ESC 102 - Planet Earth 3 cr.

This course provides an introduction to minerals and rocks, plate tectonics, earthquakes, volcanism, the geologic processes by which water, wind and ice slowly sculpt the Earth’s landscape and a broad survey of the evolution of planet Earth over its 4.6 billion‐year geologic history. An optional field trip may be offered. This course is designed for non‐science majors. Students who have previously passed ESC 104, or students presently enrolled in ESC 104 may not take this course.