A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Below is a list of all ESCI courses offered. Emails are provided to contact professors who teach/have taught the course. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | All undergraduate students can take 1000x - 4000x level classes. Students must be admitted to the major to enroll in 5000x level courses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | All graduate students can take 4000x - 8000x level classes for credit. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Course # | Course Name | Prerequisites | Course Equivalent | Credits | Lab Component | Field Component | Semester Offered | LE Core | LE Theme | Professor | Contact Email | Alt Email | ||||||||||||||
6 | 1001 | Earth and Its Environments | 4 | Y | N | F/S/Sum | PHYS | ENV | Kent Kirkby | kirkby@umn.edu | |||||||||||||||||
7 | 1003 | Dinosaurs and Our World | 4 | Y | N | S | BIOL | ENV | Kent Kirkby & Peter Makovicky | kirkby@umn.edu | pmakovic@umn.edu | ||||||||||||||||
8 | 1004 | Music of the Earth | 3 | Discussion | N | S | MATH | Max Bezada | mbezada@umn.edu | ||||||||||||||||||
9 | 1005 | Geology and Cinema | ESci 1001/ ESci 1101/ ESci 1005 | 4 | Y | N | S | PHYS | ENV | Justin Revenaugh | justinr@umn.edu | ||||||||||||||||
10 | 1006 | Oceanography | ESci 1006/ ESci 1106 | 4 | Y | N | F | PHYS | ENV | William Seyfried, Cara Santelli, Katsumi Matsumoto, & Vera Pospelova | wes@umn.edu | santelli@umn.edu | |||||||||||||||
11 | 1007 | From Microbes to Mammaths | 4 | Y | N | F | BIOL | David Fox & Jake Bailey | dfox@umn.edu | baileyj@umn.edu | |||||||||||||||||
12 | 1012 | Natural Disasters | 3 | N | N | F/S | TS | Kent Kirkby, Bruce Moskowitz, Max Bezada, & Ikuko Wada | kirkby@umn.edu | bmosk@umn.edu | |||||||||||||||||
13 | 1101 | Introduction to Geology | ESci 1001/ ESci 1101/ ESci 1005 | 3 | N | N | F/S/Sum | ENV | Kent Kirkby | kirkby@umn.edu | |||||||||||||||||
14 | 1105 | Geology and Cinema | ESCi 1001/ ESci 1101/ ESci 1005 | 3 | N | N | S | ENV | Justin Revenaugh | justinr@umn.edu | |||||||||||||||||
15 | 1106 | Oceanography | ESci 1006/ ESci 1106 | 3 | N | N | F | ENV | William Seyfried, Cara Santelli, Bruce Matsumoto, & Bruce Pospelova | wes@umn.edu | santelli@umn.edu | ||||||||||||||||
16 | 1901 | Freshman Seminar: Polar Envrionments | Freshman, Full Year Registration | 3 | N | N | Periodic Fall | Christian Teyssier | teyssier@umn.edu | ||||||||||||||||||
17 | 1902 | Freshman Seminar: Geology of Minnesota | Freshman, Full Year Registration | 3 | N | Y | F | ENV | Harvey Thorleifson | thorleif@umn.edu | |||||||||||||||||
18 | 1903 | Freshman Seminar: Sea Level Change in the 21st Century | Freshman, Full Year Registration | 3 | N | N | Periodic Fall | Karen Kleinspehn | klein004@umn.edu | ||||||||||||||||||
19 | 1907 | Freshman Seminar: Caves and Karst | Freshman, Full Year Registration | 3 | N | Y | Periodic Fall | Josh Feinberg | feinberg@umn.edu | ||||||||||||||||||
20 | 1908 | Freshman Seminar: Sea Change | Freshman, Full Year Registration | 2 | N | N | Periodic Spring | Vera Pospelova | vpospe@umn.edu | ||||||||||||||||||
