Mackenzie Day teaches a variety of undergraduate and graduate courses each year, many of which include a significant component of hands-on field and laboratory experience. For more information on course offerings in the EPSS department visit the EPSS catalog here.

EPSS 103b 2018 Field trip to Death Valley - Badwater Basin

Frequently taught courses:

EPSS 103b – Sedimentary Petrology

Identification, interpretation, and analysis of sedimentary rocks, structures, and minerals. This course is offered annually and includes a 4-day field trip and laboratory section.

EPSS 111 – Stratigraphic and Field Geology

Field techniques and applied stratigraphy, culminating in construction of a geologic map. This course is offered annually as a prerequisite to the summer capstone field camp and includes 8 days in the field.

EPSS 143/243 – Advanced Physical Sedimentology 

Multi-system sedimentary rock characterization and analysis as applied to Earth and other planetary bodies. This course is offered approximately every other year and includes multiple weekend field trips.

EPSS 19 – Hollywood Geology: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of Geoscience in Film

Discussion based Freshmen seminar on portrayals of science in the film industry with an emphasis on Hollywood’s influence on scientific literacy in the public. This 1-unit, pass/fail course is offered each term.

EPSS 9 – Solar System and Planets 

Overview of planetary science for general education audience. This course is offered multiple times each year by various EPSS faculty and fulfills a UCLA General Education requirement.