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A flexible undergraduate program in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences allows students to tailor their course of study to meet their interests and objectives. The department offers programs of study for majors, joint majors and minors in Earth and Planetary Sciences and in the Environmental Earth Sciences.
The department of Earth and Planetary Sciences offers programs of study for majors, joint majors, and minors in Earth and planetary sciences and in the environmental earth sciences. In addition, the department offers students planning careers in the health professions a major consistent with those interests.
Depending on the student’s background, it may be appropriate initially to take a freshman seminar or 100-level course designed for the non-major. Those who wish to be majors may proceed directly to courses at the 200-and, in many cases, the 300-level, depending on the area of interest. It is also possible to take additional courses in the Advanced Academic Program in environmental sciences and policy.
Undergraduates are strongly encouraged to become involved in research with the faculty. Such research may be taken for credit, and may lead to the completion of a senior thesis. We also offer help and advice to majors seeking internship opportunities in the Earth and planetary and environmental earth sciences. Advice for those who wish to become involved in research can be obtained from the coordinator for undergraduate programs. Students who major in this department often attend graduate or professional school, and go on to careers in academic institutions, natural resource-oriented industries, or government agencies.
Majors in the Earth and Planetary Sciences can follow one of the three tracks: geological sciences, geophysical sciences, or geoecology. In addition, the department offers students planning careers in the health professions an Earth and Planetary Science major consistent with those interests, as well as offering a major and a minor in Environmental Earth Sciences and (for social science or humanities majors) a minor in Environmental Studies. If none of these tracks meet the specific interests of the student, a specific plan of appropriate courses may be adopted in consultation with the Coordinator for Undergraduate Programs in the Department.