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2008-2009

The Undergraduate Calendar

 

 

Earth and Environmental Sciences

Honours Major Academic Plans - Regular

Honours Earth Sciences (Hydrogeology 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
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 units)


Year Two
EARTH 221 Geochemistry 1
EARTH 231 Mineralogy
EARTH 232 Petrography
EARTH 235 Stratigraphy and Earth History
EARTH 238 Introductory Structural Geology
EARTH 260 Applied Geophysics 1
MATH 125 Linear Algebra
MATH 218 Differential Equations for Engineers
Arts Core (0.5 units)
One elective (0.5 units)



Year Three
EARTH 333 Introductory Sedimentology
EARTH 281 Geological Impacts on Human Health or
EARTH 358 Earth System Science
EARTH 342 Applied Geomorphology
EARTH 390 Methods in Geological Mapping
EARTH 421 Geochemistry 2
EARTH 458 Physical Hydrogeology
GEOG 255 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
CIVE 353 Geotechnical Engineering 1
STAT 202 Introductory Statistics for Scientists
Two electives (1.0 units)



Year Four
EARTH 359 Flow Through Porous Media
EARTH 436A/B Honours Thesis
EARTH 440 Quaternary Geology
EARTH 456 Groundwater Modelling
EARTH 459 Chemical Hydrogeology
Two of:
EARTH 331 Volcanology and Igneous Petrology
EARTH 332 Metamorphic Petrology
EARTH 361 Atmospheric Motions and Physics
EARTH 438 Engineering Geology
EARTH 444 Applied Wetland Science
EARTH 460 Applied Geophysics 2
EARTH 461Applied Geophysics 3
EARTH 471 Mineral Deposits
Two electives
(1.0 units)

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