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Earth Structure

Earth Structure

Earth Structure

Geological structures of the lithosphere and introduction to global tectonics. Three hours lecture, one laboratory weekly. Topics include: folding, faulting, stress, strain, rheology, deformation mechanisms, whole-earth structure, plate tectonics.

School(s)/College(s)
Literature, Science, & Arts » Earth and Environmental Sciences
Course Number(s) UM Course ID Academic Level Credits Sustainability Category*
EARTH 351 008349 Undergraduate 4.0 Sustainability-Inclusive

* A course is defined as sustainability-focused if the course title or description points to an explicit focus on sustainability. Sustainability-inclusive courses are those in which sustainability is clearly included in the course content.

Academic Terms

YearSession(s)
2025Winter
2023Winter, Fall