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Science Academic Plans

Earth and Environmental Sciences

Honours Earth Sciences (Geology Specialization)
Advisors: See Faculty of Science, academic advisors.

Geology is the study of the Earth, its structure and composition, and the physical, chemical, and biological processes that have 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 demand in a variety of employment sectors that include the exploration industry, mining, government, education, and consulting.

Continuing in Honours Earth Sciences, Geology Specialization, requires a cumulative overall average of 60% and a cumulative average of 60% in all EARTH courses.

Successful completion of this program requires:

21.5 units that include:

Notes

  1. SCI and EARTH courses may not be counted as program electives.
  2. A maximum of 1.5 SCI units may be counted as electives.

Recommended Course Sequence


Year One


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 for the Sciences
PHYS 111/PHYS 111L Physics 1/Laboratory
 or PHYS 121/PHYS 121L Mechanics/Laboratory

Winter
CHEM 123/CHEM 123L Chemical Reactions, Equilibria and Kinetics/Laboratory
EARTH 122/EARTH 122L Introductory Environmental Sciences/Laboratory
MATH 128 Calculus 2 for the Sciences
PHYS 112/PHYS 112L Physics 2/Laboratory
 or PHYS 122/PHYS 122L Waves, Electricity and Magnetism/Laboratory
SCCOM 100 Communication in the Sciences

Year Two


Fall
EARTH 223 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
Winter
EARTH 221 Geochemistry 1
EARTH 232 Petrography
EARTH 238 Introductory Structural Geology
Two electives (1.0 unit)

Year Three


Fall 

EARTH 331 Volcanology and Igneous Petrology
EARTH 342 Applied Geomorphology
STAT 202 Introductory Statistics for Scientists
Two EARTH electives 300-level or higher (1.0 unit)

Winter

EARTH 333 Introductory Sedimentology
EARTH 358 Earth System Science
EARTH 390 Methods in Geological Mapping
Two program electives (1.0 unit)
One elective (0.5 unit)


Year Four


Fall
EARTH 436A Honours Thesis
 or EARTH 499 Research Project
Three EARTH electives 300-level or higher (1.5 units)
One elective (0.5 unit)
Winter
EARTH 332 Metamorphic Petrology
EARTH 436B Honours Thesis
 or one EARTH elective 300-level or higher (0.5 unit)
EARTH 471 Mineral Deposits
One EARTH elective 200-level or higher (0.5 unit)

 


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