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.  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            285
         Environmental Geology
       4 hours.  Saturday field trip required at nominal fee. Prerequisite(s): EAES 101 or EAES 107 or consent of the instructor.  To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Laboratory-Discussion and one Lecture.

EAES            330
         Introduction to Petrology
       4 hours.  Prerequisite(s): EAES 220.  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. 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            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            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            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            543
         Advanced Geophysics and Plate Tectonics
       4 hours.  May be repeated if topics vary. Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): EAES 444 or EAES 448.  

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.