Earth and Planetary Sciences

2026-2027

110 courses

EPS 1Introduction to Geology (EARTHSYS 11)
EPS 101Earth Materials: Introduction to Mineralogy
EPS 102Introduction to Sedimentology and Stratigraphy (EPS 202)
EPS 104Introduction to Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology
EPS 105Introduction to Field Methods (EPS 405)
EPS 107Journey to the Center of the Earth (EPS 207, GEOPHYS 184, GEOPHYS 274)
EPS 111Fundamentals of Structural Geology
EPS 112Geomorphology: The Mechanics of Earth's Landscapes (CEE 112E, CEE 212E, EARTHSYS 112G, EARTHSYS 212G, EPS 212, ESS 137, ESS 237, GEOPHYS 113, GEOPHYS 213)
EPS 118Out of this World: The Science of Science Fiction (EPS 218)
EPS 119Formation and Dynamics of Planets (EPS 219, GEOPHYS 109, GEOPHYS 209)
EPS 120Planetary Surface Processes: Shaping the Landscape of the Solar System (EPS 220, GEOPHYS 119, GEOPHYS 219)
EPS 124Introduction to Planetary Science (AA 124, ESS 125, GEOPHYS 124)
EPS 125Atmospheric Evolution of Rocky Planets (EPS 225)
EPS 127Planetary Science Reading (EPS 227, GEOPHYS 126, GEOPHYS 226)
EPS 128Evolution of Terrestrial Ecosystems (EARTHSYS 128, EPS 228)
EPS 129Paleomagnetism (EPS 229, GEOPHYS 139, GEOPHYS 239)
EPS 131Geochemical Instrumentation and Analysis: so you've collected a sample, now what? (EPS 231)
EPS 135Sedimentary Geochemistry and Analysis (EPS 235)
EPS 136Macroevolution (BIO 136, BIO 236, EPS 236)
EPS 137The Sixth Extinction (and the Other Five) (EARTHSYS 127A, EARTHSYS 227A, EPS 237)
EPS 139500 Million Years of Land Plant Evolution (EPS 239)
EPS 140Data Science for Geoscience (EARTHSYS 240, ENERGY 240, EPS 240, ESS 239)
EPS 150Senior Seminar: Issues in Earth Sciences
EPS 161Quantitative Methods in Paleobiology (EPS 261)
EPS 164Geochemical Thermodynamics (EPS 264)
EPS 171Mining and the Green Transition (EARTHSYS 171, EARTHSYS 271, ENERGY 161, ENERGY 261, EPS 271)
EPS 171FMining and the Green Transition: Yukon Field Trip
EPS 180Magmatic and Eruptive Processes (EPS 280)
EPS 183Astrobiology and Space Exploration
EPS 189Tectonics Field Trip (EPS 289, GEOPHYS 108, GEOPHYS 214)
EPS 190Research in the Field (EPS 295)
EPS 192Undergraduate Research in Earth & Planetary Sciences
EPS 193Scientific Knowledge Applied to Real-World Challenges
EPS 194Technology, International Security, and Sustainability (EPS 204)
EPS 195Planetary and Geological Optical Remote Sensing (AA 132, AA 232, EPS 245, GEOPHYS 192, GEOPHYS 244)
EPS 196Finding a Habitable Planet: The search for exoplanets (AA 133, AA 233, EPS 296)
EPS 197Senior Thesis
EPS 199Honors Program
EPS 2Chemistry of the Earth and Planets (EARTHSYS 2)
EPS 20The Geoscience of Environmental Justice
EPS 202Introduction to Sedimentology and Stratigraphy (EPS 102)
EPS 204Technology, International Security, and Sustainability (EPS 194)
EPS 205Fundamentals of Geobiology (EARTHSYS 205A, ESS 205)
EPS 206Topics in Organismal Paleobiology
EPS 207Journey to the Center of the Earth (EPS 107, GEOPHYS 184, GEOPHYS 274)
EPS 208Topics in Geobiology (ESS 208)
EPS 210Geologic Evolution of the Western U.S. Cordillera
EPS 211Special Topics in Paleobotany
EPS 212Geomorphology: The Mechanics of Earth's Landscapes (CEE 112E, CEE 212E, EARTHSYS 112G, EARTHSYS 212G, EPS 112, ESS 137, ESS 237, GEOPHYS 113, GEOPHYS 213)
EPS 212BGeomorphology Reading Group: The Mechanics of Earth's Landscapes
EPS 216An Introduction to Quantitative X-ray Microanalysis (GEOPHYS 236, MATSCI 236)
EPS 217Earth and Planetary Processes and Mechanics (EPS 3)
EPS 218Out of this World: The Science of Science Fiction (EPS 118)
EPS 219Formation and Dynamics of Planets (EPS 119, GEOPHYS 109, GEOPHYS 209)
EPS 220Planetary Surface Processes: Shaping the Landscape of the Solar System (EPS 120, GEOPHYS 119, GEOPHYS 219)
EPS 225Atmospheric Evolution of Rocky Planets (EPS 125)
EPS 226The Geologic Carbon Cycle
EPS 227Planetary Science Reading (EPS 127, GEOPHYS 126, GEOPHYS 226)
EPS 228Evolution of Terrestrial Ecosystems (EARTHSYS 128, EPS 128)
EPS 229Paleomagnetism (EPS 129, GEOPHYS 139, GEOPHYS 239)
EPS 230Laboratory Characterization of Properties of Rocks and Geomaterials
EPS 231Geochemical Instrumentation and Analysis: so you've collected a sample, now what? (EPS 131)
EPS 233Planetary Geophysics: Theory, Observational Techniques and Data Analysis (AA 234, GEOPHYS 243)
EPS 235Sedimentary Geochemistry and Analysis (EPS 135)
EPS 236Macroevolution (BIO 136, BIO 236, EPS 136)
EPS 237The Sixth Extinction (and the Other Five) (EARTHSYS 127A, EARTHSYS 227A, EPS 137)
EPS 239500 Million Years of Land Plant Evolution (EPS 139)
EPS 240Data Science for Geoscience (EARTHSYS 240, ENERGY 240, EPS 140, ESS 239)
EPS 245Planetary and Geological Optical Remote Sensing (AA 132, AA 232, EPS 195, GEOPHYS 192, GEOPHYS 244)
EPS 251Sedimentary Basins
EPS 254Sedimentology and Rock Physics of Carbonates (GEOPHYS 254)
EPS 261Quantitative Methods in Paleobiology (EPS 161)
EPS 262Life and Landscape Linkages Seminar
EPS 264Geochemical Thermodynamics (EPS 164)
EPS 271Mining and the Green Transition (EARTHSYS 171, EARTHSYS 271, ENERGY 161, ENERGY 261, EPS 171)
EPS 280Magmatic and Eruptive Processes (EPS 180)
EPS 282Interpretative Methods in Detrital Geochronology
EPS 283Thermochronology and Crustal Evolution
EPS 284Rates and Dates of Geomorphic Processes
EPS 289Tectonics Field Trip (EPS 189, GEOPHYS 108, GEOPHYS 214)