Spring 2025 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 200

Field Work in Missouri

2 hours. Three two-hour meetings and one-week field trip during the spring vacation. Full participation in pre-field trip class meetings is mandatory. Prerequisite(s): Grades of C or better in EAES 101 and EAES 111; or Grade of C or better in EAES 101 and concurrent registration in EAES 111; or Grade of C or better in EAES 111 and concurrent registration in EAES 101. Registration may be limited if student is not majoring in Earth and Environmental Sciences. Recommended Background: Credit or concurrent registration in EAES 230. Natural World - With Lab course.

Earth & Environ Sci Lab Fee $300.00 Flat Fee.

EAES 285

Earth Systems

4 hours. Saturday field trip required at nominal fee. Prerequisite(s): EAES 101 and EAES 111; or consent of the instructor. To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Laboratory-Discussion and one Lecture.

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 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

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.

Earth & Environ Sci Lab Fee $35.00 Flat Fee.

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

Physics Lab Fee $40.00 Flat Fee.

EAES 490

Climate Change and Extreme Weather

4 hours. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above; or consent of the instructor. Recommended background: Introductory Physics, Calculus, Meteorology, Earth Science and/or Environmental Science.

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 513

Stable Isotope Geochemistry and Biogeochemistry

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

EAES 525

Quaternary Change

4 hours. Field trip required at a nominal fee. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor. Recommended background: Geomorphology, Hydrogeology/Hydrology, Introductory Earth science, Introductory Physics, Introductory Chemistry.

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.