Department of Earth, Environmental & Planetary Sciences
All Courses
| Course Code | Short Title | Description | Most Recent Offering |
|---|---|---|---|
| EEPS0010 | Face of the Earth | This course covers the fundamental processes that have created and sculpted the Earth's surface, from the highest mountains to the deepest oceans; from… more of the description for EEPS0010 | Spring 2027 |
| EEPS0011 | Geology in the Real World: Intersections Between Geology and Society | Do you know how the Earth and its processes affect you? If you want to learn how geology influences the lives of everyone on Earth, this is the class for… more of the description for EEPS0011 | Summer 2017 |
| EEPS0030 | Climate and Climate Change | This course is designed to provide students with an understanding of the climate system on Earth, changes in Earth's climate over time, and interactions… more of the description for EEPS0030 | Fall 2017 |
| EEPS0050 | Mars, Moon, and the Earth | Space exploration has revealed an astonishing array of surface features on the planets and their satellites. Why are atmospheres on the planets different… more of the description for EEPS0050 | Fall 2026 |
| EEPS0070 | Introduction to Oceanography | Examines the ocean's role in Earth's global environment, emphasizing the dynamical interaction of the ocean with the atmosphere, biosphere, cryosphere… more of the description for EEPS0070 | Fall 2026 |
| EEPS0080 | Art in Flight: The Creative Exploration of Titan | Titan represents one of the most enigmatic and evocative frontiers in our solar system – a world where liquid methane falls as rain, waves crash against… more of the description for EEPS0080 | Fall 2026 |
| EEPS0100 | Surviving the Apocalypse: Earth’s Journey Through Natural Disasters Past and Present | The course explores Earth’s geological disasters, focusing on global changes over its long history We will work our way from past to present and explore… more of the description for EEPS0100 | Fall 2026 |
| EEPS0160A | Climate Justice | In this course, we will cover the science behind the climate crisis, explore the history of climate change, and study case studies of climate change… more of the description for EEPS0160A | Spring 2023 |
| EEPS0160B | FYS: Global Change: Ecology and Climate | No description on record. | No enrollment on record |
| EEPS0160C | Global Environmental Change | No description on record. | Last taught AY2013-14 (DEEPS records) |
| EEPS0160D | FYS: Living within the Landscape | No description on record. | No enrollment on record |
| EEPS0160E | Volcanos, Windows into the Deep Earth | Examines the physical and chemical principles controlling the generation of volcanoes and their different styles of eruption. Investigates where and why… more of the description for EEPS0160E | Fall 2019 |
| EEPS0160F | Patterns: in Nature, in Society | The shapes of plants and animals, of mountains and shorelines arise because nature dissapates energy as rapidly as possible. These morphological patterns… more of the description for EEPS0160F | Spring 2020 |
| EEPS0160G | Energy Resources | Most of our energy comes directly from the Earth - predominantly as fossil fuels, but also from geothermal, wind, and hydro sources. Developing… more of the description for EEPS0160G | Summer 2021 |
| EEPS0160H | FYS: Chicken Little or Armageddon? Past & Future Cosmic Threats | No description on record. | Last taught AY2011-12 (DEEPS records) |
| EEPS0160I | Diamonds | This class will connect the fascinating scientific story of diamonds with their equally fascinating role in history and society. This class will explore… more of the description for EEPS0160I | Fall 2026 |
| EEPS0160J | FYS: The Natural History of Great Writers: From Goethe to Steinbeck | No description on record. | Last taught AY2011-12 (DEEPS records) |
| EEPS0160K | Geology of Star Wars | A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, there was a universe filled with volcanic worlds, vast deserts hiding Kyber crystals, lush jungles teeming… more of the description for EEPS0160K | Fall 2026 |
| EEPS0160M | Natural Disasters | This First Year Seminar will explore natural disasters: the physical processes that cause them, and their effects on human life. Types of natural… more of the description for EEPS0160M | Spring 2026 |
| EEPS0160N | Monsters of the Abyss: Oceanography and Sea Tales | We will read from the logbooks of Cook, Darwin, Wallace, and Nansen. Their discoveries and expeditions inspired and were inspired by fiction that we will… more of the description for EEPS0160N | Fall 2025 |
| EEPS0160O | Extreme Weather: Exploring the Science Behind Nature's Most Intense Events | This first-year seminar introduces students to the science behind extreme weather phenomena. Students will explore the formation, behavior, and societal… more of the description for EEPS0160O | Fall 2025 |
| EEPS0160P | From Human Migration to Solving Crimes: The World of Forensic Isotopes | Chemistry, and isotope systems in particular, have wide-ranging applications that include unraveling the history of human migration, human diet, the role… more of the description for EEPS0160P | Spring 2026 |
| EEPS0160Q | Building the Solar System | In this First-Year Seminar we will explore the ingredients, processes, and timescales for building a planetary system like our own – the Solar System.… more of the description for EEPS0160Q | Fall 2024 |
