EESC 297 - Introductory Field Experience

Units: 1
Applied field-based inquiry activities to introduce lower-division students to fundamental field skills that are common to field research in the Earth, Environmental and Sustainability Sciences. Students spend extended periods in a natural, outdoor laboratory setting.

Possible Instructional Methods: On-ground.
Grading: A-F grading only.
Course Typically Offered: Spring ONLY

Student Learning Outcomes - Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

Confidently self-locate and navigate using topographic maps, a pocket transit compass, and GPS methods.
Identify landforms on a topographic map and correlate with actual examples.
Identify, measure and collect data from environmental systems using a variety of geologic, geographic and environmental tools to quantify, map and describe various phenomenon.
Develop familiarity, comfort and confidence in the field environment, and safe field work habits.