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1. Subjects offered
    1.1. Geology subjects
    1.2. Atmosphere and Ocean Sciences subjects
2. Suggested subjects
    2.1. Geology
        2.1.1. 100-level subjects
        2.1.2. 200-level subjects
        2.1.3. 300-level subjects
    2.2. Environmental Earth Sciences
        2.2.1. 100-level subjects
        2.2.2. 200-level subjects
        2.2.3. 300-level subjects
    2.3. Atmosphere and Ocean Sciences
        2.3.1. 100-level subjects
        2.3.2. 200-level subjects
        2.3.3. 300-level subjects
3. Bachelor of Science (Honours)

Subject Lists
    Subject descriptions
    Earth Sciences subjects available only to Engineering students

The subjects presented in the School of Earth Sciences cover all aspects of the study of the Earth - its composition, and the workings of the many complex systems that together make up our planetary environment. There are two majors offered within the School - Geology and Atmosphere & Ocean Sciences. Geology subjects are concerned with all aspects of the solid Earth, while A&OS subjects cover the external fluid components of our planet, the atmosphere and oceans.

 1. Subjects offered

 1.1. Geology subjects

Earth Sciences 625-101 is a comprehensive introduction to the processes that shape the Earth and its environment and is a prerequisite for continuing with the study of Geology in succeeding years. Earth Sciences 625-101 is a first semester subject presented at both daytime and evening classes. Students who want to pursue Geology should take 625-101 in first semester and 625-102 in second semester.

 1.2. Atmosphere and Ocean Sciences subjects

A major in Atmosphere and Ocean Sciences will provide an appreciation of the principal wind and current systems, of the ways in which these two media interact with each other and with the land surface to influence weather and climate, and of the inherent variability of the Earth's climate on a range of time scales.

 2. Suggested subjects

 2.1. Geology

 2.1.1. 100-level subjects

Earth Sciences 625-101 and 625-102 with subjects selected from the following:

 2.1.2. 200-level subjects

Earth Sciences 625-221, 625-222, 625-223, 625-224 with subjects selected from the following:

 2.1.3. 300-level subjects

Earth Sciences 625-301, 625-302 with subjects from 625-303, 625-304, 625-305, 625-307, 625-311, 625-312.

 2.2. Environmental Earth Sciences

Take the BSc (Environmental Science) stream, together with the following subjects:

 2.2.1. 100-level subjects

Earth Sciences 625-102

 2.2.2. 200-level subjects

Earth Sciences 625-221, 625-223 with other relevant subjects.

 2.2.3. 300-level subjects

Earth Sciences 625-307 with other relevant subjects.

 2.3. Atmosphere and Ocean Sciences

 2.3.1. 100-level subjects

Earth Sciences 625-101 and 625-103 together with subjects selected from Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and Statistics and Computer Science; or the BSc (Environmental Science) stream.

 2.3.2. 200-level subjects

Earth Sciences 625-226 and 625-227 together with subjects selected from Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and Statistics and Computer Science; or the BSc (Environmental Science) stream.

 2.3.3. 300-level subjects

Earth Sciences 625-331and 625-332 with appropriate subjects from Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and Statistics and Computer Science; or the BSc (Environmental Science) stream.

 3. Bachelor of Science (Honours)

For information about the Faculty and departmental entry requirements for Honours, please refer to Bachelor of Science (Honours) and Bachelor of Information Systems (Honours). These requirements should be considered when planning your course.

Subject descriptions

625-101 Earth Sciences - The Global Environment
625-102 Geology
625-103 The Atmosphere and Oceans
625-221 Geological Methods
625-222 Mineralogy and Igneous Petrology
625-223 Sedimentary Geology & Hydrogeology
625-224 Tectonics
625-226 Fundamentals of the Atmosphere
625-227 Weather and Climate Systems
625-301 Structural Geology & Geodynamics
625-302 Sedimentary and Regolith Geology
625-303 Geochemistry & Petrogenesis
625-304 Applied Geophysics
625-305 Economic Geology
625-307 Hydrogeology & Environmental Management
625-310 Research Project
625-311 Field Applications of Structural Geology
625-312 Field Geology
625-331 Atmosphere-Ocean Interaction
625-332 Climate: Mechanisms & Variability

Earth Sciences subjects available only to Engineering students

625-023 is only available to Engineering students. Combined Science/Engineering students should speak to an Engineering Course Adviser before enrolling in this subject as the completion of a 'Science' Geology subject may be recommended instead. Credit toward the Bachelor of Science will not be awarded for the completion of 625-023.

625-023 Geology (Engineering Course)

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