GEOS 130 - Global Change and Earth History

Credit(s): 4
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 2
When Offered: Spring

The evolving Earth is investigated - past, present, and future - with emphasis on scientific methods used to study its history and societal issues related to future global change. Topics include geologic time and stratigraphy; lithosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere, cryosphere, and biosphere evolutionary interactions, including organic evolution and extinction; and paleoclimate and sea level change.

Prerequisite(s): GEOS 110, or two semesters of university-level lab science coursework.