| EEPS0160R | Geollywood: Geosciences in Hollywood | This course explores how Earth, environmental and planetary sciences are perceived by the public through Hollywood movies and TV shows. In this First Year… more of the description for EEPS0160R | Fall 2024 |
| EEPS0160S | Assembling Rhode Island | Rhode Island has existed as a state in the U.S. for over 200 years, but the land itself is the product of hundreds of millions of years of rich geologic… more of the description for EEPS0160S | Spring 2019 |
| EEPS0160W | Earth Science Behind Protest Movements | Exploitation of natural resources, contamination of water and air, and the response of the Earth system to human actions all lie at the root of protest… more of the description for EEPS0160W | Spring 2024 |
| EEPS0160Z | Mountains: Past, Present and Future | In this first-year seminar, students will learn about mountains from a variety of natural and social science perspectives. We will explore the geologic… more of the description for EEPS0160Z | Spring 2023 |
| EEPS0220 | Earth and Environmental Processes | How does plate tectonics create mountains, earthquakes and volcanoes? What processes drive climate change? How do humans exacerbate flooding and other… more of the description for EEPS0220 | Fall 2026 |
| EEPS0230 | Geochemistry: Earth and Planetary Materials and Processes | This course is an introduction to the formation of minerals and rocks, and the physico-chemical processes acting during planetary evolution. Topics… more of the description for EEPS0230 | Spring 2027 |
| EEPS0240 | Earth: Evolution of a Habitable Planet | Introduces Earth's surface environment evolution - climate, chemistry, and physical makeup. Uses Earth's carbon cycle to understand solar, tectonic, and… more of the description for EEPS0240 | Spring 2027 |
| EEPS0250 | Computational Approaches to Modelling and Quantitative Analysis in Natural Sciences: An Introduction | Application of numerical analysis to mathematical modelling in the natural sciences including topics such as ground water and glacier flow, earthquakes… more of the description for EEPS0250 | Fall 2025 |
| EEPS0300 | Sustainability of Earth Resources | Fossil fuels are not the only Earth resource we rely on in great quantities. Over 1.5 billion cell phones are made yearly; each using 64 different… more of the description for EEPS0300 | Spring 2020 |
| EEPS0310 | Fossil Record | No description on record. | Last taught AY2012-13 (DEEPS records) |
| EEPS0350 | GeoMath | Intended for undergraduates concentrating in geological and physical sciences or engineering, especially those interested in the quantitative study of… more of the description for EEPS0350 | Fall 2026 |
| EEPS0360 | Solving the Climate and Carbon Challenge | Course explores critical aspects of climate change through the lens of climate solutions, with the goal to equip students with knowledge and tools to… more of the description for EEPS0360 | Spring 2027 |
| EEPS0580 | Foundations of Physical Hydrology | No description on record. | Last taught AY2012-13 (DEEPS records) |
| EEPS0810 | Planetary Geology | This introductory level course will examine the evolution of our Solar System and the geology of planetary bodies, including Mercury, Venus, the Moon… more of the description for EEPS0810 | Spring 2026 |
| EEPS0820 | Dynamic Earth | This survey course explores fundamental geodynamical processes with an emphasis of how interior (mantle) dynamics influences Earth’s surface environment.… more of the description for EEPS0820 | Spring 2026 |
| EEPS0830 | Water in Our World | This course will focus on understanding natural and societal dimensions of the water cycle. The coming century will see substantial pressure on global… more of the description for EEPS0830 | Fall 2026 |
| EEPS0850 | Weather and Climate | Weather phenomena occur on short time scales, and form the basis for understanding climate, the study of changes over longer time scales. This course aims… more of the description for EEPS0850 | Spring 2027 |
| EEPS1100 | Global Physical/Descriptive Oceanography (not listed in Univ. Bulletin) | No description on record. | Last taught AY2012-13 (DEEPS records) |
| EEPS1110 | Descriptive Coastal and Estuarine Oceanography | An introduction to coastal and estuarine oceanography, focusing on ocean environments landward of the continental shelf/slope break. These environments… more of the description for EEPS1110 | Spring 2025 |
| EEPS1120 | Paleoceanography | An examination of the Cenozoic history of the world ocean with attention to the processes which have acted to change its circulation, climate, geometry… more of the description for EEPS1120 | Fall 2024 |
| EEPS1130 | Ocean Biogeochemical Cycles | A quantitative treatment of the cycling of biologically important elements in the world ocean. Special attention paid to the carbon system in the ocean… more of the description for EEPS1130 | Fall 2026 |
| EEPS1150 | Limnology: The Study of Lakes | This course will provide an interdisciplinary overview of the physics, chemistry, biology, and geology of lakes. Areas of emphasis will include the origin… more of the description for EEPS1150 | Spring 2023 |
