ESC 122 - The Earth Through Time (4 credit hours)

Offered in Winter Term (3-3-0)
An introduction to Earth’s history. Students will learn to interpret rock and fossil evidence of past life, environments, and geologic processes. Topics include the origin and evolution of life, the use of fossils to organize the geologic time scale, determination of past environments and environmental changes, and methods for the determination of ages in rocks and geologic events. Special consideration will be given to historical geology and paleontology within Michigan.
PREREQUISITE(S): ESC 101, ESC 110 or ESC 121
GENERAL EDUCATION DISTRIBUTION AREA: Science
Master Syllabi: https://share.ncmich.edu/academics/master_syllabi