COURSE DESCRIPTION: Introduction to Earth science; NYC-focused, thematic examples of interaction between Earth’s spheres, including plate tectonics; deep time; Earth materials and processes as resources and hazards; human interactions with the Earth system.

COURSE OBJECTIVES: Students mastering the material of this class will be able to do the following: (1) understand and define terminology commonly used in earth science; (2) briefly summarize and describe Earth’s systems; (3) students will be able to list and understand interactions among Earth’s systems(4) students will be able to read, critically evaluate presented information and data using scientific principles and concepts, synthesize popular media reports/articles discussing earth science, and verbally discuss and defend their positions on scientific issues; and (5) apply learned information to postulated earth science scenarios to predict potential outcomes.