Course Schedule and Catalog
Course Catalog - 2016-2017
ESCI 301 - INTRODUCTION TO EARTH
Long Title: INTRODUCTION TO THE EARTH
Department: *Earth Science*
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory
Distribution Group: Distribution Group III
Credit Hours: 4
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: This course provides a comprehensive introduction to the Earth, its origin and composition, and the processes that change it, covering rock and mineral identification, geologic maps, plate tectonics and its causes, Earth structure and geophysics, sedimentology and stratigraphy, and surface processes.