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Course Schedule - Fall Semester 2025
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EEPS 634 001 (CRN: 14735)
PALEOCLIMATE
Long Title: PALEOCLIMATE
Department: Earth/Environmnt/Planetary Sci
Instructor: Dee, Sylvia
Meeting: 2:00PM - 3:15PM MW (25-AUG-2025 - 5-DEC-2025)
Part of Term: Full Term
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Method of Instruction: Face to Face
Credit Hours: 3
Course Syllabus:
Course Materials: Rice Campus Store
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Section Max Enrollment: 25
Section Enrolled: 1
Total Cross-list Max Enrollment: 50
Total Cross-list Enrolled: 8
Enrollment data as of: 20-APR-2025 12:13PM
Final Exam: GR Course-Dept Schedules Exam
Description: This course explores climate variability and change over the past two thousand years to contextualize current rates and magnitudes of anthropogenic climate change on Earth. This reading and discussion-focused seminar course will cover paleoclimate archives such as corals, tree rings, and ice cores, as well as climate reconstruction methods, detection and attribution. Students will be provided with an overview of methods and key findings in paleoclimatology and paleoceanography, using high-resolution archives to explore past changes in global climate. Students will read 3-4 scientific papers each week, provide summaries and volunteer to lead discussions surrounding topics of their choosing. Cross-list: EEPS 434. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for EEPS 634 if student has credit for EEPS 434.