SCI 250Environmental Geology
- Units
- 0.50
- Faculty
- Science
- Subject
- Science
When it runs
- F24
- W25
- S25
- F25
- W26
- S26
- F26
- W27
- S27
Ran in 3 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: not on the schedule. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.
An introduction to geological concepts; the influence of geological factors on the natural environment; Earth processes and natural hazards; Earth resources, including water, energy and mineral resources; waste disposal and pollution; global climatic and environmental change.
Prerequisites
None listed.
Antirequisites
None listed.
Leads to
Reviewed on UW Flow
72% liked it79% easy34% useful
From 36 ratings and 7 comments on UW Flow. The most helpful comments, quoted as written, without names. Read them all on UW Flow.
as a biology student it gave great background information to what we learn in other courses like ecology. i thought it was gonna be about cool rocks but we barely mention rocks its more so about everything on the planet like waste, water wind, erosion. the readings were so long and unnecessary but the lectures were good.
theres weekly quizzes from the textbook and like 3 examsApr 2021 · liked it · 1 found this helpfulOn UW FlowRemove this
run. run as far far far away as possible. i felt the need to check myself into a mental hospital after this "bird" course and i genuinely have never felt such pain and agony in a course before this one.
Apr 2025 · didn’t like itOn UW FlowRemove this
Loved this course! Very insightful and useful for environment students and very interesting overall. If you go to the lectures and pay attention you should do well in this course
Nov 2022 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this
I loved this course! Good content and GPA booster
Aug 2022 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this
I loved this course! It was also relatively easy. Involved some studying if you aren't familiar with a lot of the processes he goes over but the material was very interesting to me so I liked studying it.
Apr 2017 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this
Discussed on r/uwaterloo
29 posts and comments in 25 threads mention SCI 250, January 2013 to December 2024. Quoted word for word, newest first; each reply sits under the post and the comment that started its branch. Search r/uwaterloo for newer posts.
Fall 2024
SCI 238 Online vs Psych 207 vs SCI 250 2 points, 1 comment
u/JasonAhn91214: “… I was able to find that I can still do a course override and wanted to ask your opinion from three courses SCI 238 online, psych 207, sci 250 which course would be the easiest to take. Also if you took the courses before, how were the midterms and finals? …”
u/voxaun: “sci 238 was traumatizing... sci 250 you don't need to go to the lectures, but there were still two midterms & an exam on the content. much much much easier than sci 238”
u/JasonAhn91214: “Thank you very much for your advice. I decided to choose Sci 250 for now, how difficult were the midterms and exams?”
Easy course where I'll genuinely learn something - Winter 2025 17 points, 17 comments
“Hi, I'll be in 4B ECE and I've mapped out all my degree req's. I have one empty course slot. Anything you'd recommend? I want to be amazed, or learn something I didn't think of. …”
u/lil_cats: “SCI 250!”
Winter 2024
SCI 250 Environmental Geology Montgomery Test Bank 1 point, 0 comments
yo math majors what's going on here? 88 points, 15 comments
“https://preview.redd.it/blzdcyjxzuic1.png?width=1496&format=png&auto=webp&s=63e44531904a63e4057326e86c7bc9111e71000a &x200B;”
u/doxxing_: “Same thing happened to me, SCI250 quiz?”
Fall 2023
SCI 250 1 point, 0 comments
u/Signal_Delay_6204: “Has anyone taken this course and found it easy? How were the 2 exams difficulty wise and were they in person?”
courses for honours science? 1 point, 16 comments
u/Exit_exe_: “… sci 250 (environmental geology) seems decent but lecture time isnt that great. …”
Spring 2023
Bird courses 1 point, 10 comments
“Can anyone pls recommend fall 2023 bird courses? I am an incoming first year biomed sci student. Pls help me out. THANK YOUUU”
u/Fluffy_State_5360: “SMF 101, EARTH 121, SMF 204, SCI 250, SCI 201, SMF 213, SCI 206, CLAS 202”
Winter 2023
bird courses 4 points, 15 comments
“Any bird BIOL, SCI, MNS, CHEM, or EARTH courses?”
u/voxaun: “just finished sci 250, pretty straightforward!”
best way to take notes for psych 101 and sci 250? (in-person) 1 point, 4 comments
u/voxaun: “i’m unsure about how i should go about this, considering that there is considerable textbook content for both. i was thinking about printing out the slides and writing on them directly, but it seems like a bit of a hassle/waste. …”
SCI 250 0 points, 0 comments
u/fruitypuch: “For those that took it was it easy what was it like?”
Fall 2022
bird courses for winter 2023? 24 points, 25 comments
“What are some good bird courses for winter preferably online”
u/lil_cats: “SCI 250 its environmental geology super fun and easy course.”
u/Fluffy_State_5360: “SCI 201 very easy course! SCI 250 is much more easier but I took the course during pandemic when it was online”
SCI 250, STAT 202 1 point, 0 comments
u/yz0507: “I'm planning to choose one of them as an elective for winter 2023. How is STAT 202 online with Chelsea Uggenti and SCI 250 with Tonya DelSontro? What's the difficulty level for the assignments/tests for each course? Do we have to write lots of essays? Thank you!”
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