Earth's weather and climate are controlled by how heat and moisture move in the atmosphere. In this course, students learn and apply the basic physical laws that govern those processes. Above class meet in person.
Learn more about this courseAnalysis and interpretation of meteorological data with a focus on forecasting applications for the mid–latitudes.
Learn more about this courseTopics span multiple scales of atmospheric processes including past/recent/projected climate change, weather forecasting, severe weather, and surface energy budgets.
Learn more about this courseEvidence for and theories of climate change over a range of time scales.
Learn more about this courseEarth’s history interpreted through five billion years. Deductive approach to understanding the significance of rocks and fossils and reconstructing the plate-tectonic origin of mountains, continents, and ocean basins. Above class meets in person.
Learn more about this courseIntroduction to planet Earth as a dynamic and complex global system.
Learn more about this courseOrigin and evolution of vertebrates including dinosaurs and their distant relatives, such as fish, amphibians, birds and mammals.
Learn more about this courseGeological processes operative on earth-like planetary bodies and asteroids; evidence from current meteorite, lunar, Martian, and space research; quantitative and deductive exercises; including demonstration/laboratory.
Learn more about this courseExamination of the causes and effects of earthquakes and volcanic activity.
Learn more about this courseIntroduces a range of natural disasters and extreme weather phenomena that span regions, seasons, and origins.
Learn more about this courseIntroduces a range of natural disasters and extreme weather phenomena that span regions, seasons, and origins. Asynchronous on-line.
Learn more about this courseThis course sequentially considers minerals, rocks, sediments, and soils; the materials that comprise the solid earth.
Learn more about this courseIntroduction to the processes that shape our planet, the composition and structure of Earth, and the erosion and deposition of sediments at the surface.
Learn more about this courseIntroduction to processing, visualizing, and interpreting data using scientific computing techniques used in Earth science fields.
Learn more about this courseUnderstanding the geologic and geochemical controls on the formation, deposition, production, and use of Earth materials and resources.
Learn more about this courseIntroduction to hydrology: physical properties of water relating to heat transfer and flow; phases of water and phase changes; water as a solvent and transporting agent; water budgets at various scales of inquiry; fluid pressure and potential; fluid flow at the surface and subsurface of the earth.
Learn more about this courseStructure, classification, habitats, and geological history and significance of the invertebrate phyla. Laboratory study of fossils.
Learn more about this courseThe petrogenesis of igneous and metamorphic rock.
Learn more about this courseFirst in a two-lab sequence for students in the Arts and Sciences Undergraduate Research Experience (ASURE) program.
Learn more about this courseField investigation of selected regions of North America for study of mineralogic, lithologic, or other geological relationships.
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