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Environmental Geology Concentration - Overview
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Students interested in environmental science, environmental law and policy, water and natural resources, energy, and global change
may consider this interdisciplinary major, which includes a core of coursework plus electives in geology and environmental studies.
Courses from biology, geography, economics, philosophy, and other departments may form part of the major program.
This concentration program focuses on the geological components of the environment, including terrestrial and aquatic
systems. The program emphasizes large-scale processes in earth systems and how they influence and are impacted by global
change.
Concentration in Environmental Geology Requirements:
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Five full-credit Environmental Studies courses including:
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1. ENST/PHIL 202, Environmental Ethics
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2. ENST 232, Environmental Justice
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3. GEOL 203, Environmental Analysis
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4. ENST 390, Community-Based Study of Environmental Issues
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5. One full-credit course or two half-credit interdisciplinary courses from the following list:
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CORE 107S, Conserving Nature
CORE 114S, Ecology, Ethics, and Wilderness
CORE 123S, Climate Change and Human History
CORE 128S, Global Change and You
ENST 321, Global Environmental Justice, if it is not used to fulfill requirement I.2
ENST 291/391/491, Independent Studies, with permission of the program director
ENST 309, Australian Geographic and Environmental Issues
ENST 333, Environment and Community Health in Africa: A Case Study in Rural Uganda (1/2 credit)
ENST 334, Alternative Energy: Research and Implementation in Norway (extended study)
ENST 344, Managing Complexity: America’s Public Lands
ENST 291/391/491 Independent Studies, with permission of the program director
ENST 490, Seminar in Environmental Studies, if it is not used to fulfill requirement I.4
GEOG 205 Climate and Society
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Seven full-credit Geology courses including:
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1. GEOL 201, Mineralogy
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2. Five additional geology courses numbered 200 or higher, and at least one
of these five courses must be a 400-level course (excluding GEOL 440, 441, and 491).
These five courses must include at least one from each of the three areas noted below:
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A. Nature of the Earth: the composition and structure of the Earth’s interior and crust
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Possible courses include: GEOL 202 - Petrology, GEOL 220 - Volcanology,
GEOL 305 - Structural Geology, GEOL 310 - Environmental Economic Geology, GEOL 418- Tectonics
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B. Earth Processes: the interaction of Earth materials with the hydrosphere and the atmosphere
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Possible courses include:
GEOL 217 - Coastal Geology, GEOL 302 - Stratigraphy and Sedimentation,
GEOL 330 - Hydrogeology, GEOL 350 - Paleoclimatology, GEOL 403 - Geochemistry,
GEOL 416 - Marine Geology, GEOL 430 - Seminar on Acid Rain
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C. Life on Earth: the historical, evolutionary, and ecological framework of life on Earth
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Possible courses include:
GEOL 215 - Paleontology of Marine Life, GEOL 315 - Topics in Paleontology,
GEOL 415 - Seminar on Reefs, GEOL 426 - Marine Environments
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3. GEOL 441, Senior Research Seminar
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Students majoring in environmental geology are strongly encouraged to take the summer field course
GEOL 320, Techniques of Field Geology. Students who wish to pursue graduate study or a career in
environmental geology should supplement their major with at least one year of chemistry, mathematics,
and physics or biology. Requirements to be considered for honors are the same as those for geology
majors, with the exception of the number of cognate courses required. Environmental geology majors
must take at least four full-credit courses in mathematics, chemistry, physics, or biology to become
eligible for honors.
A GPA of 2.0 in the environmental geology major is necessary for graduation. A passing grade must
be received in all courses counted toward the major.
Last updated 8/11
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