This course is about the ancient ocean and its relationship with the atmosphere, appropriate for graduate students and advanced undergraduates with an interest in ocean and climate sciences. The course introduces students to the conceptual basis and application of proxies needed to understand how ocean circulation, water mass formation, water column structure, productivity, sea surface temperatures, and ocean chemistry have changed through time.

This course provides a broad survey of climate and environmental modeling techniques used in the Earth and Climate Sciences. The emphasis of the course is on the use of computers to model the climate system, including the atmosphere, oceans, ice sheets, and biosphere. This course is of interest to anyone seeking to gain a better understanding of what Earth system models are, how they work, what they can and can?t do, and how they can be incorporated into a wide range of research topics in the Earth, climate, ecological, agricultural, and social sciences.

Complete series of operations required for publication of a geological map: field location and drawing of contacts, collection and interpretation of field notes, data reduction, drafting, and methods of reproduction. Two afternoons per week in the field. Prerequisites: GEO-SCI 321, 431 or equivalent training.

Complete series of operations required for publication of a geological map: field location and drawing of contacts, collection and interpretation of field notes, data reduction, drafting, and methods of reproduction. Two afternoons per week in the field. Prerequisites: GEO-SCI 321, 431 or equivalent training.

With lab. Chemical processes affecting the distribution and circulation of chemical compounds in natural waters. Geochemistry of precipitation, rivers, lakes, groundwater, and oceans; applications of thermodynamic equilibria to predicting composition of aqueous systems. Behavior of trace metals and radionuclides in near surface environments. Prerequisite: Chem 111, 112.

This course will support your transition to college while allowing you to discover your strengths and explore resilience. The first six weeks will provide foundational skills for students to thrive at UMass. During the last seven weeks, students will engage in mindfulness and writing exercises to manage stress, build resilience, and enhance leadership. The curriculum promotes personal growth in adversity and enhances leadership capabilities, covering topics like strengths-based practice, leadership styles, social belonging, and resilience.

This course will support your transition to college while allowing you to discover your strengths and explore resilience. The first six weeks will provide foundational skills for students to thrive at UMass. During the last seven weeks, students will engage in mindfulness and writing exercises to manage stress, build resilience, and enhance leadership. The curriculum promotes personal growth in adversity and enhances leadership capabilities, covering topics like strengths-based practice, leadership styles, social belonging, and resilience.

This course will support your transition to college while allowing you to discover your strengths and explore resilience. The first six weeks will provide foundational skills for students to thrive at UMass. During the last seven weeks, students will engage in mindfulness and writing exercises to manage stress, build resilience, and enhance leadership. The curriculum promotes personal growth in adversity and enhances leadership capabilities, covering topics like strengths-based practice, leadership styles, social belonging, and resilience.

This seminar will support your transition to college and introduce you to a topic in public health and health sciences. The first six weeks will provide foundational skills for students to thrive at UMass. The last seven weeks will focus on exploring a public health and health sciences topic.

This seminar will support your transition to college and introduce you to a topic in public health and health sciences. The first six weeks will provide foundational skills for students to thrive at UMass. The last seven weeks will focus on exploring a public health and health sciences topic.