Clarkie Catalog

GEOG104

EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCE

Clark Core SP Scientific Perspective
This course is offered in a current or upcoming term. Check the official course schedule before registering.
Also listed under 6 other titles
  • LAB: EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCE
  • LAB: EARTH SYSTEMS SCIENCE
  • EARTH SYSTEMS SCIENCE
  • Earth Systems Science
  • LAB FOR EARTH SYSTEMS SCIENCE
  • LAB FOR EARTH SYS SCI
Department
Geography
Terms offered
22
Data refreshed
Sep 29, 2026

Description

This course introduces the structure and function of the earth system, with a focus on how the Earth system sustains life. Topics include (1) connections among terrestrial surface, oceans, and atmosphere and (2) how these connections create and sustain climates, biomes, and ecosystem services.

Syllabi

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Offering history & forecast 2016–2026

2006
2026
Sections offered by academic year and season, with estimated offering chances for future years above the divider
YearFallSpringSummerIntersession
2030 2030 Fall: 18% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 1 of 9 fall terms since 2018. 2030 Spring: 57% chance, medium confidence. Offered in every spring term since 2018. Department course count falling about 2% per year. 2030 Summer: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 9 summer terms since 2018. 2030 Intersession: 8% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 6 intersession terms since 2020.
2029 2029 Fall: 18% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 1 of 10 fall terms since 2017. 2029 Spring: 64% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 9 of 10 spring terms since 2017. 2029 Summer: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 10 summer terms since 2017. 2029 Intersession: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017.
2028 2028 Fall: 20% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 2 of 11 fall terms since 2016. 2028 Spring: 68% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 10 of 11 spring terms since 2016. 2028 Summer: 5% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 11 summer terms since 2016. 2028 Intersession: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017.
2027 2027 Fall: 19% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 2 of 12 fall terms since 2015. 2027 Spring: 67% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 11 of 12 spring terms since 2015. Department course count falling about 2% per year. 2027 Summer: 5% chance, high confidence. Offered in 0 of 12 summer terms since 2015. 2027 Intersession: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017.
2026 1 section 1 section Not offered No data for this term
2025 Not offered 1 section Not offered Not offered
2024 Not offered 1 section Not offered Not offered
2023 Not offered 1 section Not offered Not offered
2022 Not offered 1 section Not offered Not offered
2021 Not offered 1 section Not offered Not offered
2020 Not offered 1 section Not offered Not offered
2019 Not offered 1 section Not offered No data for this term
2018 Not offered 1 section Not offered No data for this term
2017 Not offered Not offered Not offered Not offered
2016 1 section 1 section Not offered No data for this term
Forecast Under 15% 15–39% 40–69% 70–89% 90%+ Not enough history
Fall Spring Summer Intersession Darker means more sections Not offered No data for term

Future estimates combine recent offering frequency with detected multi-year cycles. Hover a cell for confidence and evidence; low-confidence estimates are marked with ~.

