EES 350 - Sedimentology

Upper Division

Concurrently
Must be taken concurrently with EES 350L.

Prerequisites
EES 110/EES 110L and (WRIT 200 or WRIT 201 or WRIT 205 or WRIT 210 or WRIT 215 or WRIT 220 or WRIT 225 or WRIT 230 or 226 or WRIT 308, previously or concurrently); Minimum grade C-.

This course explores depositional environments and sedimentary processes. Sediments act as archives of past environmental change and provide tools for monitoring change within active environmental systems. The purpose of this course is to teach you how to think like a geologist, which involves observations of the sedimentary strata , followed by making well-constrained, detailed interpretations of the sedimentary rocks. These interpretations are combined into an internally consistent interpretation of the environment in which the rocks formed. This course includes a weeklong field trip over spring break.

Core Curriculum Designation(s)
WID - Writing in the Discipline

Repeatable
No

Additional Notes
Previous course number: EES 180

Course credits: 5