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EPS 295

Research in the Field (EPS 190)

UNITS:3-6
GRADING:Letter (ABCD/NP)
LEVEL:Graduate
GER:—

Month-long courses that provide students with the opportunity to collect data in the field as part of a team-based investigation of researchquestions or topics under the expert guidance of knowledgeable faculty and graduate students. Topics and locations vary. May be taken multiple timesfor credit. Prerequisites: EPS 1, EPS 102, EPS 105. During the summer, juniors participate in this course. Please collaborate with Department Student ServiceOffice regarding the location, tuition, and the overall process. This is Capstone Option 1 for EPS Undergraduate majors.

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units

EPS 295: Research in the Field (EPS 190)

3-6 units · Letter (ABCD/NP)

Month-long courses that provide students with the opportunity to collect data in the field as part of a team-based investigation of researchquestions or topics under the expert guidance of knowledgeable faculty and graduate students. Topics and locations vary. May be taken multiple timesfor credit. Prerequisites: EPS 1, EPS 102, EPS 105. During the summer, juniors participate in this course. Please collaborate with Department Student ServiceOffice regarding the location, tuition, and the overall process. This is Capstone Option 1 for EPS Undergraduate majors.

Offered in Autumn 2026, Winter 2027, Spring 2027 at Stanford University.

Autumn 2026 sections

  • Independent Study — TBA TBA (Graduate)

Winter 2027 sections

  • Independent Study — TBA TBA (Graduate)

Spring 2027 sections

  • Independent Study — TBA TBA (Graduate)

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  • EPS 271: Mining and the Green Transition (EARTHSYS 171, EARTHSYS 271, ENERGY 161, ENERGY 261, EPS 171)
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  • EPS 284: Rates and Dates of Geomorphic Processes
  • EPS 289: Tectonics Field Trip (EPS 189, GEOPHYS 108, GEOPHYS 214)
  • EPS 290: Departmental Seminar in Earth & Planetary Sciences
  • EPS 292: Directed Reading with Earth & Planetary Sciences Faculty
  • EPS 296: Finding a Habitable Planet: The search for exoplanets (AA 133, AA 233, EPS 196)
  • EPS 299: Field Research
  • EPS 304: Survey of research in the Earth & Planetary Sciences
  • EPS 305: Invisible Curriculum seminar
  • EPS 306: Stand up: Scientific Presentation and Public Speaking (ESS 204, GEOPHYS 205)
  • EPS 307: Research Proposal Development and Delivery (ESS 307)

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