21 | 1909 | Freshman Seminar: Manoomin/Wild Rice | Freshman, Full Year Registration | 3 | N | Y | Periodic Fall | ENV | Crystal Ng | gcng@umn.edu | |||||||||||||||||
22 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | 2001 | Earth and System Science | 4 | N | Ikuko Wada & Xinyuan Zheng | iwada@umn.edu | |||||||||||||||||||||
24 | 2201 | Solid Earth Dynamics | Concurrent registration is required (or allowed) in PHYS 1301 or instructor consent | 4 | Y | Y | F | Christian Teyssier, Bruce Moskowitz, & Ikuko Wada | teyssier@umn.edu | ||||||||||||||||||
25 | 2202 | Earth History | 2201, 2301 or instr consent | 4 | Y | N | S | David Fox | dfox@umn.edu | ||||||||||||||||||
26 | 2203 | Earth Surface Dynamics | 4 | Discussion | Y | S | Jake Bailey, Chris Paola, Katsumi Matsumoto, & Andy Wickert | baileyj@umn.edu | |||||||||||||||||||
27 | 2301 | Mineralogy | Concurrent registration is required (or allowed) in CHEM 1061, concurrent registration is required (or allowed) in CHEM 1065, concurrent registration is required (or allowed) in MATH 1271 | 3 | Y | N | F | Josh Feinberg & Donna Whitney | feinberg@umn.edu | dwhitney@umn.edu | |||||||||||||||||
28 | 2302 | Petrology | 2301 or instructor consent | 3 | Y | Y | S | Donna Whitney & Marc Hirschmann | dwhitney@umn.edu | mmh@umn.edu | |||||||||||||||||
29 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
30 | 3002 | Climate Change and Human History | ESci 3002/ ESci 5102 | 3 | N | N | Spring Odd Year | Emi Ito | eito@umn.edu | ||||||||||||||||||
31 | 3004 | Water and Society | 3 | N | N | Periodic Fall | Emi Ito | eito@umn.edu | |||||||||||||||||||
32 | 3005 | Earth Resources | 3 | N | N | Spring Odd Year | Emi Ito | eito@umn.edu | |||||||||||||||||||
33 | 3006 | Planets of the Solar System | An interest in the solar system and planets | 3 | N | N | S | Marc Hirschmann | mmh@umn.edu | ||||||||||||||||||
34 | 3093 | Earth Sciences Problems: Junior | Instructor consent | 1 (4 max) | N/A | F/S | Josh Feinberg | feinberg@umn.edu | |||||||||||||||||||
35 | 3190 | Curricular Practical Training | 1 | N/A | ? | Josh Feinberg | feinberg@umn.edu | ||||||||||||||||||||
36 | 3202 | Fluid Earth Dynamics | Concurrent registration is required (or allowed) in 2201 | 4 | Discussion | N | R | Peter K. Kang & Lars Hansen | pkkang@umn.edu | lnhansen@umn.edu | |||||||||||||||||
37 | 3303W | Geochemical Principles | Concurrent registration is required (or allowed) in CHEM 1061, concurrent registration is required (or allowed) in CHEM 1065 or instructor consent | 4 | Discussion | N | F | Larry Edwards | edwar001@umn.edu | ||||||||||||||||||
38 | 3402 | Science and Politics of Global Warming | ESci 3402/ ESci 5402 | 3 | N | N | Spring Odd Year | Katsumi Matsumoto | katsumi@umn.edu | ||||||||||||||||||
39 | 3403 | Computer Applications in Earth & Env. Science | Upper division or instructor consent | ESci 3403/ ESci 5403 | 3 | N | N | S | Max Bezada | mbezada@umn.edu | |||||||||||||||||
40 | 3890 | Field Workshop - Topics Course | 1 | N | Y | S | esci@umn.edu | ||||||||||||||||||||
41 | 3891 | Field Methods | 2 | N | Y | S | Annia Fayon | fayon001@umn.edu | |||||||||||||||||||
