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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. The major in Earth sciences can be taken within three specialisations: geology, atmosphere and ocean sciences, as well as a specialisation in environmental Earth science that is taken with the environmental science co-major. Geology subjects are concerned with all aspects of the solid Earth, while AandOS subjects cover the external fluid components of our planet, the atmosphere and oceans.
Geology is presented through a range of subjects that match the range of aspects of the discipline. The early subjects provide a broad introduction to the processes that shape the Earth and its environment, and proceed to comprehensive studies of the solid Earth, its materials, and its evolution as a dynamic planet. The School values the practice of teaching through field experience highly, and many subjects include field classes.
The specialisation 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.
The School offers a sequence which concentrates on those aspects of geology which are more directly applicable to the study of present-day environmental processes. This sequence is complemented by the environmental science co-major, listed on ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE and should only be taken in conjunction with that set of subjects.
After completing Earth sciences 625-101, both 625-102 Geology and 625-103 Atmosphere and Ocean Science are available to students who wish to continue with their introduction to Earth sciences.
Subjects from other departments can be selected at 200-level to prepare for a second major; chemistry, mathematics and statistics, environmental science, zoology, botany, or geography are some of the possibilities which support various aspects of geology. The atmosphere and ocean sciences specialisation is also available.
Earth sciences 625-301, 625-302 plus two of 625-303, 625-304, 625-305, 625-307, 625-310, 625-311, 625-312 fulfil the requirements for the geology specialisation. Students proceeding to honours in geology should include at least one of the field subjects (Earth sciences 625-311 and 625-312) and should discuss their plans with school staff.
Students may complete their degree by taking further subjects from the group described above, or by taking a major from another discipline.
Subjects from other departments can be selected at 200-level to prepare for a second major; physics, chemistry, mathematics and statistics, computer sciences or environmental science are possibilities which support various aspects of atmosphere and ocean sciences.
Earth sciences 625-331 and 625-332 fulfil the requirements for the atmosphere and ocean sciences specialisation.
Students may complete their degree by completing a second major, from those listed in Majors.
Students undertaking this specialisation should take the subjects required for the environmental science co-major, together with the following subjects in Earth sciences: 625-301, 625-302, and 625-307, plus one of 625-303, 625-304, 625-305, 625-310, 625-311, 625-312. (These fulfil the requirements for the geology specialisation.) Students proceeding to honours in geology should include at least one of the field subjects (Earth sciences 625-311 and 625-312) and should discuss their plans with school staff.
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.
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
625-227 Weather and Climate Systems
625-228 Atmospheric Environment Processes
625-301 Structural Geology & Geodynamics
625-302 Sedimentary Geology
625-303 Geochemistry & Petrogenesis
625-304 Applied Geophysics
625-305 Economic Geology
625-307 Hydrogeology & Environmental Management
625-311 Field Applications of Structural Geology
625-312 Field Geology
625-331 Atmosphere-Ocean Interaction
625-332 Climate: Mechanisms & Variability
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 geology subject for Science credit may be recommended instead. Credit for the completion of 625-023 will not be awarded towards the Bachelor of Science.
625-023 Geology (Engineering Course)
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