EA100L KS - Global Climate Change

Introduction to the Earth Sciences with a focus on past and present global climate change. Topics include earth system science, climate change on geologic timescales, and recent climate change. Lectures will include a discussion of primary journal literature about climate change and relevant topics in the media. Lab will include an introduction to proxy methods used to reconstruct past climate variability. This course has a laboratory fee.

Prerequisites: BIOL 043L KS and BIOL 044L KS, or BIOL 040L KS and BIOL 044L KS, or CHEM 014L KS and CHEM 015L KS, or CHEM 040L KS and CHEM 015L KS, or CHEM 029L KS, or PHYS 030L KS and PHYS 031L KS, or PHYS 033L KS and PHYS 034L KS.

Offered: Every year

Credit: 1

Course Number: EA 100L KS