Course Schedule and Catalog
Course Catalog - 2015-2016
ESCI 631 - GEOMORPHOLOGY
Long Title: GEOMORPHOLOGY
Department: *Earth Science*
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: This course will investigate physical, chemical, and biological processes that contribute to the development and shaping of Earth's surface across a continuum of subaerial and subaqueous environments, including: mountain, desert, arctic, and coastal regions, as well as continental shelf and slope, and abyssal settings. Material will include deriving physical erosion, transport, and deposition laws, the coupling of climate and tectonics to landscape evolution, and human influence on landscape dynamics. Instructor Permission Required. Repeatable for Credit.