GEOL-4500 (3) Critical Thinking in the Earth Sciences

Deals with controversies within the broad realm of geological sciences, including planetary geology, evolution, paleobiology, global change, environmental issues, plate tectonics, resources, other societal problems, or geologic thought in general. Students are provided the opportunity to analyze and debate scientific issues in the earth sciences. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Department enforced prereq., any 1000-level geological science sequence.