Courses in Planetary Sciences

Trappist Habitable Zone Glass Table

The Center for Planetary Systems Habitability supports courses in planetary sciences from across UT.

Last updated April 17, 2023.

Code
(EID sign in)
Title
Instructor
Notes
AST 307Introductory Astronomy
Caitlin Casey
Offered every semester
AST 376RIntroduction to Practical Research
Danielle Berg
Offered every semester
AST 364PPlanetary Systems
Caroline Morley
Offered every Fall
AST 309LSearch for Extraterrestrial Life
Michael Endl
Intro class for non-majors
AST 394PPlanetary Astrophysics
Caroline Morley
Grad level course
BCH 364Astrobiology
David Hoffman
Offered every two years, next course Fall 2023
BIO 364Microbial Ecology
Brett Baker
Covers life in extreme environments.
BIO 380EAdvanced Microbial Ecology
Brett Baker
Covers life in extreme environments.
GEO 303CIntroduction to the Solar System
John Lassiter
Offered every Spring
GEO 405Life Through Time
Rowan Martindale
Offered every semester. Intro class.
GEO 416ESolid Earth Processes
Chenguang Sun & Sean Gulick
Offered every Fall
GEO 416SEarth and Planetary Surface Processes Through Time
Matt Malkowski & Kyle Spikes
Offered every Fall
GEO 354Physics of the Earth
Stephen Grand
GEO 322J/GEO 397LTransitions in the History of Life
Rowan Martindale
Offered every two years, next course Fall 2023
GEO 325M/GEO 398MNumerical Modeling in Geosciences
Marc Hesse
Offered every Spring. Program focuses on planetary modeling.
GEO 455S/GEO 485SIntroduction to Remote Sensing for Geoscientists
Tim Goudge
Offered every Fall
GEO 366P/GEO 398PPlanetary Geology & Geophysics
John Lassiter & Sean Gulick
Offered every two years, next course Fall 2024
GEO 371C/GEO 391Earth in Deep Time
John Lassiter
Offered every two years, next course Fall 2024