NOTE: 500 level courses require graduate standing

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Earth & Environmental Sciences

Location: 2440 SES; Phone: (312) 996-3154.

EAES            101
         Exploring the Earth's Surface
       5 hours.  Credit is not given for EAES 101 if the student has credit for EAES 107. Field trip required at nominal fee. Natural World - With Lab course.  To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Laboratory-Discussion and one Lecture.

EAES            102
         Exploring the Earth's Interior
       5 hours.  Field trip required at nominal fee. Natural World - With Lab course.  To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Laboratory-Discussion and one Lecture.

EAES            180
         Honors Earth and Environmental Sciences
       1 hours.  May be repeated up to 1 time(s). Students may register in more than one section per term. May be taken a total of 2 times, each time with concurrent registration in EAES 101 or EAES 102. Prerequisite(s): Concurrent registration in EAES 101 or EAES 102. Honors course. Restricted to Honors students.  

EAES            200
         Field Work in Missouri
       2 hours.  Three two-hour meetings and one-week field trip during the spring vacation. Attendance at the class meetings are mandatory in order to maintain enrollment in the class. Prerequisite(s): Grade of B or better or concurrent registration in EAES 101 and Grade of B or better or concurrent registration in EAES 102. Registration may be limited if student is not majoring in Earth and Environmental Sciences. Natural World - With Lab course.  

EAES            390
         Current Topics in Earth and Environmental Sciences
       2 hours.  Prerequisite(s): Completion of at least one 200-level course in earth and environmental sciences. Restricted to Physics, Teaching of Physics, Teaching of Chemistry, Biochemistry, Neuroscience, Chemistry, Biological Sciences, Earth & Environmental Sciences, and Teaching of Biol Sciences.  

EAES            396
         Independent Research
       2 TO 8 hours.  May be repeated. Students may register in more than one section per term. A combined maximum of 6 hours of credit in EAES 396 and EAES 492 may be applied toward the degree. Independent research and a resulting undergraduate thesis are required for graduating with highest departmental distinction. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor.  This course counts toward the limited number of independent study hours accepted toward the degree and the major.

EAES            422
         Crystal Chemistry of Rock-Forming Minerals
       4 hours.  Prerequisite(s): EAES 220 or consent of the instructor.  To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Laboratory and one Lecture.

EAES            494
         Current Topics in Earth and Environmental Sciences
       4 hours.  Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor. Recommended background: Senior standing and 12 hours of advanced courses in earth and environmental sciences.  

EAES            510
         Advanced Geochemistry
       3 TO 4 hours.  May be repeated if topics vary. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor. Recommended background: Credit in EAES 410.  

EAES            546
         Research Methods for Landscape Ecological and Anthropogenic Processes
       4 hours.  Same as BIOS 546 and CME 546. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor.  To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Lecture and one Laboratory/Discussion.

EAES            570
         Advanced Surficial Processes
       4 hours.  May be repeated if topics vary. Prerequisite(s): EAES 470.  

EAES            595
         Departmental Seminar
       1 hours.  Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only.  

EAES            596
         Advanced Studies in Earth and Environmental Sciences
       1 TO 6 hours.  May be repeated. A maximum of 4 hours of credit may be applied toward the requirements for the M.S. degree. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the head of the department and the faculty member who will supervise the study.  

EAES            598
         Master's Thesis Research
       0 TO 16 hours.  Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. May be repeated. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the thesis supervisor.  

EAES            599
         Ph.D. Thesis Research
       0 TO 16 hours.  Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. May be repeated. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the thesis supervisor.