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EART 131Sea Level Change

5 creditsUndergraduateStudent Option

From the origin of the oceans to the modern climate crisis, this course aims to explore sea-level change over a wide range of timescales. The course links a series of solid Earth processes, such as mantle convection, viscoelastic deformation, and plate tectonics, to the past climate record. Students investigate how these processes contribute to our understanding of past, present, and future changes in sea level and climate.

Prerequisites

Prerequisite(s): EART 5 or EART 10 or EART 20, and MATH 11A or MATH 19A or MATH 20A, and PHYS 5A or PHYS 6A.

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When it runs

Fall 2026Open Fall 2026

SectionTypeWhenWhereInstructorSeats
01LectureAsynchronousStaffClosed 0/0

Fall 2025Open Fall 2025

SectionTypeWhenWhereInstructorSeats
01Lecture
Tue Thu 3:20pm–4:55pm
Earth&Marine D236T. PicoOpen 21/25

Who teaches it

InstructorRatingDifficultyWould take againReviews
Tamara Pico5.0 / 53.0 / 5100%3

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