| EEPS1220 | Climate Extremes and Human Rights: Winter Session in Geneva | People around the world are exposed to many hazardous extreme events, including wildfire, flood, heatwave and drought. The locations, frequency and… more of the description for EEPS1220 | Winter 2023 |
| EEPS1240 | Stratigraphy and Sedimentation | Introduction to depositional environments and processes responsible for formation of sedimentary rocks. Major sedimentary environments in the Recent are… more of the description for EEPS1240 | Fall 2026 |
| EEPS1245 | Air Pollution & Chemistry (ENVS 1245) | Interested students must register for ENVS 1245. | Fall 2019 |
| EEPS1250 | New England Field Geology | How do geologists know what happened on earth thousands to millions of years ago? What is their evidence? Can our own observations, measurements, and… more of the description for EEPS1250 | Fall 2025 |
| EEPS1270 | Geochemistry and Seismology of the Deep Earth | This course will explore how geochemistry and seismology are used to study the Earth’s deep interior. It will provide an overview of outstanding questions… more of the description for EEPS1270 | Spring 2025 |
| EEPS1300 | Terrestrial Biogeochemistry, Ecosystems and the Global Carbon Cycle | This course will explore the fundamental interactions between the biotic and abiotic components of the surface Earth system. Life on Earth depends on… more of the description for EEPS1300 | Fall 2024 |
| EEPS1300A | Terrestrial Biogeochemistry, Ecosystems and the Global Carbon Cycle (ENVS 1300A) | Interested students must register for ENVS 1300A. | Spring 2027 |
| EEPS1310 | Global Water Cycle | The goal of this class is to understand the physical principles and processes of the global water cycle. Topics include the climatic importance of water… more of the description for EEPS1310 | Spring 2026 |
| EEPS1320 | Introduction to Geographic Information Systems for Environmental Applications | This class serves as an introduction to Geographic Information Science (GIS). This innovative field explores the relationships between spatial information… more of the description for EEPS1320 | Fall 2026 |
| EEPS1330 | Global Environmental Remote Sensing | Introduction to physical principles of remote sensing across electromagnetic spectrum and application to the study of Earth's systems (oceans, atmosphere… more of the description for EEPS1330 | Spring 2027 |
| EEPS1340 | Machine Learning for the Earth and Environment | This course introduces science students to modern data science tools for exploratory data analysis, predictive modeling with machine learning, and… more of the description for EEPS1340 | Spring 2025 |
| EEPS1350 | Spatial Data Science | Spatial Data Science explores the application of statistical, computational, and geographic principles to analyze and derive insights from spatial data.… more of the description for EEPS1350 | Fall 2025 |
| EEPS1370 | Environmental Geochemistry | The course will examine the biogeochemical cycling, fate and transport of chemicals in the atmospheric and aquatic environments. Topics such as chemical… more of the description for EEPS1370 | Fall 2026 |
| EEPS1380 | Environmental Stable Isotopes | Introduction to the concepts, analytical methods, theory and environmental applications of stable H, O, C, N and S isotopes. In addition, there will be an… more of the description for EEPS1380 | Spring 2025 |
| EEPS1390 | Planetary Surface Processes | This course is designed to introduce students a variety of physical and chemical processes that shape and sculpt the surfaces of solid planetary bodies… more of the description for EEPS1390 | Spring 2027 |
| EEPS1400 | Climate Modeling I | An introduction to climate modeling, focusing on the fundamental principles of climate dynamics and the techniques used to simulate and understand the… more of the description for EEPS1400 | Fall 2026 |
| EEPS1400E | Climate Modeling I | This course provides an introduction to climate modeling, focusing on the fundamental principles of climate dynamics and the techniques used to simulate… more of the description for EEPS1400E | Fall 2025 |
| EEPS1410 | Mineralogy | Introduction to mineralogical processes on Earth and the terrestrial planets. Topics include: crystallography; crystal chemistry; fundamentals of… more of the description for EEPS1410 | Fall 2023 |
| EEPS1420 | Petrology | Introduction to the origin and evolution of igneous rocks. Topics include: physical properties of magma, thermodynamics and phase equilibria, igneous… more of the description for EEPS1420 | Fall 2026 |
| EEPS1430 | Atmospheric Circulation and Climate Dynamics | This course provides the physical foundation for understanding large-scale atmospheric circulation and its central role in shaping Earth’s climate system… more of the description for EEPS1430 | Fall 2026 |
| EEPS1440 | Gravitational Fields & Data Analysis | This course will explore the evolution of Earth and other worlds across the Solar System and unravel their mysteries using gravitational data. Gravity… more of the description for EEPS1440 | Spring 2025 |
| EEPS1450 | Structural Geology | Introduction to the geometry, kinematics and mechanics of rocks deformed by brittle fracture or faulting and ductile solid state flow, on scales from… more of the description for EEPS1450 | Spring 2025 |
| EEPS1470 | Sea Level Rise (And Fall) | This course will explore the many themes that surround the global problem of sea level rise. Moving from Earth’s early history to modern times, through… more of the description for EEPS1470 | Spring 2027 |