42 | 3896 | Internship in Geosciences | 1 (4 max) | N | N | ? | Josh Feinberg | feinberg@umn.edu | |||||||||||||||||||
43 | 3911 | Intro Field Geology | 2201, 3891, instructor consent | 4 | N | Y | Sum | Annia Fayon | fayon001@umn.edu | ||||||||||||||||||
44 | 3980 | Seminar - Current Topics in ES - Topics Course | 1 (4 max) | N | N | esci@umn.edu | |||||||||||||||||||||
45 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
46 | 4010 | Seminar Undergrads - Topics Course | Instructor consent | 1 | N | N | Periodic Fall and Spring | esci@umn.edu | |||||||||||||||||||
47 | 4093 | Directed Studies - Senior | Instructor consent | 1 (4 max) | N/A | F/S/Sum | Josh Feinberg | feinberg@umn.edu | |||||||||||||||||||
48 | 4094 | Senior Thesis | Senior, Geo or ESci major, instructor consent | 2 | N/A | F/S/Sum | Josh Feinberg | feinberg@umn.edu | |||||||||||||||||||
49 | 4102W | Vertebrate Paleontology | 1001 or 1002 or Biol 1001 or Biol 1002 or Biol 1009 or instructor consent | 3 | N | N | Fall Odd Year | David Fox & Peter Makovicky | dfox@umn.edu | pmakovic@umn.edu | |||||||||||||||||
50 | 4103W | Fossil Record of Mammals | 3 | N | N | Fall Even Year | David Fox | dfox@umn.edu | |||||||||||||||||||
51 | 4104 | Fossil Reptiles | 3 | N | N | Spring Odd Year | Peter Makovicky | mak014@umn.edu | |||||||||||||||||||
52 | 4203 | Envrionmental Geophysics | Phys 1301 | ESci 4203/ ESci 8203 | 3 | N | N | F | Bruce Moskowitz, Max Bezada, & Josh Feinberg | bmosk@umn.edu | mbezada@umn.edu | ||||||||||||||||
53 | 4204 | Geomagnetism/Paleomagnetism | 2201, Phys 1302, Math 1272 or instructor consent | 3 | N | N | Periodic Spring | Bruce Moskowitz & Josh Feinberg | bmosk@umn.edu | feinberg@umn.edu | |||||||||||||||||
54 | 4212 | Geodynamics II - Solid Earth | 3 | N | N | Spring Odd Year | Justin Revenaugh & Ikuko Wada | justinr@umn.edu | iwada@umn.edu | ||||||||||||||||||
55 | 4401 | Aqueous Geochemistry | ESci 4401/ ESci 8401 | 3 | N | N | S | William Seyfried | wes@umn.edu | ||||||||||||||||||
56 | 4402 | Biogeochemical Cycles in the Ocean | CHEM 1021, CHEM 1022 or instructor consent | ESci 4402/ ESci 8402 | 3 | N | N | Spring Even Year | Katsumi Matsumoto | katsumi@umn.edu | |||||||||||||||||
57 | 4501 | Structural Geology | 2201, 2302 | 3 | Y | Y | F | Christian Teyssier & Peter Hudleston | teyssier@umn.edu | hudle001@umn.edu | |||||||||||||||||
58 | 4502 | Tectonic Styles | 4501 or instructor consent | 3 | Y | Y | Spring Even Year | Peter Hudleston | hudle001@umn.edu | ||||||||||||||||||
59 | 4602 | Sediment/Stratigraph | 2203, 2301 or instructor consent | 3 | Y | Maybe | S | Chris Paola & Karen Kleinspehn | cpaola@umn.edu | klein004@umn.edu | |||||||||||||||||
60 | 4701 | Geomorphology | 4 | Y | Y | F | Andy Wickert | awickert@umn.edu | |||||||||||||||||||
61 | 4702 | General Hydrogeology | Concurrent registration is required (or allowed) in CHEM 1062, concurrent registration is required (or allowed) in CHEM 1066, MATH 1271, PHYS 1201 or instructor consent | 4 | Y | Y | S | Crystal Ng & Peter K. Kang | gcng@umn.edu | pkkang@umn.edu | |||||||||||||||||
62 | 4703 | Glacial Geology | 1001 or instructor consent | 4 | Y | Y | Fall Odd Year | Andy Wickert & Carrie Jennings | awickert@umn.edu | carrie@umn.edu | |||||||||||||||||
