Earth Sciences (ERTH)

Department of Earth Sciences
Faculty of Science

ERTH 1009 [0.5 credit]

The Earth System Through Time

Earth's changing patterns of continent and ocean basin distribution related to plate tectonics; resulting change in global sea level, sedimentation, paleoclimates and life on Earth.
Precludes additional credit for GEOL 1008 (no longer offered)
Prerequisites: a 4U/M level in Advanced Functions and at least one of Biology, Chemistry, Earth and Space Sciences or Physics are recommended; ERTH 1006 is normally taken prior to this course.
Lectures three hours a week, a laboratory three hours a week.