Astrobiology

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Prerequisites: CHEM 1215, CHEM 1225, PHYSICS 1310, PHYS 1320 plus one other science course and Consent of Instructor. Offered on demand.An in–depth and interdisciplinary study of astrobiology, including interactions between living and non-living systems at multiple scales: stellar, planetary, meso, and microscopic. Addresses fundamental questions regarding the origin of life, and the possible extent and distribution of life in the universe. Combines principles of astrophysics, geosciences, planetary science, chemistry, and biology. Innovative interactive exercises and projects working in interdisciplinary groups and individually. Shares lecture with BIOL 5049, with additional expectations for graduate credit. (Same as GEOL 4049.)