Meeting times

Most recent first
  • Fri, 8:00 AM–9:50 AM JC103 2026-42025-32020-22019-22018-22016-1 +2 more Also offered in Spring 2016, Spring 2015
  • Mon, Wed, 12:00 PM–1:15 PM Jefferson Academic Center JF218 2026-12025-12012-12006-1
  • Thu, 2:50 PM–4:40 PM JC105 2026-32025-22009-22008-2
  • Wed, 4:00 PM–5:50 PM JC105 2026-2
  • Fri, 11:00 AM–12:50 PM JC105 2025-4
  • Fri, 10:00 AM–11:50 AM JC103 20242023-22022-12020-32019-32016-1 +1 more Also offered in Spring 2015
  • Fri, 1:25 PM–3:15 PM JC103 2023-32015-42014-32009-32008-3
  • Tue, Thu, 9:00 AM–10:15 AM Sackler Science Center S121 2023-12009-1
Credit-bearing sections of GEOG104
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Fall 2026Sarah ConlinLecture1 Enrollment not recorded; capacity 2025076
Spring 2026Abby G. FrazierLecture1 49 of 75 enrolled30704
Spring 2025Dominik KulakowskiLecture1 55 of 75 enrolled30704
Spring 2024Abby G. FrazierLecture1 78 of 80 enrolled30704
Spring 2023Abby G. FrazierLecture1 60 of 60 enrolled30704
Spring 2022Abby G. FrazierLecture1 73 of 75 enrolled30704
Spring 2021Dominik KulakowskiOnline1 73 of 75 enrolled36386
Spring 2020Dominik KulakowskiLecture1 68 of 62 enrolled36386
Spring 2019Dominik KulakowskiLecture1 84 of 75 enrolled36386
Spring 2018Jeanne M. ThibeaultLecture1 76 of 75 enrolled36386
Fall 2016Ashley V. YorkLecture1 74 of 75 enrolled25297
Spring 2016Prajjwal K. PandayLecture1 74 of 75 enrolled34951
Spring 2015Dominik KulakowskiLecture1 78 of 75 enrolled31606
Spring 2014Alex S. GardnerLecture1 75 of 75 enrolled31606
Spring 2013Dominik KulakowskiLecture1 65 of 75 enrolled31606
Spring 2012Dominik KulakowskiLecture1 59 of 60 enrolled31606
Fall 2010Dominik KulakowskiLecture1 60 of 60 enrolled27869
Spring 2010Dominik KulakowskiLecture1 59 of 60 enrolled34576
Spring 2009Dominik KulakowskiLecture1 60 of 60 enrolled34576
Spring 2008Dominik KulakowskiLecture1 54 of 60 enrolled34576
Spring 2007Stephen M. McCauleyLecture1 59 of 60 enrolled34576
Spring 2006Matthew WundLecture1 53 of 60 enrolled34576

