Fall 2024 Earth & Environmental Sciences

EAES 101

Global Environmental Change

4 hours. Field trip required at nominal fee. Natural World - With Lab course. To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Laboratory and one Lecture.

EAES 111

Earth, Energy, and the Environment

4 hours. Previously listed as EAES 102. Field trip required at nominal fee. Natural World - With Lab course. To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Laboratory 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 111. Prerequisite(s): Concurrent registration in EAES 101 or EAES 111. Honors course. Restricted to Honors College Prog-Admitted students.

EAES 203

The Science and Rhetorics of Climate Change

3 hours. Same as ENGL 203. Extensive computer use required. Natural World - No Lab course. Departmental Approval Required

EAES 230

Earth Materials

4 hours. Prerequisite(s): Grade of C or better or concurrent registration in EAES 101 and Grade of C or better in EAES 111; or consent of the instructor. To be properly registered, students must enroll one Lecture and one Laboratory.

EAES 290

Current Topics in Earth and Environmental Sciences

2 hours. Previously listed as EAES 390. Prerequisite(s): Completion of at least one 100-level course in earth and environmental sciences. Restricted to Physics or Teaching of Physics or Teaching of Chemistry or Biochemistry or Neuroscience or Chemistry or Biological Sciences or Earth & Environmental Sciences or Teaching of Biol Sciences major(s).

EAES 350

Sedimentary Environments

3 hours. Field trips required at nominal fee. Prerequisite(s): EAES 230 and EAES 320; or consent of the instructor. To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Laboratory-Discussion and one Lecture.

EAES 360

Introduction to Paleontology

4 hours. Same as BIOS 360. Field trip required at a nominal fee. One day field trip to collect fossils. Prerequisite(s): EAES 101 or EAES 111; or BIOS 100 or BIOS 110; and BIOS 101 or BIOS 120. 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 400

Field Experience in Earth Sciences

1 TO 6 hours. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 hours. Field trips required at a nominal fee. Field work required. Students who wish to use EAES 400 to satisfy the summer course selective must register for at least 4 credit hours. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor. Departmental Approval Required

EAES 415

Environmental Geochemistry

4 hours. Prerequisite(s): EAES 230 and EAES 285; and CHEM 114 or CHEM 124 and CHEM 125; or consent of the instructor.

EAES 416

Organic Geochemistry

3 hours. Prerequisite(s): EAES 230 or EAES 320; and CHEM 114, or CHEM 124 and CHEM 125, or CHEM 130; or consent of the instructor.

EAES 418

Introduction to Biogeochemistry

3 hours. Prerequisite(s): CHEM 112 or CHEM 122 and CHEM 123; and CHEM 114 or CHEM 124 and CHEM 125; and EAES 230 or EAES 285 or EAES 111; or consent of the instructor. Recommended background: BIOS 100 or BIOS 101.

EAES 422

Crystal Chemistry

3 OR 4 hours. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite(s): EAES 320; or consent of the instructor.

EAES 440

Structural Geology and Tectonics

3 hours. Required weekend field trip at a nominal fee. Prerequisite(s): EAES 111 or consent of the instructor. Recommended Background: EAES 230. To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Laboratory and one Lecture-Discussion.

EAES 444

Geophysics

4 hours. Prerequisite(s): EAES 111 or consent of the instructor. Recommended background: EAES 285 and completion of introductory courses in physics and calculus.

EAES 448

Plate Tectonics

3 hours. Prerequisite(s): EAES 111 or consent of the instructor. Recommended background: Completion of introductory courses in physics and calculus.

EAES 460

Earth System History

4 hours. Field trip required at a nominal fee. Field trip cost assessed prior to trip, depending on destination and vehicle expenses. Prerequisite(s): EAES 230 and EAES 285. Recommended background: EAES 360 and EAES 440 and EAES 350.

Earth & Environ Sci Lab Fee $35.00 Flat Fee.

EAES 470

Environmental Geomorphology

4 hours. Prerequisite(s): EAES 230 or EAES 285; and MATH 181; or consent of the instructor. Restricted to Physics or Teaching of Physics or Teaching of Chemistry or Biochemistry or Neuroscience or Chemistry or Biological Sciences or Earth & Environmental Sciences or Teaching of Biol Sciences major(s). To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Laboratory and one Lecture.

EAES 473

Soils and the Environment

4 hours. Same as BIOS 473. Field work required. Recommended background: Introductory courses in Chemistry and Biology are recommended. Coursework in EAES (such as EAES 101 and/or 111) is preferred. Departmental Approval Required

Earth & Environ Sci Lab Fee $35.00 Flat Fee.

EAES 475

Hydrology/Hydrogeology

3 hours. Field trip required at nominal fee. Prerequisite(s): EAES 111; or consent of the instructor. Recommended Background: EAES 285 and EAES 230 and MATH 181. To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Laboratory and one Lecture.

EAES 478

Elements of Machining Scientific Equipment

1 hours. Same as CHEM 480 and PHYS 480. Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing; and approval of the department. Departmental Approval Required

EAES 480

Statistical Methods in Earth and Environmental Sciences

4 hours. Prerequisite(s): Completion of at least one 200- or 300-level course in the earth and environmental sciences or consent of the instructor. To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Laboratory and one Lecture.

EAES 484

Planetary Science

3 hours. Prerequisite(s): EAES 230 and EAES 285; or consent of the instructor.

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

1 TO 4 hours. May be repeated to a maximum of 8 hours if topics vary. Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): Junior or Senior standing and 12 hours of advanced courses in earth and environmental sciences are recommended.

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 511

Principles of Aqueous Geochemistry

4 hours. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor.

EAES 512

Solid-Water Interface Chemistry

4 hours. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor.

EAES 513

Stable Isotope Geochemistry and Biogeochemistry

4 hours. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor.

EAES 514

Environmental Radioactivity

4 hours. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor.

EAES 516

Advanced Organic Geochemistry/Biochemistry

4 hours. Prerequisite(s): EAES 416 or consent of the instructor.

EAES 518

Geobiology

4 hours. Same as BIOS 518. Recommended background: Basic knowledge of biology, chemistry, and earth sciences at the level of introductory college courses in each subject.

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 545

Spatial and Temporal Analysis and Modeling

4 hours. Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing; and consent of the instructor.

EAES 547

Field Experiences in Landscape Ecological and Anthropogenic Processes

4 hours. Same as BIOS 547 and CME 547. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor. To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Lecture/Discussion and one practice.

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 577

Climate and Land Interactions

4 hours. Extensive computer use required. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor. Recommended background: Integral and differential calculus; Introductory Physics, Introductory Earth Science; Spreadsheet data analysis. Restricted to Graduate - Chicago.

EAES 578

Ecohydrology

4 hours. Extensive computer use required. Basic experience with Matlab, R, or Python recommended. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor. Recommended Background: Differential Equations, Introductory Earth Science.

EAES 579

Climate Change and Ecosystem Science

4 hours. Field trip required at a nominal fee. Prerequisite(s): Graduate or professional standing; and consent of the instructor. Recommended background: Introductory Chemistry; Introductory Biology; Introductory Earth Science; Spreadsheet data analysis.

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.