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     109            The Restless Earth
         4 hours.
        Credit is not given for EAES 109 if the student has credit for EAES 102.  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. Prerequisite(s): EAES 101 or credit or concurrent registration in EAES 102 or EAES 107.   
Earth & Environ Sci Lab Fee 250.

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.   

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     400            Field Experience in Earth Sciences
         6 hours.
        Prerequisite(s): EAES 330 and EAES 440, or consent of the instructor.   

EAES     410            Geochemistry
         4 hours.
        Prerequisite(s): CHEM 114 or consent of the instructor.  To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Laboratory and one Lecture. 

EAES     416            Organic Geochemistry
         4 hours.
        Prerequisite(s): CHEM 114 or CHEM 130, and EAES 350; or consent of the instructor.   

EAES     424            X-Ray Crystallography
         4 hours.
        Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor.  To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Laboratory and one Lecture. 

EAES     440            Structural Geology and Tectonics
         4 hours.
        Required weekend field trip at a nominal fee. Prerequisite(s): EAES 102 and MATH 180; and either PHYS 101 or PHYS 141; or consent of the instructor.  To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Laboratory and one Lecture-Discussion. 

EAES     475            Hydrology/Hydrogeology
         4 hours.
        Field trip required at nominal fee. Prerequisite(s): EAES 101 or EAES 107; and MATH 181; or 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     560            Topics in Paleontology
         3 TO 4 hours.
        Same as BIOS 560. May be repeated if topics vary. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor.   

EAES     576            Paleoclimatology
         3 hours.
        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.