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278. Tropical Climate and Paleoclimate. Thermodynamics of tropical climate. Nature
and mechanisms of climate variability in the tropics on time scales from daily to multimillennial.
Impact of climatic variability on tropical biota. Effects of anthropogenic
changes of the environment on future climatic change in the tropics and potential
extratropical teleconnections. Prerequisite: Earth and Ocean Sciences 41 or 53.
Instructor: Baker. 3 units.
285S. Layered Intrusions. Survey of layered igneous intrusions and current theories on
crystallization and other processes occurring in mafic magmas. Quantitative methods
related to magma crystallization including crystal size distribution theory, quantitative
analysis of rock texture and its interpretation, crystal aging and numerical models of
compaction, infiltration and reaction processes occurring in magma chambers. Offered
alternate years. Research paper and presentation required. Prerequisites: Earth and
Ocean Sciences 105L and 106L or consent of instructor. Instructor: Boudreau. 3 units.
291. Independent Study. Consent of instructor required. Instructor: Staff. 3 units.
293S. Frontiers of Geology I. Survey of the history, status, and trajectory of ''hard-rock''
petrology, structural geology, tectonics, and geophysics. Instructors: Karson and staff.
3 units.
294S. Frontiers of Geology II. Survey of the history, status, and trajectory of ''soft-rock''
petrology, stratigraphy, sedimentation, geochemistry, hydrology, and paleontology.
Instructors: Karson and staff. 3 units.
295S. Advanced Topics in Geology. Topics, instructors, and credits to be arranged each
semester. Instructor: Staff. Variable credit.
For Graduates
371. Advanced Topics in Geology. To meet the individual needs of graduate students
for independent study. Instructor: Staff. Variable credit.
372. Advanced Topics in Geology. To meet the individual needs of graduate students
for independent study. Instructor: Staff. Variable credit.
COURSES CURRENTLY UNSCHEDULED
201L. Physical Processes in Coastal Environments
208S. Paleoceanography
223. Computational Methods in the Hydrologic Sciences
321L. Methods in Hydrogeology
East Asian Studies
Associate Professor Ching, Director of Graduate Studies; Professors Gereffi, Horowitz,
Lewin, Lin, Niou, Wong, Zeng, and Zhou; Associate Professors Abe, Allison, Gao,
Litzinger, Mazuka, Mazumdar, McKean, Nickerson, Partner, and Shi; Assistant
Professors Feng, Jaffe, Weisenfeld, and Yoda
The master’s degree in East Asian studies requires ten courses (including an
integrated core course), of which at least eight must be in East Asian studies, drawn from
two or more departments or programs, with no more than four courses in any one
department. Two language courses may be counted as part of the ten courses needed for
the degree. Courses should be chosen in consultation with an advisor. In lieu of a thesis,
each student, after consulting with his/her advisor, will submit a research paper,
produced in a capstone course taken during the program, to the graduate committee. At
least one other faculty member in a related field will read, evaluate, and accept this
paper as an adequate research document, meeting professional requirements. The
degree is dependent on the acceptance of the research paper by the graduate committee
and successful completion of an oral examination on this paper by an M.A. advisory
committee of at least three people. At the conclusion of the program, students must have
attained advanced proficiency in one East Asian language, equivalent to three years of
East Asian Studies 115