Earth Science
The Earth Science major is a natural science program that prepares students for a variety of careers in the geosciences. Coursework in this major covers regional geological history; interpreting sediments, minerals, and rock types; field-based problem solving of geological questions; and student-led independent research through a capstone experience. The program encourages interdisciplinary work that prepares students with vital technical and field-based skills that can be applied to a variety of careers in scientific research, federal agencies, industry, consulting, or academia.
Courses
- AHS220 — Physical Geology
- AHS230 — Introduction to Physical Hydrology
- AHS278 — Earth's Changing Climate
- AHS307 — Field Geology
- AHS322 — Surficial and Glacial Geology
- AHS325 — Rocks and Minerals
- AHS423 — Sedimentation and Stratigraphy
- AHS491 — Capstone Project II
- BIOL152 — Organismal Diversity
- BIOL306 — Plant Biology
- BIOL308 — General Zoology
- BIOL312 — General Ecology
- BIOL413 — Communities and Ecosystems
- BIOL414 — Paleobiology
- BIOL426 — Limnology
- BIOL466 — Microscopy and Image Analysis
- CHEM210 — General Chemistry 1
- CHEM211 — General Chemistry 2
- CHEM240 — Basic Organic Chemistry
- GEOG216 — Principles of Geographic Information Science
- GEOG303 — Environmental Impact Statements
- GEOG316 — Geographic Information Systems
- GEOG350 — Introduction to Remote Sensing
- GEOG416 — Techniques in GIS
- MATH112 — College Algebra
- MATH113 — Trigonometry
- MATH115 — Precalculus
- MATH221 — Calculus I
- PHYS231 — General Physics I
- STAT239 — Statistical Methods I
- STAT321 — Statistical Methods II