EPS 101: How the Earth Works - An Introduction to Geology. (3)
A fascinating tour of our active planet. Explore earth materials (rocks and minerals), the continents’ motions and related origins of earthquakes, volcanoes, mountain building, oceans, landscapes, natural energy and economic resources, global warming and other topics.
Meets New Mexico Lower Division General Education Common Core Curriculum Area III: Science. (NMCCN 1114)
Students are encouraged but not required to enroll concurrently in EPS 105L.

EPS 105L: Physical Geology Laboratory. (1)
Minerals, rocks, and topographic and geological maps; field trips.
Meets New Mexico Lower Division General Education Common Core Curriculum Area III: Science. (NMCCN 1114)
Pre- or Corequisite: EPS 101.

EPS 110: Topics in Earth Sciences. (1-3 to a maximum of 3)
Eight to sixteen week course on selected topics relating directly to the human experience, e.g., Volcanoes, Extinctions, Weather, Earthquakes, New Mexico’s Water, Soils, Nuclear Hazards, Geomagnetism, Albuquerque’s Field Geology and the Geology of Everyday Life.

EPS 115: Geological Disasters. (3)
Causes and effects of disastrous geological events, including earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, tsunamis, landslides and floods.

EPS 201L: Earth History (4)
Origin and history of the earth including age of the planet and dating of rocks, changing configurations of oceans and continents as a result of plate tectonics, records of climate change, history of formation and erosion of mountain chains, origin and evolution of life and causes of extinction. Required field trip and lab exercises permit understanding of how Earth history is interpreted from the geologic rock record.
Meets New Mexico Lower Division General Education Common Core Curriculum Area III: Science
Prerequisite: EPS 101 or ENVS 101; Pre- or corequisite: EPS 105L or ENVS 102L.

EPS 203: Earth Resources and Environment (3)
Geologic context for the occurrence of metals, industrial minerals, water, and energy resources on Earth, Environmental ramifications of resource exploration, exploitation and use and local, national and global environmental lawas and treaties governing those activities.
Prerequisite: EPS 101 or ENVS 101 recommended.

EPS 251: Meteorology. (3)
Description of weather phenomena, principles of atmospheric motion, weather map analysis and weather prediction.
(Also offered as GEOG 251)

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