GSCI 281 - Writing and Knowing the Land Abroad in: [subtitle]

2020-2021 Catalog Year

Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0
This Study Abroad course explores how the geology of the landscape can be described and interpreted through field-based experiences and reading/writing. The students will develop a research proposal on site that relates to topics of interest and/or data gathered in the field and will work alongside creative writers to help them integrate principles of the geological sciences into their creative writing. This course focuses on topics including geomorphology, petrology, volcanology, tectonics, sedimentology/stratigraphy, glacial geology, and comparative planetary geology.

Prerequisite(s): GSCI 220
Offered: Not on a regular basis