| EEPS1510 | Dynamic Meteorology | GEOL1510 invites you to explore the atmosphere as a dynamic, ever-moving system shaped by fundamental physical principles. Together we'll unravel how air… more of the description for EEPS1510 | Spring 2026 |
| EEPS1520 | Ocean Circulation and Climate | Examines physical characteristics, processes, and dynamics of the global ocean to understand circulation patterns and how they relate to ocean biology… more of the description for EEPS1520 | Spring 2027 |
| EEPS1530 | Polar Oceanography | Polar Oceanography examines the physical processes governing the behavior of the high-latitude (Arctic and Southern) oceans, with an emphasis on… more of the description for EEPS1530 | Fall 2025 |
| EEPS1560 | Global Tectonics | Plate tectonic theory and the evolution of continents and the seafloor. Emphasis on the structure and tectonics of western U.S. considering geological… more of the description for EEPS1560 | Spring 2022 |
| EEPS1580 | Quant Elements Phys Hydrology | No description on record. | Last taught AY2012-13 (DEEPS records) |
| EEPS1590 | Quantitative Modeling of Hydrologic Processes | No description on record. | Last taught AY2010-11 (DEEPS records) |
| EEPS1590A | Quantitative Modeling of Hydrologic Processes | No description on record. | No enrollment on record |
| EEPS1600 | Environmental and Engineering Geophysics | No description on record. | No enrollment on record |
| EEPS1605 | Glaciers and Climate Change (ENVS 1605) | Interested students must register for ENVS 1605. | Fall 2019 |
| EEPS1610 | Solid Earth Geophysics | A survey of basic geophysical techniques for determining the structure and dynamics of Earth's interior. Topics include: global structure from seismic… more of the description for EEPS1610 | Fall 2025 |
| EEPS1615 | Climate Change, Human Rights, and the Policy Process | The diminishing quality of Earth’s systems and resources carries profound implications for the fulfillment of human rights and aspirations. But even as… more of the description for EEPS1615 | Fall 2026 |
| EEPS1620 | Continuum Physics of the Solid Earth | Physics of the Earth with emphasis on fundamental physical principles and mathematical tools. Topics include application of: conductive and convective… more of the description for EEPS1620 | Spring 2022 |
| EEPS1630 | Introduction to Quantitative Glaciology | This class will focus on a quantitative understanding of glaciers. Topics will include glacier mass balance, energy balance in glaciers, ice deformation… more of the description for EEPS1630 | Spring 2027 |
| EEPS1650 | Earthquake Seismology | Seismology is a powerful tool for understanding earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions, and the physical and chemical properties of the Earth’s… more of the description for EEPS1650 | Spring 2026 |
| EEPS1660 | Rheology of the Crust & Mantle | No description on record. | Last taught AY2014-15 (DEEPS records) |
| EEPS1670 | Time Series Analysis & Modeling in Climate Sciences | This course introduces students to the fundamental principles and techniques of time series statistical analysis and modeling, focusing on APPLICATIONS in… more of the description for EEPS1670 | Fall 2026 |
| EEPS1690 | Introduction to Methods in Data Analysis | This class will be an overview of different ways one can quantitatively analyze data. Topics will include linear regression, least squares inversion… more of the description for EEPS1690 | Fall 2026 |
| EEPS1690C | Planetary Petrology | No description on record. | No enrollment on record |
| EEPS1700 | Climate Modeling II | Climate Modeling II is an advanced course that builds on foundational concepts introduced in Climate Modeling I (EEPS1400). The course offers students a… more of the description for EEPS1700 | Spring 2026 |
| EEPS1710 | Remote Sensing of Earth and Planetary Surfaces | Geologic applications of remotely sensed information derived from interaction of electromagnetic radiation (X-ray, gamma-ray, visible, near-IR, mid-IR… more of the description for EEPS1710 | Fall 2026 |
| EEPS1720 | Tackling Climate Change with Machine Learning | Explore recent work that leverages machine learning (ML) as a tool for tackling climate change, with a focus on climate science and climate adaptation. We… more of the description for EEPS1720 | Spring 2026 |
| EEPS1730 | Isotope Geochemistry | This course provides a comprehensive introduction to radiogenic and stable isotope geochemistry. Beginning with a brief overview of nuclear physics and… more of the description for EEPS1730 | Fall 2026 |
| EEPS1745 | Planetary System Design: A Team Project Course | Introduction to the research process for planetary systems. This upper-level undergraduate course includes a lecture phase that covers an overview of… more of the description for EEPS1745 | Spring 2021 |
| EEPS1750 | Geomorphology | Landscapes are one of the most accessible and striking parts of a planet’s geologic record. Because we live on Earth’s surface, landscapes and the forces… more of the description for EEPS1750 | Fall 2025 |
| EEPS1810 | Physics of Planetary Evolution | The course will explore and expose students to the fundamental physics necessary to understand how planetary bodies evolve. The evolution of planetary… more of the description for EEPS1810 | Fall 2020 |