No-credit sessions

2025–26 3 entries
No-credit sections of GEOG104, 2025–26
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Spring 2026Abby G. FrazierLab- 21 of 25 enrolled30706
Spring 2026Abby G. FrazierLab- 20 of 25 enrolled30707
Spring 2026Abby G. FrazierLab- 8 of 25 enrolled33414
2024–25 3 entries
No-credit sections of GEOG104, 2024–25
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Spring 2025Dominik KulakowskiLab- 21 of 25 enrolled30706
Spring 2025Dominik KulakowskiLab- 16 of 25 enrolled30707
Spring 2025Dominik KulakowskiLab- 18 of 25 enrolled33414
2023–24 3 entries
No-credit sections of GEOG104, 2023–24
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Spring 2024Abby G. FrazierLab- 26 of 27 enrolled30707
Spring 2024Abby G. FrazierLab- 23 of 26 enrolled33414
Spring 2024Abby G. FrazierLab- 29 of 27 enrolled30706
2022–23 2 entries
No-credit sections of GEOG104, 2022–23
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Spring 2023Abby G. FrazierLab- 30 of 30 enrolled30706
Spring 2023Abby G. FrazierLab- 30 of 30 enrolled30707
2021–22 3 entries
No-credit sections of GEOG104, 2021–22
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Spring 2022Abby G. FrazierLab- 23 of 25 enrolled30705
Spring 2022Abby G. FrazierLab- 25 of 25 enrolled30706
Spring 2022Abby G. FrazierLab- 25 of 25 enrolled30707
2020–21 3 entries
No-credit sections of GEOG104, 2020–21
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Spring 2021Dominik KulakowskiOnline- 23 of 25 enrolled36388
Spring 2021Dominik KulakowskiOnline- 25 of 25 enrolled36387
Spring 2021Dominik KulakowskiOnline- 25 of 25 enrolled36389
2019–20 3 entries
No-credit sections of GEOG104, 2019–20
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Spring 2020Dominik KulakowskiLab- 32 of 25 enrolled36387
Spring 2020Dominik KulakowskiLab- 29 of 25 enrolled36388
Spring 2020Dominik KulakowskiLab- 7 of 12 enrolled36389
2018–19 3 entries
No-credit sections of GEOG104, 2018–19
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Spring 2019Dominik KulakowskiLab- 28 of 25 enrolled36387
Spring 2019Dominik KulakowskiLab- 28 of 25 enrolled36388
Spring 2019Dominik KulakowskiLab- 28 of 25 enrolled36389
2017–18 3 entries
No-credit sections of GEOG104, 2017–18
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Spring 2018Jeanne M. ThibeaultLab- 28 of 25 enrolled36387
Spring 2018Jeanne M. ThibeaultLab- 27 of 25 enrolled36388
Spring 2018Jeanne M. ThibeaultLab- 21 of 24 enrolled36389
2016–17 3 entries
No-credit sections of GEOG104, 2016–17
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Fall 2016Ashley V. YorkLab- 26 of 26 enrolled25298
Fall 2016Ashley V. YorkLab- 25 of 25 enrolled25300
Fall 2016Ashley V. YorkLab- 23 of 24 enrolled25299
2015–16 3 entries
No-credit sections of GEOG104, 2015–16
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Spring 2016Prajjwal K. PandayLab- 26 of 25 enrolled31607
Spring 2016Prajjwal K. PandayLab- 27 of 26 enrolled31608
Spring 2016Prajjwal K. PandayLab- 21 of 24 enrolled32347
2014–15 3 entries
No-credit sections of GEOG104, 2014–15
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Spring 2015Dominik KulakowskiLab- 27 of 25 enrolled31607
Spring 2015Dominik KulakowskiLab- 26 of 26 enrolled31608
Spring 2015Dominik KulakowskiLab- 25 of 24 enrolled32347
2013–14 3 entries
No-credit sections of GEOG104, 2013–14
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Spring 2014Alex S. GardnerLab- 28 of 25 enrolled31607
Spring 2014Alex S. GardnerLab- 24 of 24 enrolled32347
Spring 2014Alex S. GardnerLab- 22 of 26 enrolled31608
2012–13 3 entries
No-credit sections of GEOG104, 2012–13
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Spring 2013Dominik KulakowskiLab- 20 of 25 enrolled31607
Spring 2013Dominik KulakowskiLab- 25 of 26 enrolled31608
Spring 2013Dominik KulakowskiLab- 20 of 24 enrolled32347
2011–12 2 entries
No-credit sections of GEOG104, 2011–12
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Spring 2012Dominik KulakowskiLab- 29 of 30 enrolled31608
Spring 2012Dominik KulakowskiLab- 30 of 30 enrolled31607
2010–11 2 entries
No-credit sections of GEOG104, 2010–11
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Fall 2010Dominik KulakowskiLab- 30 of 30 enrolled27870
Fall 2010Dominik KulakowskiLab- 30 of 30 enrolled27871
2009–10 2 entries
No-credit sections of GEOG104, 2009–10
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Spring 2010Dominik KulakowskiLab- 30 of 30 enrolled35643
Spring 2010Dominik KulakowskiLab- 29 of 30 enrolled34773
2008–09 2 entries
No-credit sections of GEOG104, 2008–09
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Spring 2009Dominik KulakowskiLab- 30 of 30 enrolled34773
Spring 2009Dominik KulakowskiLab- 30 of 30 enrolled35643
2007–08 2 entries
No-credit sections of GEOG104, 2007–08
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Spring 2008Dominik KulakowskiLab- 31 of 30 enrolled34773
Spring 2008Dominik KulakowskiLab- 23 of 30 enrolled35643
2006–07 2 entries
No-credit sections of GEOG104, 2006–07
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Spring 2007Stephen M. McCauleyLab- 30 of 30 enrolled34773
Spring 2007Stephen M. McCauleyLab- 29 of 30 enrolled35643
2005–06 1 entry
No-credit sections of GEOG104, 2005–06
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Spring 2006Matthew WundLab- 53 of 60 enrolled34773