Courses
Course descriptions and schedules offered below are a helpful guide to find courses offered by the department.
This listing is not meant to replace the official course catalog maintained by the University Registrar.
EARTHSC 5650
Glaciology
The fundamental processes controlling ice flow, glacier mass balance and the interaction of glaciers and ice sheets with the solid earth, ocean and atmosphere. Observational and computational methods are also addressed.
Prereq: EarthSci 4450 (EarthSci 450) or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for EarthSci 650 or GeolSci 650.
EARTHSC 6750
Paleoclimatology
Examination of climate records in ice, lake, and marine cores, tree rings, corals and historical records for a global perspective of Quaternary climate change.
Prereq: Grad standing or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for EarthSci 750 or GeolSci 750.
GEOG 8901
Seminar: Problems in Climatology
Problems in climatology.
Repeatable to a maximum of 15 cr hrs.