Introductory Graduate Seminar part of Courses
This is a course for first-semester graduate students, with the following aims: (1) introduce the varied research being done by different groups in the department; (2) help new grad students develop and strengthen ...

Untold Stories in Geosciences: Social and Historical Contexts of the Development of Geosciences as a Discipline part of Courses
Through reading discussions and writing assignments, this class investigates 1) how a set of founding principles in geosciences was established on the basis of scientific racism and colonialism; 2) how the history ...

Python Programming for Earth Science Students part of Courses
Computers are essential to all modern Earth Science research. We use them for compiling and analyzing data, preparing illustrations like maps or data plots, writing manuscripts, and so on. This class teaches how to ...

Introductory Earth System Science Lab part of Courses
Earth Systems Science lab is designed to accompany Earth Systems Science lecture (ERTH 101) to provide hands-on opportunities for students to practice geoscientific inquiry. Students will examine Earth materials ...

Environment and Society part of Integrate:Workshops and Webinars:Teaching Environmental Justice: Interdisciplinary Approaches:Courses
This is an introductory course focused on the interactions between human activities and the environment, and is taught through the study of several environmental issues including water, energy, climate change, air ...

Introduction to Environmental Studies part of Courses
The material covers the ecological and physical aspects of environmental change and the socioeconomic, political, and technological factors that influence the quality of life on Earth. Short course videos and ...

Fundamentals of Geospatial Information Systems part of Integrate:Workshops and Webinars:Putting Sustainability into Action workshop:Courses
The purpose of this course to introduce students to the fundamentals of Geospatial Information Systems (GIS) theory and technologies through the use of problem solving and spatial thinking skills. The approach used ...

Environmental Justice and Sustainability part of Integrate:Workshops and Webinars:Teaching Environmental Justice: Interdisciplinary Approaches:Courses
The course investigates the ethical and moral dimensions of environmental choices, and the legal, philosophical, political, and economic underpinnings of various theories of justice. A major focus is the ...

Environmental Justice part of Integrate:Workshops and Webinars:Teaching Environmental Justice: Interdisciplinary Approaches:Courses
This course explores the justice implications of environmental problems by examining the history of the environmental justice movement, current conceptions and definitions of environmental justice, and case study ...

An Introduction to MATLAB for Geoscientists part of Teaching Computation with MATLAB:Teaching with MATLAB 2015:Course Descriptions
This is an intensive 3-day course with no pre-requisites. It provides an introduction to MATLAB through interactive examples and hands-on problem solving. The course aims to provide students with a basic knowledge ...