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2015-2016

The Undergraduate Calendar

 

 

Science Academic Plans

Science and Aviation

Honours Science and Aviation (Earth Sciences Specialization)


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*Recommended Electives

CS courses as appropriate
ENGL 210F Genres of Business Communication
FR 151 Basic French 1
GEOG 310 Geodesy and Surveying
GEOG 271 Earth from Space Using Remote Sensing
GEOG 381 Spatial Analysis Using Geographic Information Systems
GEOG 387 Spatial Databases
GEOG 371 Advanced Remote Sensing Techniques
PHIL 145 Critical Thinking
PHIL 215 Professional and Business Ethics
SCI 206 The Physics of How Things Work
SCI 238 Introductory Astronomy

Other electives, where appropriate prerequisites have been taken


Year 1A (Fall)

EARTH 121/EARTH 121L Introductory Earth Sciences/Laboratory
CHEM 120/CHEM 120L Physical and Chemical Properties of Matter/Laboratory
PHYS 111/PHYS 111L Physics 1/Laboratory
GEOG 181 Principles of GIScience
MATH 127 Calculus 1 for the Sciences

Year 1B (Winter)

EARTH 122/EARTH 122L Introductory Environmental Sciences/Laboratory
CHEM 123/CHEM 123L Chemical Reactions, Equilibria and Kinetics/Laboratory
MATH 128 Calculus 2 for Scientists
AVIA 101 Professional Pilot Program Course I (0.75 unit)

Year 1 (Spring)

AVIA 102 Professional Pilot Program Course II (0.5 unit)


Year 2A (Fall)

EARTH 231 Mineralogy
EARTH 235 Stratigraphic Approaches to Understanding Earth's History
GEOG 271 Earth from Space Using Remote Sensing or GEOG 281 Advanced Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
AVIA 203 Professional Pilot Program Course III (0.5 unit)

Year 2B (Winter)

EARTH 221 Geochemistry 1
EARTH 238 Introductory Structural Geology
PHYS 112/PHYS 112L Physics 2/Laboratory
AVIA 204 Professional Pilot Program Course IV (0.75 unit)

Year 2 (Spring)

CS 100 Introduction to Computing through Applications (online) or CS 115 Introduction to Computer Science
AVIA 205 Professional Pilot Program Course V (0.5 unit)

Year 3A (Fall)

One 200-, 300-, or 400-level EARTH course (0.5 unit)
EARTH 260 Applied Geophysics 1
STAT 202 Introductory Statistics for Scientists
AVIA 306 Professional Pilot Program Course VI (0.75 unit)

Year 3B (Winter)

EARTH 232 Petrography
One 200-, 300-, or 400-level EARTH course (0.5 unit)
AVIA 307 Professional Pilot Program Course VII (0.75 unit)
AVIA 310 Human Factors in Aviation

Year 3 (Spring)

AVIA 408 Professional Pilot Program Course VIII  (0.5 unit)


Year 4A (Fall)

EARTH 342 Applied Geomorphology
Two 300- or 400-level EARTH courses (1.0 unit)
GEOG 309 Physical Climatology

Year 4B (Winter)

EARTH 358 Earth System Science
EARTH 471 Mineral Deposits
One 300- or 400-level  EARTH course (0.5 unit)
One recommended elective* (0.5 unit) 


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