| EEPS1820 | Geophysical Fluid Dynamics: Rotating, Stratified Turbulence Edition | Explores theories of the large-scale ocean and atmosphere, including quasigeostrophic, planetary geostrophic, and shallow water equations. Topics will… more of the description for EEPS1820 | Spring 2026 |
| EEPS1870 | Mass Spectrometry and Chromatography Techniques for Organic Analysis | The overall goal of the course is to introduce the latest techniques in gas and liquid chromatography, mass spectrometry for analyzing various organic… more of the description for EEPS1870 | Spring 2026 |
| EEPS1930P | Mathematics and Climate (APMA 1930P). | Interested students must register for APMA 1930P. | Spring 2025 |
| EEPS1940 | Undergraduate Research in Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences | Designed for undergraduates to participate, individually or in small groups, in research projects mentored by the DEEPS faculty. A minimum of 12 hours per… more of the description for EEPS1940 | Spring 2027 |
| EEPS1950B | Atmospheric Chemistry | Earth’s atmosphere touches everything on the surface of our planet has evolved, from the first signs of life on land and in the oceans to today’s This… more of the description for EEPS1950B | Fall 2018 |
| EEPS1950C | Planetary Materials | No description on record. | No enrollment on record |
| EEPS1950D | Field & Tectonics Seminar | No description on record. | Last taught AY2012-13 (DEEPS records) |
| EEPS1950F | Geomicrobiology | No description on record. | Last taught AY2013-14 (DEEPS records) |
| EEPS1950G | Astrophysical & Dynamical Processes in Planetary Science | No description on record. | Last taught AY2013-14 (DEEPS records) |
| EEPS1950H | Gravitational Fields and Data Analyses | The course will cover fundamental and cutting-edge methods applied to Earth and planetary gravity data acquired by spacecraft, aircraft, sea, and surface… more of the description for EEPS1950H | Fall 2019 |
| EEPS1950M | Special Topics in Geological Sciences: Geoengineering Or, The Unnatural World | Examines the processes, dynamics, and consequences of geoengineering, or intentional climate intervention, approaches to controlling climate change.… more of the description for EEPS1950M | Fall 2017 |
| EEPS1950P | Special Topics in Geological Sciences: The Arctic | This course blends principles of physical and social science with regional focus on the Arctic Ocean and northern areas of eight Arctic nations encircling… more of the description for EEPS1950P | Fall 2019 |
| EEPS1950X | Magma Oceans (not listed in Univ. Bulletin) | No description on record. | Last taught AY2015-16 (DEEPS records) |
| EEPS1950Z | To the Moon and Back: Lunar Exploration from Antiquity to Apollo to Artemis | No description on record. | Fall 2023 |
| EEPS1960A | Earthquakes and the Rheology of the Crust and Mantle | Introduces the principles of rock rheology and uses them to describe brittle and ductile deformation processes in the crust and mantle .Topics to be… more of the description for EEPS1960A | Spring 2024 |
| EEPS1960B | Special Topics in Geological Sciences: Physical Hydrology | Physical Hydrology is the description of processes that involve the transport of aqueous fluids in the subsurface of the Planets. We will learn about the… more of the description for EEPS1960B | Spring 2025 |
| EEPS1960C | Planetary Petrology | This course is intended for undergraduate and graduate students who have some background in mineralogy and petrology and who are interested in the origin… more of the description for EEPS1960C | Spring 2022 |
| EEPS1960D | Machine Learning for the Earth and Environment | This course introduces science students to modern data science tools for exploratory data analysis, predictive modeling with machine learning, and… more of the description for EEPS1960D | Spring 2022 |
| EEPS1960F | Patterns: in Nature, in Society | The shapes of plants and animals, of mountains and shorelines arise because nature dissipates energy as rapidly as possible. These morphological patterns… more of the description for EEPS1960F | Spring 2023 |
| EEPS1960G | Geo-, Environmental + Planetary Sciences’ curriculum design + teaching pract. for local high school | A practical introduction to Geo-, Environmental and Planetary Sciences’ curriculum design and teaching with a strong “learning by teaching” component. You… more of the description for EEPS1960G | Spring 2024 |
| EEPS1960H | The Early Earth | Primary focus on evolution of the solid Earth (core, mantle, crust) but will also include discussion of the Archean hydrosphere, atmosphere and biosphere.… more of the description for EEPS1960H | Spring 2022 |
| EEPS1960J | Reactions & Rheology: Chemical & Mechanical Kinetics in Mineral Systems | No description on record. | Last taught AY2015-16 (DEEPS records) |
| EEPS1960K | Carbon Cycle Seminar | No description on record. | Last taught AY2009-10 (DEEPS records) |
| EEPS1960L | Foundational Readings in the Earth Sciences | This class focuses on the reading and discussion of a number of foundational and highly influential papers in the Earth sciences. Topics of papers will… more of the description for EEPS1960L | Spring 2021 |
| EEPS1960M | Lab and Field methods in Hydrology | No description on record. | No enrollment on record |
