Prerequisites: students must apply for and be accepted to the Global Seminars Program. A key area of emphasis will be the impact of volcanism on human societies. This class will provide students with an introduction to volcanoes, including the mechanisms, products, and hazards associated with various types of volcanic eruptions.
Topics include origins of life, earth history, elemental cycles, global climate variability and human impacts on our environment. Prerequisites: none.Įxplores life on Earth and its relationship to the environment-past, present, and future. Socially relevant issues concerning water use and contamination will be covered. Origin of water on Earth and neighboring planets will be explored. This course will examine the properties of water that make it unique and vital to living things.
Data analysis methods in physcial oceanography professional#
Intended for students interested in the oceans, but who do not necessarily intend to become professional scientists. Presents modern ideas and descriptions of the physical, chemical, biological, and geological aspects of oceanography, and considers the interactions between these aspects. This course will present the scientific evidence for climate change and its impacts and consider governmental policy responses and possible adaptation strategies. Prerequisites: none.Ĭlimate change is one of the most complex and critical issues affecting societies today. Topics include global and wind and precipitation patterns, weather forecasting, present climate and past climate changes (including droughts, El Niño events), greenhouse gas effects, ozone destruction, the “little ice age,” acid rain. Prerequisites: none.ĭescriptive introduction to meteorology and climate studies. Topics covered include the geologic time scale plate tectonics igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary processes geomorphology climate change and environmental degradation. Geology of the National Parks (4)Īn introduction to fundamental concepts of geology and environmental science through the lens of the national park system. Geological and meteorological processes, including earthquakes, volcanic activity, large storms, global climate change, mass extinctions throughout Earth’s history, and human activity that causes and prevents natural disasters. Introduction to environmental perils and their impact on everyday life. It examines the geologic record of evolution, extinction, plate tectonics, and climate changes through time. History of the Earth and Evolution (4)Įvolution of the Earth from its origin in the early solar system to formation of continents and ocean basins, and how the planet became habitable. Prerequisites:students must apply and be accepted to the Global Seminars Program. Topics to be covered include Earth layers, materials, plate tectonics, weathering and erosion, and coastal processes. The geology of Iceland will be a specific emphasis and will thus be used as a lens through which to learn about the Earth. This Global Seminar course will provide an introduction to planet Earth and the processes that shape it. Emphasizes material that is useful for understanding geological events as reported in the news and for making intelligent decisions regarding the future of our environment. Prerequisites: none.Īn introduction to structure of the Earth and the processes that form and modify it. This course is designed for nonbiology majors. Included will be examinations of adaptations, behavior, ecology, and a discussion of local and global resource management and conservation issues. Prerequisites: none.Īn introduction to the wide variety of organisms that live in the oceans, the habitats they occupy, and how species interact with each other and their environment. The planets and their histories will be compared to gain insight and a new perspective on planet Earth. Space exploration has revealed an astonishing diversity among the planets and moons in our solar system.
Coursesįor course descriptions not found in the UC San Diego General Catalog 2021–22, please contact the department for more information. All courses, faculty listings, and curricular and degree requirements described herein are subject to change or deletion without notice.
0 kommentar(er)
