NOTE: 500 level courses require graduate standing

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Earth & Environmental Sciences

Location: 2462 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.  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.  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.   

EAES     220            Mineralogy
         4 hours.
        Prerequisite(s): Credit or concurrent registration in CHEM 112.  To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Laboratory and one Lecture. 

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. Students who wish to register must submit a written statement from the instructor with whom they wish to work to the department head. 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     448            Plate Tectonics
         4 hours.
        Prerequisite(s): MATH 180; and PHYS 102 or PHYS 142; or consent of the instructor.   

EAES     470            Surficial Processes
         4 hours.
        Prerequisite(s): EAES 101 and MATH 181.  To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Laboratory and one Lecture. 

EAES     480            Statistical Methods in Earth and Environmental Sciences
         4 hours.
        Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor.  To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Laboratory and one Lecture. 

EAES     492            Internship in the Earth and Environmental Sciences
         1 hours.
        Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. May be repeated with approval. A combined maximum of 6 hours of credit in EAES 492 and EAES 396 may be applied toward the degree. Prerequisite(s): Approval of the Department.   

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     580            Aquatic Science
         3 hours.
        Field trip required at nominal fee. Prerequisite(s): EAES 475; or consent of the instructor.   

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.