Fall 2023 Earth and Environmental Sciences GU4480 section 001

PALEOBIOLOGY & EARTH SYST HIST

PALEOBIOLOGY & EARTH SYST

Call Number 16605
Day & Time
Location
MW 2:40pm-3:55pm
603 Schermerhorn Hall [SCH]
Points 3
Grading Mode Standard
Approvals Required None
Instructor Paul E Olsen
Type LECTURE
Method of Instruction In-Person
Course Description Prerequisites: high-school biology, introductory college-level geology. Course is a survey of the biological and biogeochemical evolution of the Earth System. Students focus not only on a narrative of the panoply of biodiversity though time, but also on the development and the testing of evolutionary and geochemical hypotheses within a historical science. Case studies of mass extinctions and biological innovation as well as current topics and debates will be examined in detail. There are 4 full-day field trips.
Web Site Vergil
Department Earth and Environmental Sciences
Enrollment 9 students (23 max) as of 9:06AM Monday, April 29, 2024
Subject Earth and Environmental Sciences
Number GU4480
Section 001
Division Interfaculty
Campus Morningside
Section key 20233EESC4480W001