ESCI 1101L.  Earth Sciences-Geography Laboratory.  (1) Prerequisite or co-requisite: ESCI 1101.  Experimental study and investigation of the basic principles and processes in physical geography and the Earth sciences; geographic locational methods, Earth-sun relationships, Earth radiation balance, atmospheric temperature and pressure, interpretation and simple forecasting of weather from mapped data, interpretation of soil-moisture and evapotranspiration balances, soil, climate systems and biomes.  One laboratory period of two hours per week. (Fall, Spring) (Evenings) 

Note:  Although the laboratory and lecture sections of ESCI 1101 are taught as separate courses, it is strongly recommended that students take ESCI 1101L concurrently with ESCI 1101. Students with scheduling problems or students not fulfilling the University science and technology requirements may take the lecture without the laboratory.  Students fulfilling the University science and technology requirements must either: (a) Take ESCI 1101 and ESCI 1101L concurrently; or (b) Take ESCI 1101L in a semester subsequent to taking ESCI 1101. 

ESCI 2000.  Topics in Earth Sciences.  (1-4)  Treatment of major topical issues in Earth Sciences.  May be repeated for credit as topics vary.  (On demand)

ESCI 2101. The Environmental Dilemma. (3) Nature, causes, and responses to major environmental problems. (Yearly) 

ESCI 2200. Introduction to Earth Sciences Research. (3) Prerequisites or corequisites: ESCI 1101 and ESCI 1101L; GEOL 1200 and 1200L. Basic techniques common to research in all of the Earth sciences. Research design and organization, utilization of literature resources, and the use of quantitative methods. (On demand) 

ESCI 2210. Field Methods in the Earth Sciences. (4) Prerequisites: ESCI 1101-1101L; GEOL 1200-1200L; and ENGL 2116 or consent of instructor. Field techniques used in studies of geology, topography, and Earth sciences. Skills related to the collection and presentation of scientific data emphasized.  Three lecture hours, three hours of lab per week.  Earth Sciences majors should take ESCI 2210 as soon as possible after completion of ESCI 1101-1101L and GEOL 1200‑1200L. (Spring, Fall) 

ESCI 3000. Selected Topics in Earth Sciences. (1‑4) Prerequisite: ESCI 1101-1101L or GEOL 1200-1200L and consent of instructor. In‑depth treatment of specific topics selected from one of the fields of the Earth sciences. May be repeated for credit as topics vary. (On demand) 

ESCI 3105. Oceanography. (3)  Oceanography with an emphasis on physical, chemical, and geological aspects of the world oceans.  Oceanic circulation, seawater composition and chemistry, and marine sedimentation and geology. (Summer) 

ESCI 3150. Natural Environments of North America. (3) Prerequisites: ESCI 1101 or GEOL 1200‑1200L. Regional geomorphology and ecology of North America with emphasis on development, maintenance, and interaction of the geomorphic and ecological provinces. (On demand)   

ESCI 3170. Environmental Quality Management. (3)  Prerequisites: ESCI 1101-1101L.  Selected methods of air and water resource analysis with emphasis on conceptual models and statistical techniques of environmental and risk assessment.  (Fall) 

ESCI 3180. Environmental Impact Analysis. (3) Prerequisites: ESCI and GEOL majors with junior or senior standing.  Environmental impact requirements and associated procedures, guidelines, and methods of assessing physical environmental impacts.  Three hours per week of combined lecture and supervised field work leading to the preparation of an environmental impact statement for a locally proposed action. (On demand) 

ESCI 3500. Earth Sciences Cooperative Education or 49ership Experience. (0) Enrollment in this course is required for the Department's Earth sciences cooperative education and 49ership students during each semester that they are working. Acceptance into the Experiential Learning Program by the University Career Center is required. Participating students pay a registration fee for transcript notation (49ership and co-op) and receive full-time student status (co-op only). Assignments must be arranged and approved in advance.  Course may be repeated; evaluation is Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory.  For more information, contact the University Career Center.  (Fall, Spring, Summer) 

ESCI 3501. Earth Sciences Cooperative Education Seminar. (1) This course is required of Earth sciences cooperative education students in each semester following a work assignment for presentation of Earth sciences reports on the co‑op learning experience. (Fall, Spring, Summer) 

ESCI 4000.  Selected Topics in Earth Sciences. (1-4) Prerequisites: ESCI 1101-1101L, GEOL 1200-1200L, or permission of the instructor.  In-depth treatment of specific topics selected from one of the fields of the Earth sciences.  May be repeated for credit as topics vary.  (On demand) 

