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EACS391

Seminar in Appalachian Geology

Subject code

EACS

Course Number

391

Instructor(s)

Department/Program Faculty

Course Long Title

Seminar in Appalachian Geology

Description

A study of the Appalachian Mountain Belt and the tectonic evolution of the Appalachian Mountains. Plate tectonic models that are particularly helpful are discussed in detail. Students are expected to conduct independent work and give oral and written reports. Fieldwork may include several day trips and an overnight traverse through the northern Appalachians of Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine. Prerequisite(s): any 200-level earth and climate sciences course.

Writing Credit

No writing credit

Class Restriction

Exclude First Years