Course Schedule and Catalog
Course Catalog - 2021-2022
EEPS 439 - GEOMICROBIOLOGY
Long Title: GEOMICROBIOLOGY
Department: Earth/Environmnt/Planetary Sci
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):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Prerequisite(s): BIOS 201 OR BIOC 201
Description: This course will introduce geomicrobiology from an Earth system context, exploring how microbes fundamentally shape the Earth. Concepts covered will include the diversity of microbial metabolisms and the impacts of these metabolisms on the environment, applications of new microbial methods to Earth system questions, and the geomicrobiology of soils, oceans, the deep subsurface, as well as engineered environments (e.g. wastewater). Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: EEPS 639. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for EEPS 439 if student has credit for EEPS 639.