ESCI 4005.  Engineering Geology. (3)  Prerequisites:  GEOL 1200, 1200L, or permission of instructor.  the application of geologic principles, techniques, and data to problems in the technology and use of  Earth materials.  (On demand)

ESCI 4140. Hydrologic Processes. (4)  Prerequisite: ESCI 1101-1101L or GEOL 1200‑1200L. Atmospheric, soils, and geologic aspects of surface and ground water processes. Three lecture hours and one three‑hour lab per week. (Fall) 

ESCI 4155. Fluvial Processes. (4) Prerequisites: ESCI 1101-1101L or GEOL 1200-1200L.  Hydrologic and geomorphic study of the transport of water and Earth materials within stream systems. Erosion, mass wasting, open channel flow, sediment transport, flooding, stream channel morphology, morphometry of drainage basins, and related topics. Three lecture hours, three lab hours per week. (Spring) 

ESCI 4160.  Contaminant Transport. (3)  Prerequisites:  GEOL 1200, 1200L, ESCI 1101, 1101L, GEOL 4145, or permission of instructor.  Development and application of equations describing mass and energy transport in the subsurface environment.  Three hours lecture per week.  (On demand)

ESCI 4170. Fundamentals of Remote Sensing. (4) Prerequisite: ESCI 1101-1101L or GEOL 1200-1200L, or consent of instructor.  Physical fundamentals of remote sensing and overview of airborne and satellite systems operating in the visible, infrared, and radar regions, and a review of applications for resource exploration, environmental studies, land use and land cover analysis, and natural hazards.  Three lecture hours and one three-hour lab per week. (Fall) 

ESCI 4180. Digital Image Processing in Remote Sensing. (4)  Prerequisite:  ESCI 4170 or consent of instructor.  Scientific and computational foundations of digital image processing techniques for extracting Earth resource information from remotely sensed data.  Three lecture hours and three lab hours per week.  (Spring) 

ESCI 4210.  Soil Science. (4)  Prerequisites:  GEOL 1200, 1200L, ESCI 1101, 1101L, GEOL 3115, GEOL 3124, or permission of instructor.  Study of soils, soil-forming processes and soil morphology with an emphasis on soils as they relate to geologic landscapes and surficial processes.  Students will learn how to describe and interpret soils in the field.  Three hours lecture, three hours lab per week with occasional field trips.  (Fall) 

ESCI 4222. Watershed Science. (3) Prerequisites:  Earth Science majors and M.A.  Geography students: ESCI 4140 or 4155 or GEOL 4145; Biology Majors and M.S. Biology students: BIOL 4149 and consent of the instructor; Civil Engineering Majors and M.S.C.E. students: CEGR 3141 or 5144 and consent of the instructor; all others require the consent of the instructor.  Examinations of the cycling of water and chemical elements in natural and perturbed watersheds with emphasis on linkages between the hydrologic and biogeochemical processes which control runoff water quality.  Topics include runoff processes, evapotranspiration, nutrient export and stream, riparian and hyporheic zone hydrochemical dynamics. (Spring, Alternate years)  

ESCI 4233. Geoenvironmental Site Characterization. (4) Prerequisites: Earth Sciences, Geology,  and M.A. Geography majors: ESCI 4140 or 4155.  Others require consent of the instructor.  Advanced field-based examination of hydrologic and geologic conditions in the southeastern United States within the context of current state and federal regulatory requirements and site characterization activities currently performed by professional environmental geoscientists.  Topics include hydrologic investigation and water quality characterization, and geological and geophysical site investigations.  (On demand) 

ESCI 4400. Internship in Earth Sciences. (3‑6) Prerequisite: Consent of the Department. Research and/or work experience designed to be a logical extension of a student's academic program. The student must apply to the Department for an internship by submitting a proposal which specifies the type of work/research experience preferred and how the internship will complement his or her academic program. The Department will attempt to place the selected students in cooperating community organizations to complete specified research or work‑related tasks which are based on a contractual arrangement between the student and community organization. The student can receive three to six hours credit, depending on the nature and extent of the internship assignment. (On demand) 

ESCI 4600.  Earth Sciences Seminar. (1) (O) Prerequisites: ESCI 1101, 1101L, GEOL 1200, 1200L and senior standing for Earth Sciences and Geology majors or permission of the instructor.  Advanced seminar series examining major historical and modern research themes in the Earth Sciences. Course work consists of a series of independent and group oral presentations.  The seminar meets weekly for two hours. Course may be repeated for credit as topic varies. (Fall, Spring) 

ESCI 4800. Individual Study in Earth Sciences. (1‑4) Prerequisite:  Permission of the Department and credit hours established in advance.  Tutorial study or special research problems.  May be repeated for credit as topics vary. (On demand)