GSC 5340 - Quaternary Geology (2)

History of the Earth during the Quaternary Period (last 2.6 Million Years), including the Pleistocene ice ages and Holocene warm epoch. Study of geologic and geomorphic records of Quaternary climate cycles, glaciation, sedimentation, sea level fluctuation, and active tectonics. Quaternary stratigraphic methods, geochronology, ice core studies, glacial geology, and paleoseismology. Causes and global environmental effects of cyclical Quaternary climate change.

Prerequisite(s): GSC 323, GSC 3230 or Instructor Consent.
Corequisite(s): GSC 5340L.
Component(s): Lecture
Grading Basis: Graded Only
Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once