| EEPS1960N | Seminar in Analytical Geochemistry | No description on record. | Spring 2023 |
| EEPS1960W | El Niño, Climate Variability and Change | No description on record. | Spring 2023 |
| EEPS1960X | Ocean, Cryosphere, and Sea Level Change | Or IPCC and you can, too! Interested in finding out how big climate science gets done? This graduate and undergraduate reading and writing seminar will… more of the description for EEPS1960X | Spring 2022 |
| EEPS1960Z | Physical Volcanology | Physical Volcanology blends aspects of petrology, geochemistry with mechanics and geophysics with the goal of revealing the dynamics that governs the… more of the description for EEPS1960Z | Spring 2026 |
| EEPS1970 | Undergraduate Senior Thesis Course | Preparation of senior thesis project. Required of candidates for the degree of Bachelor of Science with a concentration in DEEPS. Students must be in the… more of the description for EEPS1970 | Spring 2027 |
| EEPS2300 | Mathematical and Computational Earth Sciences | For graduate students interested in quantitative study of the Earth in geological, physical, or engineering sciences. Mathematical topics to be introduced… more of the description for EEPS2300 | Fall 2023 |
| EEPS2310 | Graduate Seminar on Scientific Writing and Research Design | Research design, technical writing, and oral presentations are key elements of what Earth, environmental, and planetary scientists do. The purpose of this… more of the description for EEPS2310 | Spring 2021 |
| EEPS2330 | Advanced Remote Sensing | Strategies and the physical principles behind the quantitative extraction of geophysical and biophysical properties from remotely sensed data. Emphasis on… more of the description for EEPS2330 | Fall 2020 |
| EEPS2350 | Quaternary Climatology Seminar | Discussion of current problems in paleoclimatology and global climate change. Students analyze the primary literature, and do original analyses of their… more of the description for EEPS2350 | Fall 2024 |
| EEPS2400 | Life Beyond Earth | This course will explore the questions of What is Life and Where does Life Exist? The course will utilize peer-reviewed literature and textbook… more of the description for EEPS2400 | Spring 2020 |
| EEPS2410 | Kinetics of Geochemical Processes | Emphasizes kinetic theories and their geological applications. Topics include: rate laws of chemical reaction, rates of chemical weathering; fundamentals… more of the description for EEPS2410 | Fall 2024 |
| EEPS2430 | Igneous Petrology | Study of mineral equilibria in igneous rocks in relation to theoretical and experimental studies in silicate systems. Principles of the origin and… more of the description for EEPS2430 | Fall 2022 |
| EEPS2440 | Petrogenesis of Metamorphic Rocks | No description on record. | No enrollment on record |
| EEPS2450 | Exchange Scholar Program | No description on record. | Spring 2026 |
| EEPS2460 | Phase Equilibria | Principles of thermodynamics and phase equilibria in unary, binary, ternary, and multicomponent systems using analytical and graphical methods. Other… more of the description for EEPS2460 | Fall 2024 |
| EEPS2520 | Numerical Geodynamics | No description on record. | Last taught AY2013-14 (DEEPS records) |
| EEPS2630 | Interpretation Theory in Geophysics | Use basic statistical theory and its matrix algebra representation and modern approaches for the optimum design of experiments, constructing model… more of the description for EEPS2630 | Spring 2020 |
| EEPS2650 | Advanced Seismology | The theory of modern seismology will be applied to imaging of Earth structure (from local to global scales) and determination of earthquake source models.… more of the description for EEPS2650 | Fall 2024 |
| EEPS2730 | Isotope Geochemistry | A survey course emphasizing fundamental principles in isotope geochemistry, including nuclear systematics, nucleosynthesis, geochronological and stable… more of the description for EEPS2730 | Spring 2021 |
| EEPS2800 | The Chemistry and Mineralogy of Mars | No description on record. | No enrollment on record |
| EEPS2810 | Planetary Science Seminar | New data for the Moon and Mercury from recent missions (including Chanrayaan-1, Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, GRAIL and MESSENGER) permit new insights… more of the description for EEPS2810 | Fall 2019 |
| EEPS2840 | Asteroids and Meteorites | Compositional and petrographic characteristics of meteorites are examined along with the physical and compositional diversity of asteroids and other small… more of the description for EEPS2840 | Fall 2023 |
| EEPS2850 | Regolith Processes | No description on record. | No enrollment on record |
| EEPS2860 | Planetary Volcanology | No description on record. | Last taught AY2013-14 (DEEPS records) |
| EEPS2870 | Planetary Evolution – Origin/Evolution of the Moon: Touchstone for Understanding Planets | The Moon forms a fundamental baseline for our understanding of the origin of planets and their early evolution, in terms of primary and secondary crustal… more of the description for EEPS2870 | Spring 2020 |
| EEPS2880 | Planetary Cratering | Impact cratering is arguably the most pervasive geologic process in the solar system. This course will study the physical process of impact cratering and… more of the description for EEPS2880 | Spring 2019 |
