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EEPS 461 001 (CRN: 16561)

TECTONIC SYSTEMS

Long Title: STRUCTURE AND EVOLUTION OF TECTONIC SYSTEMS
Department: Earth/Environmnt/Planetary Sci
Instructor: Diedesch, Tim
Meeting: 1:00PM - 1:50PM MWF (26-AUG-2024 - 6-DEC-2024) 
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):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Prerequisites: ESCI 323 OR EEPS 323
Section Max Enrollment: 19
Section Enrolled: 7
Total Cross-list Max Enrollment: 37
Total Cross-list Enrolled: 10
Enrollment data as of: 15-JUN-2024 8:07PM
 
Additional Fees: None
 
Final Exam: Scheduled Final Exam-OTR Room
 
Description: The distribution, origin, and evolution of various tectonic systems, and characterization of their structural and geophysical signatures, emphasizing crustal and lithospheric processes associated with tectonic deformation. Review of representative global examples of convergent and collisional margins, divergent and passive margins, and transform margins. Cross-list: EEPS 661. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for EEPS 461 if student has credit for EEPS 661.