— Astrobiology

Prerequisites & course information

Course Description: Origin, evolution and distribution of life in our solar system and the Universe. Detecting habitable worlds, Drake equations, necessities and raw materials for life, philosophical implications of the search for life elsewhere. Learning Activities: Lecture 3 hour(s). Credit Limitation(s): Not open for credit to students who have taken GEL 028 . Grade Mode: Letter. General Education: Science & Engineering (SE); Scientific Literacy (SL). This course version is effective from, and including: Fall Quarter 2026. Learning Activities: Lecture 3 hour(s). Credit Limitation(s): Not open for credit to students who have taken GEL 028 . Grade Mode: Letter. General Education: Science & Engineering (SE); Scientific Literacy (SL).