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4.00 Credits
Thesis, 12 hours. Prerequisite(s): senior standing; consent of instructor. Preparation of a substantial paper based on original research. The student works independently with a faculty member. May be undertaken as a one-, two-, or three-quarter course (GBST 195A, GBST 195B, GBST 195C). Graded In Progress (IP) until the last quarter is completed, at which time a final grade is assigned.
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4.00 Credits
Thesis, 12 hours. Prerequisite(s): GBST 195A. Preparation of a substantial paper based on original research. The student works independently with a faculty member. May be undertaken as a one-, two-, or three-quarter course (GBST 195A, GBST 195B, GBST 195C). Graded In Progress (IP) until the last quarter is completed, at which time a final grade is assigned.
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4.00 Credits
Thesis, 12 hours. Prerequisite(s): GBST 195B. Preparation of a substantial paper based on original research. The student works independently with a faculty member. May be undertaken as a one-, two-, or three-quarter course (GBST 195A, GBST 195B, GBST 195C).
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1.00 - 12.00 Credits
Internship, 2-24 hours; term paper, 1-12 hours. Prerequisite(s): consent of instructor. Internship in a public or quasi-public agency or business concern in matters relating to global studies. Requires a summary paper. Graded Satisfactory (S) or No Credit (NC). Course is repeatable to a maximum of 16 units.
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, 3 hours; laboratory, 3 hours; one 1-day field trip. An introduction to the physical development of the Earth. Emphasis will be on Earth materials (rocks and minerals), processes (weathering, erosion, mountain building), structures (folds and faults), and current theories regarding the Earth's crust and interior.
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, 3 hours; laboratory, 3 hours; one 2-day field trip. Prerequisite(s): none. An introduction to the history of Earth's changing climate and its relationship to the evolution of life on human to geologic time scales. Topics include the interrelationships among short- and long-term carbon cycling; plate tectonics; ocean and atmosphere circulation; and greenhouse gases through time.
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, 3 hours; laboratory, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): none. Evolution of life beginning with precellular life. Topics include the origin of sex, multicellularity, vertebrate classes, morphological specializations, adaptive radiations, extinction dynamics, and the biology of dinosaurs. Cross-listed with BIOL 010.
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, 3 hours; discussion, 1 hour. Prerequisite(s): ENGL 001A or equivalent (may be taken concurrently). Application of basic principles of climate and geology to recognition of natural hazards and their mitigation. Topics include fires, freezes, floods, winds, landslides, volcanic eruptions, earthquakes and tsunamis. Emphasis is on confronting hazards of concern to home-buyers, planners, and conservationists in the western United States, especially southern California.
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, 3 hours; discussion, 1 hour. An introduction to the comparative study of planets, moons and other solar system objects. Explores the physical, chemical and nuclear evolution of the cosmos, stars and solar systems. Addresses similarities and differences in appearances, orbital motions, compositions, conditions and histories of global change on planets and moons, including extra solar planets and life.
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, 3 hours; discussion, 1 hour. An introduction to violent phenomena that power the universe, specifically phenomena that illustrate basic astrophysical principles. Topics include impacts in our planetary system: explosions of stars, bursts of star formation, galaxy collisions, black holes, quasars, cosmic jets, and the "Big Bang."Cross-listed with PHYS 006.
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