SMU-IN-TAOS: GEOLOGY
1301
Earth Systems
Earth Sciences is an environmentally-oriented course
that will examine the origin of the earth, its composition, structure,
antiquity, and the processes that shape it. Using the available natural setting of
northern New Mexico, we will study first-hand a variety of topics including minerals and mining,
volcanism, rivers, deserts, ancient marine environments, glaciers, earthquakes and
mountain-building, rifting continents, and other assorted topics. Laboratory exercises
will be field-oriented. Day or half-day field excursions will take place within a
100-mile radius of campus, and will involve numerous hikes at elevations between 6,000
and 13,000 feet above sea level.
3 credit hours
** Fulfills GEC Lab Science Requirement **
Instructor: Neil Tabor
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