Earth Science (ERSC)
The Department of Geosciences offers the Bachelor of Science degree in Earth Science, in addition to the Bachelor of Science degree in Geology and the Bachelor of Arts in Geography. The Earth Science degree investigates the Earth as a system, with an emphasis on interrelated processes within the atmosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, and geosphere. Core topics include Earth’s environment, climate, natural hazards, and sustainability. The Earth Science degree is designed to prepare our students for a career in applied science and/or graduate studies in a broad range of interdisciplinary fields (e.g., geosciences, environmental science, watershed science, and/or science and policy). Major electiv
Courses
- ANTH 35403 — Geospatial Applications and Information Science
- ANTH 45503 — Introduction to Raster GIS
- ASTR 20001 — Survey of the Universe Laboratory
- ASTR 20003 — Survey of the Universe
- BIOL 10101 — Principles of Biology Laboratory
- BIOL 10103 — Principles of Biology
- CHEM 14101 — University Chemistry I Laboratory
- CHEM 14103 — University Chemistry I
- CHEM 14201 — University Chemistry II Laboratory
- CHEM 14203 — University Chemistry II
- DASC 11004 — Programming Languages for Data Science
- DASC 21103 — Principles and Techniques of Data Science
- DASC 25904 — Multivariable Math for Data Scientists
- ENGL 10103 — Composition I
- ENGL 10203 — Composition II
- ENSC 10001 — Environmental Science Laboratory
- ENSC 10003 — Environmental Science
- GEOG 11103 — Human Geography
- GEOG 21003 — World Regional Geography
- GEOL 11101 — Physical Geology Laboratory
- GEOL 11103 — Physical Geology
- GEOL 111H3 — Honors Physical Geology
- GEOL 11201 — Earth Science Laboratory
- GEOL 11203 — Earth Science
- GEOS 11504 — Introduction to Geology for Science Majors
- GEOS 23103 — Mineralogy
- GEOS 28103 — Digital Earth
- GEOS 30103 — Foundations of Geospatial Data Analysis
- GEOS 30403 — Sustaining Earth
- GEOS 31003 — Geospatial Technologies Computational Toolkit
- GEOS 32103 — Principles of Remote Sensing
- GEOS 34103 — Sedimentary Geology
- GEOS 35104 — Structural Geology
- GEOS 35403 — Geospatial Applications and Information Science
- GEOS 35603 — Geospatial Data Mining
- GEOS 36703 — Environmental Field Methods
- GEOS 38703 — Quantitative Methods in Earth Science
- GEOS 40403 — Geography of the Middle East
- GEOS 4100V — Special Problems in Geosciences
- GEOS 41103 — Global Change
- GEOS 42203 — Stratigraphy and Sedimentation
- GEOS 43503 — Meteorology
- GEOS 43603 — Climatology
- GEOS 43803 — Hazard & Disaster Assessment, Mitigation, Risk & Policy
- GEOS 43903 — American Public Lands & Policy
- GEOS 44703 — Applied Climatology
- GEOS 44903 — Geography of Political Violence
- GEOS 45303 — Introduction to Petroleum Geophysics
- GEOS 45903 — Introduction to Global Positioning Systems and Global Navigation Satellite Systems
- GEOS 46903 — Environmental Justice
- GEOS 55403 — Geospatial Applications and Information Science
- INST 410H3 — Honors Geography of Political Violence
- MATH 11003 — College Algebra
- MATH 22003 — Survey of Calculus
- MATH 24004 — Calculus I
- MATH 25004 — Calculus II
- PHYS 20101 — College Physics I Laboratory
- PHYS 20103 — College Physics I
- PHYS 20201 — College Physics II Laboratory
- PHYS 20203 — College Physics II
- PHYS 20404 — University Physics II