| EEPS2910A | Problems in Antarctic Dry Valley Geoscience | No description on record. | No enrollment on record |
| EEPS2910B | Advanced Remote Sensing and GIS | No description on record. | No enrollment on record |
| EEPS2910C | The Global Nitrogen Cycle | No description on record. | Last taught AY2009-10 (DEEPS records) |
| EEPS2910D | The Science of Comets and the CAESAR Sample Return Mission | This seminar explores comets and their significance in understanding the solar system’s evolution. Through reading seminal and/or review papers and… more of the description for EEPS2910D | Spring 2025 |
| EEPS2910E | Miocene: Prelude to Ice Ages | No description on record. | Last taught AY2011-12 (DEEPS records) |
| EEPS2910F | Earthquake Mechanics, Rheology | No description on record. | No enrollment on record |
| EEPS2910G | Dynamcs of Ice Sheets/Glaciers | No description on record. | Last taught AY2012-13 (DEEPS records) |
| EEPS2910H | Geophysical Phenomena Across the Solar System | This graduate level course will survey the current state of knowledge for geophysical processes and mechanisms related to the formation and evolution of… more of the description for EEPS2910H | Spring 2022 |
| EEPS2910I | Marine Geophysical Techniques | No description on record. | Last taught AY2010-11 (DEEPS records) |
| EEPS2910J | Early Evolution of the Solar System | The so-called NC-CC dichotomy describes the fundamental difference in the genetic make-up of inner (‘non-carbonaceous’) and outer (‘carbonaceous’) Solar… more of the description for EEPS2910J | Fall 2024 |
| EEPS2910K | Understanding the Mantle, Ice Sheets and their Interactions in Antarctica | This course will explore the processes that connect the Earth's mantle, ice sheets and sea-level, using Antarctica as a focus. Themes will include: the… more of the description for EEPS2910K | Spring 2025 |
| EEPS2910L | Planetary Crusts (not listed in Univ. Bulletin) | No description on record. | Last taught AY2015-16 (DEEPS records) |
| EEPS2910M | The Changing Arctic | What is the fate of the Arctic and high latitude regions in a warming world? This course explores how the Arctic is changing and its implications to the… more of the description for EEPS2910M | Fall 2018 |
| EEPS2910N | Melt and Melting in the Mantle and Crust | This seminar focuses on the presence, distribution and composition of melts in the upper mantle and their transport from the mantle to the crust. The… more of the description for EEPS2910N | Fall 2026 |
| EEPS2910P | Origin and Evolution of Planetary Systems | The goal of this course is to introduce students to our current understanding of how planetary systems form and evolve. We will focus on the physical… more of the description for EEPS2910P | Spring 2020 |
| EEPS2910T | Lattice Boltzmann Modeling in Natural Sciences | Introduction to the lattice Boltzmann method for solving problems such as diffusion in complex media, fluid dynamics, porous and reactive transport… more of the description for EEPS2910T | Fall 2024 |
| EEPS2910U | Terrestrial Paleoclimatology Seminar | Discussion of current methodological and conceptual advances in terrestrial paleoclimatology. We will interrogate datasets derived from lake sediments… more of the description for EEPS2910U | Spring 2024 |
| EEPS2910V | DEI in STEM Seminar | The purpose of this graduate seminar is to build discourse around the state of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in STEM fields, with a focus on… more of the description for EEPS2910V | Spring 2024 |
| EEPS2910W | The Ice Ages: How We Got Here | No description on record. | Fall 2022 |
| EEPS2910X | Topics in Geophysics | The course will be focused on geophysical studies of the Earth’s crust, lithosphere, and asthenosphere. Through reading and discussion of historical and… more of the description for EEPS2910X | Fall 2020 |
| EEPS2910Y | The Origin and Evolution of the Moon: A Geochemical Perspective | Have you ever looked up at the night sky, seen a giant white ball floating in the sky, and wondered what is that? Where did it come from? What is it made… more of the description for EEPS2910Y | Spring 2024 |
| EEPS2910Z | Trace Element Geochemistry | A course on the abundance, distribution, and fractionation of trace elements in geochemical systems. Potential topics include (1) abundance of trace… more of the description for EEPS2910Z | Fall 2021 |
| EEPS2920A | Measuring Climate and Environmental Change with Geophysical Data | This course will explore new approaches to measuring and modeling climate and environmental processes with geophysical data. Numerous processes in the… more of the description for EEPS2920A | Spring 2022 |
| EEPS2920B | Special Topics: Ocean Worlds | The goal of this course is to introduce students to the ocean worlds of the Solar System (excluding Earth). We will focus on the physical processes that… more of the description for EEPS2920B | Spring 2017 |
| EEPS2920C | The Sedimentary Rock Cycle of Mars and Earth | This course consists of a mixture of instructor and student-led discussions on topics related to the sedimentary rock cycle on Mars as viewed through the… more of the description for EEPS2920C | Spring 2025 |
| EEPS2920D | Introduction to Geochemical Modeling | Continuum descriptions of mass transfer in geochemical cycles. Topics include: fundamentals of diffusive and advective mass transfer, kinetics of… more of the description for EEPS2920D | Fall 2026 |
