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2007-2008

The Undergraduate Calendar

 

 

Earth Sciences

Honours Major Academic Plans - Regular

Honours Earth Sciences (Geology Specialization)
Year One
CHEM 120/120L Physical and Chemical Properties of Matter/Laboratory
CHEM 123/123L Chemical Reactions, Equilibria and Kinetics/Laboratory
EARTH 121/121L The Planet We Live On/Laboratory
EARTH 122/122L The Planet We Live Off/Laboratory
EARTH 123/123L Introductory Hydrology/Laboratory
MATH 127/128 Calculus 1/2
PHYS 121/121L Mechanics and Waves 1/Laboratory
PHYS 122/122L Mechanics and Waves 2/Laboratory
One elective (0.5 unit)


Year Two
EARTH 221 Geochemistry 1
EARTH 231 Mineralogy
EARTH 232 Petrography
EARTH 235 Stratigraphy and Earth History
EARTH 236 Principles of Paleontology
EARTH 238 Introductory Structural Geology
EARTH 260 Applied Geophysics 1
Arts Core (0.5 unit)
MATH 125 Linear Algebra
One elective (0.5 unit)



Year Three
EARTH 331 Igneous Petrology
EARTH 332 Metamorphic Petrology
EARTH 333 Introductory Sedimentology
EARTH 342 Applied Geomorphology
EARTH 358 Environmental Geology
EARTH 390 Methods in Geological Mapping
STAT 202 Introductory Statistics for Scientists
One EARTH 300 or 400-level course (0.5 unit)
Three electives (1.5 units)



Year Four
EARTH 427 Controversies in Earth Science
EARTH 436 A/B Honours Thesis
EARTH 471 Mineral Deposits
GEOG 255 Data Management and Analysis using GIS

Four courses (2.0 units) from:
EARTH 359 Flow Through Porous Media
EARTH 361 Introduction to Atmospheric Science
EARTH 421 Geochemistry 2
EARTH 433 Applied Sedimentology
EARTH 435 Advanced Structural Geology
EARTH 437 Rock Mechanics
EARTH 438 Engineering Geology
EARTH 440 Quaternary Geology
EARTH 456 Groundwater Modelling
EARTH 458 Physical Hydrogeology
EARTH 459 Chemical Hydrogeology
EARTH 460 Applied Geophysics 2
EARTH 461 Applied Geophysics 3
One elective (0.5 unit) not from Earth Sciences


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