GEOS 111 - Earth and Environmental Systems

Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 2
Credits: 4

Restriction: Designed for freshman and sophomore students in disciplines that require a deeper understanding of the Earth’s systems, particularly science education, anthropology, geography and geoscience majors.
Description: Examines environmental science from an Earth systems science perspective. Introduces the interactions between various systems that make up the Earth’s critical zone (near-surface interface between humans and our planet’s atmosphere, biosphere, lithosphere and hydrosphere). Explores spatial and temporal variation of environmental processes through the use of hands-on data collection, manipulation and modeling.