Advisors: See Faculty of Science, Academic Advisors.
Geology is the study of our Earth, its structure and composition, and the physical, chemical, and biological processes that affected and continue to shape this planet over a variety of time scales. Training in geology leads to numerous challenging career paths such as exploration for natural resources (minerals, oil and gas), environmental protection, identifying geological hazards, and understanding global climate change. Graduates are in great demand in a variety of employment sectors that include the exploration industry, mining, government, education, and consulting.
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* It is required that one course (0.5 unit) be taken from the Faculty of Arts. It is recommended that a course in oral or written communication be selected (e.g. SPCOM 223, ENGL 109, ENGL 129R, ENGL 140R, ENGL 209, ENGL 210E, ENGL 210F, or PHIL 145).
** Two courses (1.0 unit) must be either a 200-level or higher course from BIOL, CHEM, PHYS, MATH, AMATH or CS, or be chosen from BIOL 120, BIOL 130, BIOL 150, CS 115, or CS 116. SCI-labelled and EARTH-labelled courses cannot be used to satisfy these core electives.
Year 1A (Fall)
CHEM 120/CHEM 120L Physical and Chemical Properties of Matter/Laboratory
EARTH 121/EARTH 121L Introductory Earth Sciences/Laboratory
EARTH 123 Introductory Hydrology
MATH 127 Calculus 1
PHYS 111/PHYS 111L Physics 1/Laboratory
or PHYS 121/PHYS 121L Mechanics/Laboratory
Year 1B (Winter)
CHEM 123/CHEM 123L Chemical Reactions, Equilibria and Kinetics/Laboratory
EARTH 122/EARTH 122L Introductory Environmental Sciences/Laboratory
MATH 128 Calculus 2
PHYS 112/PHYS 112L Physics 2/Laboratory
or PHYS 122/PHYS 122L Waves, Electricity and Magnetism/Laboratory
One elective (0.5 unit)
Year 2A (Fall)
EARTH123L Field Methods in Hydrology
EARTH 231 Mineralogy
EARTH 235 Stratigraphic Approaches to Understanding Earth's History
EARTH 260 Applied Geophysics 1
MATH 106 Applied Linear Algebra 1
or MATH 114 Linear Algebra for Science
One elective (0.5 units)
Year 2B (Winter)
EARTH 221 Geochemistry 1
EARTH 232 Petrography
EARTH 238 Introductory Structural Geology
Arts Core*(0.5 unit)
One elective (0.5 units)
Year 3A (Fall)
EARTH 331 Volcanology and Igneous Petrology
or EARTH 332 Metamorphic Petrology
EARTH 342 Applied Geomorphology
STAT 202 Introductory Statistics for Scientists
Two 300- or 400-level EARTH courses (1.0 unit)
Year 3B (Winter)
EARTH 333 Introductory Sedimentology
EARTH 358 Earth System Science
EARTH 390 Methods in Geological Mapping
Two core electives** (1.0 unit)
One elective (0.5 unit)
Year 4A (Fall)
EARTH 436A Honours Thesis
or EARTH 499 Research Project
Four 300- or 400-level EARTH courses (2.0 units)
Year 4B (Winter)
EARTH 331 Volcanology and Igneous Petrology
or EARTH 332 Metamorphic Petrology
EARTH 436B Honours Thesis
or One 300- or 400-level EARTH course
EARTH 471 Mineral Deposits
One 200- or 300- or 400-level EARTH course (0.5 unit)
One elective (0.5 unit)