GEO 005: Geoscience in Movies

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Units: 4

Hours: Lecture, 3 hours; discussion, 1 hour

Catalog page 287

Prerequisites: none

Description: Introduction to Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences using movies as support for visual learning. Topics include: Earth structure and tectonic processes, climate change, impact craters and space exploration. Lectures: Earth science concepts and their portrayal in movies. Weekly assignments: reading from the class textbook, scientific magazines and journals; viewing films.

Enrollment History (from UCR Banner, not catalog)
Year F W S Su Total
2025-26 198/180 240/240 99/100 537/520
2024-25 277/235 46/ 50 323/285
2023-24  63/ 30 199/175 13/ 50 275/255
2022-23 218/220 65/65 283/285
2021-22 190/198  32/ 35 222/233
2020-21 197/199 20/ 24 217/223
2019-20 219/223 219/223
2018-19 24/24  24/ 24