63 | 4801 | Geomicrobiology | One semester college level biology | 3 | Y | N | S | Jake Bailey & CaraSantelli | baileyj@umn.edu | santelli@umn.edu | |||||||||||||||||
64 | 4911 | Advanced Field Geology | 3911, instructor consent | 4 | N | Y | Sum | Annia Fayon | fayon001@umn.edu | ||||||||||||||||||
65 | 4971W | Field Hydrogeology | Instructor consent | 4 | N | Y | Sum | Crystal Ng, Peter K. Kang, & Scott Alexander | gcng@umn.edu | pkkang@umn.edu | |||||||||||||||||
66 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
67 | 5093 | Directed Studies in Earth Sciences - Topics Course | 1 (4 max) | N/A | F/S | Josh Feinberg | feinberg@umn.edu | ||||||||||||||||||||
68 | 5102 | Climate Change and Human History | 1001 or equiv or instructor consent | ESci 3002/ ESci 5102 | 3 | N | N | Spring Odd Year | Emi Ito | eito@umn.edu | |||||||||||||||||
69 | 5201 | Time Series Analysis of Geo Phenomenon | Math 2263 or instructor consent | 3 | N | N | Periodic Fall | Justin Revenaugh | justinr@umn.edu | ||||||||||||||||||
70 | 5203 | Mineral and Rock Physics | 2201, Phys 1302 | 3 | N | N | Periodic Spring | Lars Hansen & David Kohlstedt | lnhansen@umn.edu | dlkohl@umn.edu | |||||||||||||||||
71 | 5204 | Geostatistics and Inverse Theory | Stat 3011 or instructor consent | 3 | N | N | Fall Odd Year | Revenaugh | justinr@umn.edu | ||||||||||||||||||
72 | 5302 | Isotope Geology | 3303W or instructor consent | 3 | N | N | Fall Even Year | Edwards | edwar001@umn.edu | ||||||||||||||||||
73 | 5353 | Electron Microprobe | One yr chem, one yr physics or instructor consent | 3 | Y | N | F | Anette von der Handt | avdhandt@umn.edu | ||||||||||||||||||
74 | 5402 | Science and Politics of Global Warming | ESci 3402/ ESci 5402 | 3 | N | N | Spring Odd Year | Katsumi Matsumoto | katsumi@umn.edu | ||||||||||||||||||
75 | 5403 | Computer Applications in Earth & Env Science | ESci 3403/ ESci 5403 | 3 | N | N | S | Max Bezada | mbezada@umn.edu | ||||||||||||||||||
76 | 5503 | Advanced Petrology | 2302, CHEM 1061, CHEM 1065, MATH 1372 or MATH 1272 or MATH 1572 | 3 | N | N | Fall Odd Year | Marc Hirschmann & Donna Whitney | mmh@umn.edu | dwhitney@umn.edu | |||||||||||||||||
77 | 5705 | Limnogeology & Paleoenvrionment | Instructor consent | 3 | N | N | Periodic Fall or Spring | Emi Ito | eito@umn.edu | ||||||||||||||||||
78 | 5805 | Standards & Practices Professional Geoscientists | 3 | N | N | S | Josh Feinberg | feinberg@umn.edu | |||||||||||||||||||
79 | 5971 | Field Hydrogeology | Instructor consent | ESci 4971W/ ESci 5971 | 2 | N | N | Sum | Crystal Ng, Peter K. Kang, & Scott Alexander | gcng@umn.edu | pkkang@umn.edu | ||||||||||||||||
80 | 5980 | Seminar - Current Topics in ES - Topics Course | 1 (4 max) | N/A | N/A | Periodic Fall and Spring | esci@umn.edu | ||||||||||||||||||||
81 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
82 | 8001 | Introductory Graduate Seminar | Grad student status in earth sci | 2 | N | N | F | Donna Whitney & Justin Revenaugh | dwhitney@umn.edu | justinr@umn.edu | |||||||||||||||||
