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Beginner Level

No prior background knowledge is required.

Approx. 10 hours to complete
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What you will learn

  • Communicate and teach the underpinnings of geology and deep time.

  • Evaluate the evidence supporting the age of the earth, and review the geologic story of the Rocky Mountains.

  • Apply geological data, models, and investigations.

Skills you will gain

  • Critical Assessment of Science
  • Geological Methods
  • Evidence for Ancient Earth
  • History of Science
  • Geologic History of the Rocky Mountains
Flexible deadlines
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Shareable Certificate
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100% online
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Beginner Level

No prior background knowledge is required.

Approx. 10 hours to complete
English

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University of Colorado Boulder

Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

Week1
Week 1
3 hours to complete

Science and Geology in Search of Deep Time

3 hours to complete
6 videos (Total 55 min)
Week2
Week 2
2 hours to complete

Origins: Stars to Planets, Continents, Oceans, and Atmospheres

2 hours to complete
5 videos (Total 57 min)
Week3
Week 3
3 hours to complete

Seas and Ancient Mountains of North America

3 hours to complete
6 videos (Total 62 min)
Week4
Week 4
3 hours to complete

The Rise of the Modern Rocky Mountains

3 hours to complete
5 videos (Total 66 min)

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