ESCI 1210. Earth History. (S) (4) Prerequisites: ESCI 1200, 1200L. The origin and evolution of the earth's major features: the beginnings and changes of the earth's continents, atmosphere, oceans, life forms, set in the vast context of geologic time. Three hours of lecture, three hours of lab per week. Off-campus field trip required. (Spring)

ESCI 2100. The Violent Earth. (3) Volcanoes, earthquakes, hurricanes, tornadoes, floods and other catastrophic natural phenomena with emphasis on causes, effects and human adjustments. (Fall)

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

ESCI 2105. Oceanography. (3) Oceanography with emphasis on physical, chemical and geological aspects of the world oceans. Oceanic circulation, seawater composition and chemistry, and marine sedimentation and geology. (On demand)

ESCI 2200. Introduction to Earth Sciences Research. (3) Prerequisites or corequisites: ESCI 1101, 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. (Fall, Spring) (Evenings)

ESCI 2210. Field Methods in the Earth Sciences. (4) Prerequisites: ESCI 1100, 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, two hours of lab per week. Earth Science majors should take ESCI 2210 as soon as possible after completion of ESCI 1101 and 1200-1200L. (Spring, Fall)

ESCI 3000. Selected Topics in Earth Sciences. (14) Prerequisite: ESCI 1101 or 1102-1102L 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. (Yearly)

ESCI 3110. Minerals and Rocks. (3) Prerequisites or corequisites: ESCI 1200 and 1200L. Formation processes, composition and identification of rocks and minerals in the earth's crust with important abundance or special use. (On demand)

ESCI 3115. Mineralogy. (4) Prerequisite: ESCI 1200. Prerequisite or corequisite: CHEM 1101-1101L or consent of the instructor. Identification, classification and description of minerals based on physical properties, crystallography, and chemical composition. Includes diagnostic techniques for identification of common ore and rock forming minerals. Three hours of lecture and one three-hour lab per week. (Fall)

ESCI 3120. Geochemistry. (4) Prerequisites: ESCI 1200, 1200L, and CHEM 1101 or consent of the instructor. Geochemical survey of origin, evolution and present composition of the earth. (Alternate years)

ESCI 3124. Sedimentology. (W) (4) Prerequisites: ESCI 1210, 3115 or consent of instructor. Examination of sedimentary rock features and compositions as related to origin, dispersion, deposition, diagenesis, classification and general distribution of sedimentary materials. Three hours of lecture and one three-hour lab per week. (Fall)

ESCI 3130. Structural Geology. (4) Prerequisite: ESCI 3115 or consent of the instructor. A systematic examination of the structures and processes of rock deformation. Three lecture hours, one three-hour lab per week. (Fall)

ESCI 3150. Natural Environments of North America. (3) Prerequisites: ESCI 1101 or 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) Design and implementation of air and water resource management analyses. (On demand)

ESCI 3180. Environmental Impact Analysis. (3) Prerequisite: junior-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 3190. Environmental Geology. (3) Prerequisites: ESCI 1200, 1200L. Aspects of geology with direct or indirect impact on society. Topics include slope stability, earthquake hazards, solid waste disposal, flooding, ground water problems, soil loss, sediment pollution, watershed dynamics, water and soil pollution, and radioactive waste disposal. (On demand)

ESCI 3190L. Environmental Geology Laboratory. (1) Prerequisite or corequisite: ESCI 3190. Investigation of the causes, consequences, and mitigation of natural hazards and disasters. One three-hour lab per week. (On demand)

ESCI 3210. Soil Science. (3) Prerequisites: ESCI 1200, 1200L. Corequisite: CHEM 1251 or consent of the instructor. Study of soils-forming processes, with emphasis on management and use of soils. Two hours of lecture, three hours of lab per week with occasional field trips. (Fall)

ESCI 3250. Dynamic Meteorology. (4) Prerequisite: ESCI 1101 and MATH 1141 or consent of instructor. In-depth examination of atmospheric dynamics, including the nature of thermodynamics and water vapor, horizontal motion in the atmosphere, characteristics of fluid flow applied to the atmosphere and the general circulation models. Three hours of lecture and one threehour lab per week. (Fall)

ESCI 3251. Synoptic Meteorology. (4) Prerequisite: ESCI 3250. An extension of ESCI 3250 to include atmospheric modeling, analysis of air mass structure, synoptic analysis with quantitative forecasting techniques, severe storm characteristics, wind shear, boundary-layer meteorology, and techniques for differentiating climatic regime traits and analysis of their variation through time. Three hours of lecture and one three-hour lab per week. (Spring)

ESCI 3252. Weather Analysis Laboratory. (1) Prerequisite or corequisite: ESCI 3250 and consent of instructor. Weather observation, meteorologic data collection and analysis, and techniques of weather forecasting. May be repeated for credit. (On demand)

ESCI 3500. Earth Science Cooperative Education Experience. (0) Enrollment in this course is required for the Department's earth science cooperative education students during each semester that they are working. Evaluation is Pass/No Credit. (Fall, Spring, Summer)

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

ESCI 4100. Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology. (4) (4G) Prerequisite: ESCI 3115. Classification, mineralogy and chemical properties of igneous and metamorphic rocks including the tectonic processes by which they formed. Lab emphasizes hand specimen and petrographic description and interpretation of rocks in thin sections. (Alternate years)