83 | 8203 | Environmental Geophysics | Phys 1301 or equivalent | ESci 4203/ ESci 8203 | 3 | N | N | F | Bruce Moskowitz, Max Bezada, & Josh Feinberg | bmosk@umn.edu | mbezada@umn.edu | ||||||||||||||||
84 | 8204 | Geomag/Paleomagnetism | 2201, Phys 1302, Math 1272 or instructor consent | ESci 4204/ ESci 8204 | 3 | N | N | Periodic Spring | Bruce Moskowitz & Josh Feinberg | bmosk@umn.edu | feinberg@umn.edu | ||||||||||||||||
85 | 8243 | Principles of Rock Magnetism | 4204 or instructor consent | 1 (3 max) | N | N | Periodic Fall | Bruce Moskowitz | bmosk@umn.edu | ||||||||||||||||||
86 | 8333 | FTE Masters | Master's student, adviser and DGS consent | 1 | N/A | N/A | F/S/Sum | japetrie@umn.edu | |||||||||||||||||||
87 | 8353 | Phase Equilibrium in Mineral Systems | 4301, Chem 3501, Math 2243 | 3 | N | N | Periodic Fall | esci@umn.edu | |||||||||||||||||||
88 | 8354 | Igneous Petrology | 4301 or instructor consent | 3 | N | N | Periodic Fall | Marc Hirschmann | mmh@umn.edu | ||||||||||||||||||
89 | 8355 | Metamorphic Petrology | 8353 | 3 | N | N | Periodic Fall | Donna Whitney | dwhitney@umn.edu | ||||||||||||||||||
90 | 8401 | Aqueous Geochemistry | ESci 4401/ ESci 8401 | 3 | N | N | S | William Seyfried | wes@umn.edu | ||||||||||||||||||
91 | 8402 | Ocean Biogeochemistry | Chem 1021, Chem 1022 or instructor consent | 3 | N | N | Spring Even Year | Katsumi Matsumoto | katsumi@umn.edu | ||||||||||||||||||
92 | 8444 | FTE Doctoral | Doctoral student, adviser and DGS consent | 1 | N/A | N/A | F/S/Sum | japetrie@umn.edu | |||||||||||||||||||
93 | 8501 | Stuctural Geology | 2301 or instructor consent | ESci 4501/ ESci 8501 | 4 | Y | Y | F | Christian Teyssier | teyssier@umn.edu | hudle001@umn.edu | ||||||||||||||||
94 | 8502 | Tectonic Styles | 4501 or 8501 or instructor consent | ESci 4502/ ESci 8502 | 3 | Y | Y | Spring Even Year | Christian Teyssier | hudle001@umn.edu | |||||||||||||||||
95 | 8511 | Mechanics of Sediment Transport | CEGE 8511/ ESci 8511 | 3 | N | N | Periodic Spring | Chris Paola & Elizabeth Hill | cpaola@umn.edu | hillx758@umn.edu | |||||||||||||||||
96 | 8601 | Stream Restoration | Grad student in CE or ESCI or EEB or WRS or FW or BAE or FR or HORT or ENR or LA or SRSE or instructor consent | CEGE 8601/ EEB 8601/ ESci 8601 | 3 | N | N | F | Chris Paola | cpaola@umn.edu | |||||||||||||||||
97 | 8602 | Stream Restoration Practice | 8601 or CE 8601 | CEGE 8602/ EEB 8602/ ESci 8602 | 2 | N | N | Sum | Chris Paola | cpaola@umn.edu | |||||||||||||||||
98 | 8666 | Doctoral Pre-Thesis Credits | Doctoral student who has not passed prelim oral; no required consent for 1st/2nd registrations, up to 12 combined cr; dept consent for 3rd/4th registrations, up to 24 combined cr; doctoral student admitted before summer 2007 may register up to four times, up to 60 combined cr | 1 (6 max) | N/A | N/A | F/S/Sum | japetrie@umn.edu | |||||||||||||||||||
99 | 8701 | Geomorphology | ESci 4701/ ESci 8701 | 4 | Y | Y | F | Andy Wickert | awickert@umn.edu | ||||||||||||||||||
100 | 8777 | Thesis Credits: Masters | Max 18 cr per semester or summer; 10 cr total required [Plan A only] | 1 (18 max) | N/A | N/A | F/S/Sum | japetrie@umn.edu |