Course Title
TECTONICS
Course Description
Prerequisites: GES 101 or GES 201 and GES 408 (or equivalent), upper-division status or instructor permission. Advanced principles, evidence and examples of the plate tectonics paradigm as the unifying theory of geology. Topics include kinematics of plates, the nature of plate boundaries and the analysis of theories involved in the current and historical design of the paradigm. Required term project and oral presentations. Offered occasionally.
Credit Hours Min
3
Lecture Hours Min
3