Earth and Ocean Science Courses (EOS)

taught in Beaufort

113. Modern and Ancient Oceanic Environments. Description of oceanic environments and geological processes that create or modify them through time. Reconstruction of paleoenvironmental/paleoceanographic conditions in the world’s oceans using sediments and fossils with emphasis on global climate change over a range of time scales. Inductive interpretations of geological data to construct paleoenvironmental models. Includes field trip. Consent of instructor required. Prerequisite: introductory geology or introductory biology. Instructors: Corliss and staff. 1 unit.