E&ES335 - Marine Geology

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Academic Year 2002/2003

Marine Geology
E&ES 335 FA

Almost two-thirds of the earth's surface is covered by oceans. Marine geology differs from traditional geology in several important ways. Among the most important is that its development and discoveries are technologically dependent. With new technology have come advances that revolutionized the way we think about our planet. This course will cover the change of creation and destruction of ocean basins and marine sediments as used to study climate change. A week-long field trip to Puerto Rico to look at an island arc complex will be an additional charge.

MAJOR READINGS

Decade of North American Geology (DNAG) Volume on the North Atlantic, Future of Marine Geology and Geophysics, Ocean Drilling Program initial reports. Journal articles.

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Poster and oral presentations, projects, and a final examination.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

There will be additional requirements. These will be announced at a later date.

Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office.

COURSE FORMAT: Laboratory

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD Credit: 1 Gen Ed Area Dept: NSM E&ES Grading Mode: Student Option

Prerequisites: E&ES101 OR E&ES106

SECTION 01

Instructor(s): O'Connell,Suzanne B.

Times: ...W... 02:30PM-05:00PM; Location: SCIE325

Reserved Seats: (Total Limit: 14)

SR. major: 7 Jr. major: 7

SR. non-major: Jr. non-major: SO: FR:

Special Attributes:

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Last Updated on MAR-18-2003