GEOL 1122

Earth’s History of Life and Global Change
Credit Hours:
3

Course Description

Foundations of Earth system history, including the geologic record of life and global change, biodiversity, evolution, ecological changes, extinction, global biogeochemical cycles, sea-level, and climate change, with quantitative analysis of environmental records and measurement of geologic time.


General Education Core

  • CORE II: Physical Sciences

Institutional Competencies Learning Outcomes

Analytical Thinking
The ability to reason, interpret, analyze, and solve problems from a wide array of authentic contexts.
Critical Thinking
The ability to pursue and comprehensively evaluate information before accepting or establishing a conclusion, decision, or action.

 

Duplicate Credit:
Not open to students with credit in GEOL 1122H, GEOL 1260, GEOL 2360H
Semester Offered:
Fall
Spring
Level: