Course Catalog - 2014-2015

     

ESCI 301 - INTRODUCTION TO EARTH

Long Title: INTRODUCTION TO THE EARTH
Department: *Earth Science*
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory
Distribution Group: Distribution Group III
Credit Hours: 4
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. Instructor Permission Required.