This program emphasizes physical processes on and within the Earth. Recommended for students seeking a liberal education and interested in applying physical and mathematical principles toward an understanding of the planets, Earth and the environment.
1. Three basic supporting science courses:
a. PHYS 0050, 0060; or PHYS 0070, 0080; or ENGN 0030, 0040.
b. CHEM 0330 (or advanced placement).
2. Eleven (11) concentration courses:
b. GEOL 1600, 1610; and two from GEOL 1410, 1450, 1620; or two from GEOL 1330, 1370, 1580.
c. Three courses in mathematics, including APMA 0330.
e. One upper-level geological sciences, mathematics or physics course with approval from the departmental concentration advisor.
This program is recommended for students interested in graduate study and careers in geophysics and related fields.
1. Three basic supporting science courses:
a. PHYS 0050, 0060; or PHYS 0070, 0080; or ENGN 0030, 0040.
b. CHEM 0330 (or advanced placement).
2. Seventeen (17) concentration courses:
a. Either the solid Earth geophysics option or the environmental geophysics option. Solid Earth geophysics option : GEOL 0220, 0230, 1450, 1600, 1610, 1620, plus one from GEOL 1410, 1580, 1810, or a field course. Environmental geophysics option : GEOL 0220, 0230, 1450, 1580, 1600, 1610, plus one from GEOL 0240, 1110, 1330, 1370.
b. PHYS 0470, 0500; or ENGN 0510, 1370.
c. Four courses in mathematics, including APMA 0330, 0340.
d. Three additional courses from upper level geological sciences, mathematics, or supporting sciences with approval from the departmental concentration advisor.
e. GEOL 1970 (Senior Research Thesis).
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