science and earth/spatial science, meaning it holds genuine relevance to both a Physics program (studying the physical processes shaping the Earth) and a Geography/Geoscience program (studying the Earth's spatial and environmental systems). SNHU's cross-listing under both PHY-105 and GEO-105 reflects this authentic academic overlap, letting students in either program access the identical course content without artificially assigning geology to only one department.
Geological processes like plate tectonics and glacial history provide the foundational scientific context for understanding current environmental changes, and using an applied geospatial tool like Google Earth lets students see these real-world climate and sea-level dynamics directly rather than only reading about them abstractly. PHY-105 pairs foundational geology with this applied climate-focused analysis because understanding the Earth's genuine physical systems has direct relevance to interpreting today's environmental changes.