Geosciences Courses

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Geology Courses

(All courses carry 3 credits unless otherwise noted.)

101 The Earth (PS) (both sem)

103 Introductory Oceanography (PS) (both sem)

105 Dynamic Earth (PS)

109 The Nature of Mountains (PS)

131 Experiencing Geology (L) (both sem) 2 cr

197M The World Under A Microscope

201 History of the Earth (2nd sem) 4 cr

231 Geological Field Methods (2nd sem)

285 Environmental Geology (PS) (2nd sem)

307 Geologic Writing

311 Mineralogy (1st sem) 4 cr

321 Petrology (2nd sem) 4 cr

331 Geological Mapping (1st sem)

415 Introduction to Geochemistry (1st sem alt yrs)

431 Structural Geology (2nd sem)

439 Field Problems (both sem) 2-6 cr

445 Sedimentology (1st sem)

483 Environmental Evolution (both sem)

485 Applied Environmental Geology (1st sem) 4 cr

515 X-ray Fluorescence Analysis (2nd sem) 2 cr

517 Sedimentary Geochemistry (2nd sem alt yrs)

519 Aqueous and Environmental Geochemistry (2nd sem alt yrs) 4 cr

531 Tectonics (2nd sem alt yrs) 4 cr

539 Advanced Geological Mapping (1st sem)

541 Paleoecology (2nd sem) 2 cr

563 Glacial Geology (1st sem) 4 cr

567 Planetary Geology (2nd sem alt yrs)

571 General Geophysics (1st sem)

573 Environmental Geophysics

575 Paleomagnetism (1st sem)

587 Hydrogeology (2nd sem) 4 cr

591 Volcanology

591C Introduction to Climate Modeling

595D Oceans and Climate 4 cr

591G Granites and Rhyolites (1st sem)

597A Tectonophysics

The following graduate courses are also open to undergraduates.

621 Sedimentary Petrology (2nd sem)

631 Brittle Fracture Analysis (1st sem alt yrs) 4 cr

Additional electives can be chosen in physical geography. For details, see the Geography course listing.

Geography Courses

(All courses carry 3 credits unless otherwise noted.)

100 Global Environmental Change (PS) (2nd sem)

102 The Human Landscape (SBG) (both sem)

150 The Earth Transformed: World Environmental Issues (SB)

250 Natural Disasters (I) (1st sem)

314 Writing in Geography (2nd sem)

320 Latin America (2nd sem)

330 East Asia (2nd sem)

332 Southeast Asia (SBG) (1st sem)

340 Quantitative Methods (R2) (1st sem)

350 Maps, History, and Worldview

352 Computer Mapping

354 Climatology (1st sem)

360 Economic Geography (SBU) (1st sem)

362 Land Use and Society (SB) (1st sem)

364 Geography of Development

370 Urban Geography (SBU) (1st sem)

372 Urban Issues (2nd sem)

420 Political Ecology

444 Sense of Place and Environmental Perception

458 Climatic Change (2nd sem)

492W Geographic Films (2nd sem)

497S Indigenous Peoples and Conservation

498A Exploring the New England Landscape (1st sem) 6-9 cr

530 Population and Environment (1st sem)

560 Geomorphology (2nd sem)

566 Water Resource Policy

591R Remote Sensing and Image Analysis

594A Introduction to GIS

595A Advanced GIS

Earth Systems Courses

See descriptions under the Geology program for odd-numbered courses, and under the Geography program for even-numbered courses.

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