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EASC 201 - Principles of Earth System Science
A comprehensive and quantitative examination of the basic principles and dynamics of the Earth system. The course examines the Earth system, how that system evolved over time, and the system’s interactions with human society. Students study the effects of human actions that fundamentally alter the processes that have shaped Earth over its 4.5 billion year history. The course emphasizes how the actions of one generation affect the climate during the lifetimes of subsequent generations and considers the responsibility that each generation must leave a habitable climate for the next. This is an advanced introductory course designed for students majoring in Earth System Science or minoring in Earth System Science and includes extensive quantitative analysis, readings from the primary literature, and a summative research project. Note: Students may not receive credit for Climate Change is Now: An Introduction to Earth Systems after receiving credit for EASC 201 Principles of Earth System Science. Prerequisite: MATH 123 Introduction to Functions or a satisfactory score on the mathematics placement examination. 1.000 Credit hours 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Non-Matriculated, Undergraduate Schedule Types: Directed Study, Lecture Environ, Society,& Sustainblty Department Course Attributes: Undergraduate Level Course Restrictions: May not be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Non-Matriculated May not be assigned one of the following Student Attributes: DGCE Student Prerequisites: PREREQ for EASC 201 General Requirements: ( Course or Test: MATH 123 to 221 May not be taken concurrently. ) or ( May not be taken concurrently. ) or ( May not be taken concurrently. )

EASC 201 - Principles of Earth System Science

A comprehensive and quantitative examination of the basic principles and dynamics of the Earth system. The course examines the Earth system, how that system evolved over time, and the system’s interactions with human society. Students study the effects of human actions that fundamentally alter the processes that have shaped Earth over its 4.5 billion year history. The course emphasizes how the actions of one generation affect the climate during the lifetimes of subsequent generations and considers the responsibility that each generation must leave a habitable climate for the next. This is an advanced introductory course designed for students majoring in Earth System Science or minoring in Earth System Science and includes extensive quantitative analysis, readings from the primary literature, and a summative research project. Note: Students may not receive credit for Climate Change is Now: An Introduction to Earth Systems after receiving credit for EASC 201 Principles of Earth System Science. Prerequisite: MATH 123 Introduction to Functions or a satisfactory score on the mathematics placement examination.
1.000 Credit hours
4.000 Lecture hours

Levels: Non-Matriculated, Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Directed Study, Lecture

Environ, Society,& Sustainblty Department

Course Attributes:
Undergraduate Level Course

Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Levels:
Non-Matriculated
May not be assigned one of the following Student Attributes:
DGCE Student

Prerequisites:
PREREQ for EASC 201

General Requirements:
( Course or Test: MATH 123 to 221
May not be taken concurrently. )
or
(
May not be taken concurrently. )
or
(
May not be taken concurrently. )

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