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3.00 Credits
Examines geologic change within the earth as governed by physical, chemical and biological processes, and interactions between the solid earth, oceans, atmosphere, and biosphere. Three hours of lecture and one two-hour laboratory each week. Recommended for all geology tracks.
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3.00 Credits
A study of the physical (geological), biological and chemical processes responsible for the existence of the ocean as we know it today. Examines the impact of man on the oceans and oceanography's role in resource development, climatic and environmental modification, and other human concerns. Three hours of lecture and one two-hour laboratory each week.
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3.00 Credits
A study of the formation and evolution of the solar system. Discussion of solar system materials, nebular processes, meteorites, the formation and evolution of the planets and their satellites, the origin of stars, and the evidence for the standard model of cosmology. Three hours of lecture and one two-hour laboratory each week.
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1.00 - 4.00 Credits
Evolution as observed in the fossil record in light of biological principles. Evolution as a process, origins of life, adaptation, extinction, emphasizing examples from geological record. One four-hour field trip each week. Recommended for the paleontology track.
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3.00 Credits
Seismic and volcanic activity are two important manifestations of plate tectonics on the earth. They are also two major natural hazards affecting humankind. This course will emphasize the geologic insights provided by earthquakes and volcanoes, and their impact on society.
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3.00 Credits
Fundamental principles of ecology, hydrology, geology, population dynamics, land-use management, and related fields will be used as the basis for understanding many of the major environmental issues that face our planet - greenhouse climate changes, soil and water pollution, acid rain and related atmospheric pollution problems, habitat destruction and species extinctions, waste disposal, land use management, energy resource development, geologic hazards and others. Three hours of lecture and one two-hour laboratory. Field trips will take the place of some laboratory classes.
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3.00 Credits
A Geologic Approach. Practice of the scientific method by investigation of the processes affecting geologic and environmental change in the southwestern United States. Offered only through the SMU-in-Taos program. Course will satisfy either the laboratory science requirement (2320) or the second-term writing requirement (2321). Either course can fulfill a 1300-level geology major or minor course requirement.
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3.00 Credits
Students attend and talk with departmental speakers made up of visiting scientists, visiting engineers, faculty and graduate students. May be repeated up to three times. Prerequisites: One 1300-level course in Earth Sciences.
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3.00 Credits
Project- and mapping-oriented, two-week field trips to classical geological localities inside or outside of the United States. Trips will normally be conducted either during the May Interterm or between terms. Examples of planned trips include the Caribbean, Hawaii, Grand Canyon, Lake Superior/Canada and New Mexico/Colorado. Prerequisites: One 1300-level course in Earth Sciences and permission of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
Basic principles and concepts of ecology with emphasis onpopulation and community interactions. Three lecture hours each week. Prerequisites: BIOL 1401, 1402 or permission of instructor.
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