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3230. Beaches and Coasts

Also offered as: ERTH 3230

3.00 credits

Prerequisites: MARN 1002 or MARN 1003 or ERTH 1050 or ERTH 1051, or consent of instructor.

Grading Basis: Graded

Introduction to the processes that form and modify coasts and beaches, including tectonic setting, sediment supply, coastal composition, energy regimes and sea level change; tools and techniques utilized in marine geologic mapping and reconstruction of submerged coastal features; field trips to selected coastal features. Formerly offered as GSCI 3230.

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