ESCI 4105. Geomorphology. (3) (3G) Prerequisites: ESCI 1101, 1200 and 1200L. Surficial processes and landform development as controlled by climate, tectonics, rock characteristics and time with emphasis on plate tectonic, weathering, erosion, mass wasting, surface water, groundwater, glacial, wind and coastal processes and climate change in landscape development. (Fall)(Alternate years)

ESCI 4105L. Gemorphology Laboratory. (1) (1G) Prerequisite or corequisite: ESCI 4105. Analysis of landforms and the surficial processes responsible for landform development. One lab period of 3 hours per week. (Fall)(On demand)

ESCI 4110. Stratigraphy. (4) (4G) Prerequisites: ESCI 1210 and 3124. Vertical and horizontal relationships of layered earth materials as a key to understanding basin history, past depositional environments and their transformation through time. Three lecture hours, three lab hours per week. (Spring)

ESCI 4115. Applied Geophysics. (4) (4G) Prerequisites: ESCI 3115, 4110, 3130 and introductory physics or consent of instructor. Instrumental analysis of the earth's physical parameters. Study of human-induced seismic and electrical signals, and natural magnetic and gravitational fields for the purposes of locating faults, ore bodies, ground water and other earth hazards or resources. Three hours of lecture and one twohour lab per week. (On demand)

ESCI 4120. Geologic Mapping and Interpretation. (4) (4G) Prerequisites: ESCI 3130 and 4100 or consent of instructor. Field and lab oriented study using principles of mineralogy, petrology and structural geology. Involves collection and resolution of field data, techniques of presenting data, development of geologic maps, and critical reviews of existing literature. Two hours of lecture, four hours of lab/field work per week. (Alternate years)

ESCI 4125. Geologic Summer Field Camp. (6) (6G) Prerequisite: junior standing and consent of instructor. Concentrated field investigation of geologic features. Data collection in the field, geologic mapping, report and map preparation and time management. Location of field camp will be specified each time course is offered. (Summer)

ESCI 4130. Optical Mineralogy. (4) (4G) Prerequisite: ESCI 3115. Light optics theory, the behavior of plane polarized light in a solid medium. The laboratory emphasizes the use of petrographic microscope oil immersion techniques and identification of the common rock forming minerals. Three hours of lecture and one threehour lab per week. (Spring)

ESCI 4135. Tectonics. (4) (4G) Prerequisite: ESCI 3130 or consent of the instructor. A systematic examination of the evolution and dynamics of the earth from the perspective of plate tectonics theory. Three lecture hours, one three-hour lab per week. (Alternate years)

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

ESCI 4145. Fundamentals of Hydrogeology. (3) (3G) Prerequisites: ESCI 1200, CHEM 1102 or consent of instructor. Physical and chemical principles of ground water including the framework of ground water within the geologic and hydrologic cycles, its exploitation and protection as a natural resource, and its importance as a resource in the southeastern United States. (On demand) (Evenings)

ESCI 4145L. Hydrogeology Laboratory. (1) (1G) Prerequisites: ESCI 1200, CHEM 1102, MATH 1142, PHYS 1101 and ESCI 4145 (or corequisite) or consent of instructor. Ground water investigation and analysis. Topics include storage of water in rocks, movement and chemical evolution of ground water, and assessment of regional ground water conditions. One three-hour lab per week. (On demand) (Evenings)

ESCI 4150. Applied Climatology. (3) (3G) Prerequisite: ESCI 3250 or consent of instructor. Methods of acquiring and analyzing climatic data in various types of applied problems. Emphasis on methods to assess and reduce the impact of weather and climate upon human activities. (Spring)

ESCI 4155. Fluvial Processes. (4) (4G) Prerequisite: ESCI 4140. 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, two lab hours per week. (Spring)

ESCI 4160. Fundamentals of Remote Sensing. (4) (4G) Prerequisite: ESCI 1101 or 1200, 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. One 2-1/2 hour lecture, and one three-hour lab per week. (On demand) (Evenings)

ESCI 4400. Internship in Earth Sciences. (3-6) (3-6G) 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 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 4800. Individual Study in Earth Sciences. (1-4) (1-4G) 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)

ESCI 5160. Digital Image Processing in Remote Sensing. (4) (4G) Prerequisite: ESCI 4160 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 5222. Watershed Science. (3) (3G) Prerequisites: Earth Science Majors and M.A. Geography students: ESCI 4140 or 4155 or 4145; Biology Majors 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. Examination 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)

ESCI 6060. Earth Sciences Field Investigations. (1-6G) Prerequisite: consent of instructor. A concentrated field investigation of selected earth sciences topics. Course subject matter, credit hours, location and duration will be specified each time course is offered. May be repeated for credit. Pass/No Credit grading. (On demand)

ESCI 6650. Workshop in Geography. (4G) Earth Science I. A series of lectures on the subject matter of the atmosphere and hydrosphere with accompanying laboratory sessions. (On demand)

ESCI 6651. Workshops in Geology. (4G) Earth Science II. A series of lectures on subject matter of the lithosphere and space science with accompanying laboratory sessions. (On demand)