Earth History
Durham
Engineering&Physical Sciences :: Earth Sciences
Online Course Delivery Method: Online with some campus visits, EUNH
Credits: 4.0
Term: Spring 2021 - Full Term (02/01/2021 - 05/11/2021)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading
Term: Spring 2021 - Full Term (02/01/2021 - 05/11/2021)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading
Class Size:
4
CRN: 52870
CRN: 52870
Course provides knowledge and skills necessary to interpret, understand, and appreciate the Earth's 4.6 billion-year history. The first third of the course introduces basic principles, including geological materials, plate tectonics, geological time, fossil preservation, and biological evolution. The remainder of the course tells the story of Earth history through case studies that illustrate scientific methods used to reconstruct critical events in our planet's evolution through time. Topics include the origin of the Earth, the Cambrian explosion of life, building of the Appalachians, assembly of Pangaea, the rise and fall of dinosaurs, the formation of the Rocky Mountains, mammalian evolution, human origins, and Pleistocene glaciation. Students gain experience in making geological observations through laboratory exercises and during one afternoon field trip. Special fee. Lab.
Department Approval Required. Contact Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.
Only listed campus in section: Durham, Manchester
Only listed majors in section: , , , , COMPUTER SCIENC, EARTH SCI (BS), EARTH SCI TEACH, EARTH SCIENCES, EARTHSCI OCEAN, ENSCI:ECOSYST, ENSCI:GEOSYSTM, ENSCI:HYDROL, ENSCI:SOILWATER, GEOLOGY (BS), INFO TECH
Attributes: Physical Science(Discovery), Discovery Lab Course
Instructors: STAFF
Times & Locations
Start Date | End Date | Days | Time | Location |
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2/1/2021 | 5/11/2021 | Hours Arranged | ONLINE | |
2/1/2021 | 5/11/2021 | T | 2:10pm - 4:30pm | JAMS 240 |