Course Description

Earth's origin, composition, structure, and natural resources. Global and local examples of plate tectonics as the driving force for volcanism, mountain building, and earthquakes. Imaging Earth's interior and exploring its dynamic interaction with the surface. Environmental geoscience and sustainability. [Credit cannot be obtained for both EOSC 110 and GEOG 101,103]

UBC Calendar

For a full listing of course offerings please see the UBC calendar description

Learning Goals

By the end of this course, students should be able to:

1. Describe the dynamic processes that form Earth’s materials, produce its internal structure, and shape its surface features

2. Appreciate the influence of geologic time on the processes that shape our planet

3. Apply their knowledge of geoscience to environmental, socio-economic, and political concerns

The instructors' goal in teaching this course is to:

1. Excite students about our fascinating, dynamic planet.

Instructors

Section 101 - Bevier, Russell
Section 201 - Grimm, Sutherland

Textbook

Refer to each section's course content.

Course Content

Section 101
Content from Bevier and Russell


Section 201
Content from Grimm and Sutherland

The Earth Course Assistance Centre is a free help service for students in all 1st year EOSC courses - check it out!

Lecture Topics

Please note that the weight and time assigned to topics may vary between sections.

Labs

If you are also taking EOSC 111 (1 credit), which is an optional but recommended course, there will then be 3 lab hours per week.
Go to http://www.eos.ubc.ca/courses/eosc111/ for information on this 1-credit lab course.

Some lab topics include: Hands-on techniques of mineral and rock identification / field use of geophysical instrumentation / volcanic hazard assessment / geological field and exploration techniques / paleoenvironmental analysis of sedimentary rocks and fossils / evaluation of plate tectonic settings.