EARTH 485
Telling Time: Geochronology and the Story of Earth
Students synthesize geologic concepts to gain an applied understanding of geochronology. Each week, the class focuses on important events in Earth's history -from planetary accretion, to mass extinctions, to historical environmental changes- as vehicles to understand how geochronology is used to address geological problems.
Prerequisites & course information
An intro geology class (EARTH 116 or EARTH 119 or EARTH 120) and EARTH 315; or graduate standing. (Prerequisites enforced at registration.) (4). (BS). May not be repeated for credit. Rackham credit requires additional work.
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027
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Catalogue variants
- Telling Time: Geochronology and the Story of Earth · 4 · Graduate credit