Course Schedule and Catalog

Department: *Earth Science*

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group III

Credit Hours: 3

Description: EARTH STRUCTURE AND DEFORMATION ***** DISTRIBUTION COURSE GROUP 3 ***** Introduction to the mechanics and deformation of the earth's crust and lithosphere, emphasizing rock strength and rheology, earthquakes and faulting, brittle, and ductile deformation mechanisms and processes, and an introduction to tectonic systems. Lab will develop skills for recognition, interpretation, and analysis of deformation structures and processes on maps and cross-sections.