| EEPS2920E | Introduction to Organic Geochemistry | Mainly literature critiques and seminars, supplemented by introductory lectures. Topics include organic biomarkers, analytical methodologies, natural… more of the description for EEPS2920E | Spring 2024 |
| EEPS2920F | Kinetics of Mineralogical and Petrological Processes | No description on record. | No enrollment on record |
| EEPS2920G | Special Topics in Geological Sciences:Exoplanet Seminar | The goal of this course is to introduce students to the study of planets orbiting other stars. Learning outcomes: Recognize the methods for detection and… more of the description for EEPS2920G | Spring 2019 |
| EEPS2920H | Past Variations in the Global Carbon Cycle | This course will examine variations in the earth's carbon cycle over multiple time scales. We will examine geological tools that measure rates of carbon… more of the description for EEPS2920H | Fall 2017 |
| EEPS2920I | Special Topics: Dynamics of Tropical Climate and Ecosystem | In this course, we will discuss two major themes: climate of tropics and how climate influences tropical ecosystem. Major topics include Hadley… more of the description for EEPS2920I | Spring 2024 |
| EEPS2920J | The Source of Liquid Water in the Nochian History of Mars | Fluvial valley networks, open-basin lakes and closed basin lakes are all testimony to the presence of abundant liquid water during earliest Mars history… more of the description for EEPS2920J | Spring 2017 |
| EEPS2920K | Special Topics in Geological Sciences: The Hydrological Cycle on Mars: Evidence for Oceans | Ocean-scale bodies of water may have occupied the northern lowlands of Mars at two times: 1) Late Noachian, when geologic evidence suggests a “warm and… more of the description for EEPS2920K | Spring 2018 |
| EEPS2920L | Evolution of the Moon 2 | No description on record. | Last taught AY2011-12 (DEEPS records) |
| EEPS2920M | Monsoons and Climate | Students will become familiar with the variability and mechanisms underlying monsoonal climates. The Quaternary is characterized by the evolution of… more of the description for EEPS2920M | Spring 2021 |
| EEPS2920N | Problems Antartic Dry Valley Geoscience | The Antarctic Dry Valleys represent an extreme hyperarid polar desert environment. Their geomorphology records the range of processes operating in these… more of the description for EEPS2920N | Spring 2019 |
| EEPS2920O | Physics of Melt Migration | No description on record. | Last taught AY2011-12 (DEEPS records) |
| EEPS2920P | Special Topics in Geological Sciences:Geological History of Mars | In many ways, Mars is the most Earth-like planet in the Solar System and may have once had a climate conducive to the origin and evolution of life. We… more of the description for EEPS2920P | Spring 2019 |
| EEPS2920Q | Rheological Boundaries in the Earth | No description on record. | No enrollment on record |
| EEPS2920R | Evolution of the Moon | Petrological, geochemical, and geophysical observations, physical and chemical processes relevant to the formation and evolution of the Moon. | Fall 2024 |
| EEPS2920S | Continental Cratons | No description on record. | Last taught AY2014-15 (DEEPS records) |
| EEPS2920T | Science Applications of Lunar Spectroscopy | No description on record. | No enrollment on record |
| EEPS2920U | Climate Variations | This course will examine the geologic record of lake basins on decadal to million-year time-scales. Students will gain hands-on experience with techniques… more of the description for EEPS2920U | Spring 2017 |
| EEPS2920V | Terrestrial Nitrogen & Carbon Cycling | No description on record. | Last taught AY2013-14 (DEEPS records) |
| EEPS2920W | Numerical Climate Change Scenarios for Southern New England | No description on record. | Last taught AY2011-12 (DEEPS records) |
| EEPS2920X | Origins | Questions related to the origins of our solar system and life as we know, remain among the most sought out questions by humanity. The course will utilize… more of the description for EEPS2920X | Spring 2026 |
| EEPS2920Y | Frontiers in Solid Earth Geochemistry | The course will cover current research topics in the field of solid Earth geochemistry. Topics include (but are not limited to): trace elements, isotopes… more of the description for EEPS2920Y | Spring 2023 |
| EEPS2920Z | The Evolution of Lacustrine Ecosystems | No description on record. | No enrollment on record |
| EEPS2950 | Ocean, Cryosphere, and Sea Level Change | Interested in finding out how big climate science gets done? This graduate reading and writing seminar will emphasize the study of the breakthrough… more of the description for EEPS2950 | Fall 2018 |
| EEPS2970 | Preliminary Examination Preparation | For graduate students who have met the tuition requirement and are paying the registration fee to continue active enrollment while preparing for a preliminary examination. | Spring 2017 |
| EEPS2980 | Research in Geological Sciences | Section numbers vary by instructor. Please check Banner for the correct section number and CRN to use when registering for this course. Enrollment is restricted to graduate students only. | Spring 2027 |
| EEPS2990 | Thesis Preparation | For graduate students who have met the residency requirement and are continuing research on a full time basis. | Spring 2027 |