PHY 2984 - Global Tectonics/Study in Eurasia

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College of Southern Maryland

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Prerequisite: none This course is an intensive study of the geophysics of the Earth involving international study. Students will study the Earth's structure and its system of dynamic crustal plates by observing first hand its principal tectonic features. After a classroom introduction to plate tectonics and the science of geophysics, students will then travel around the globe to witness the effects of surface expressions on continental drift, continental plate creation and destruction, and the various types of plate boundaries. This course involves circumnavigational travel by air across the Atlantic, by land across Asia from St. Petersburg, Russia to Beijing, China, and then by air across the Pacific back to Maryland. A valid passport, travel visa for Russia and China, and advance travel arrangements are required. Travel costs are separate. Offered in the summer semester.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.csmd.edu/

Phone Number:

(301) 934-2251

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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