Liberal Arts Field in Geosciences
Liberal Arts Field in Geosciences
Advisor: Dr. Robin Zhang
Archaeology Option
Required Courses (12-15 hours)
- ARC 150: Introduction to Archaeology (3 hours)
- ARC 300: Archaeological Method and Theory (3 hours)
- ARC 302: Archaeological Field Work (3-5 hours)
- ARC 304: Archaeological Laboratory Methods (1 hour)
- ARC 320: Human Ecology (3 hours)
Electives (3-5 hours)
Any ARC Courses 300-level or above
Total Requirements (18-19 hours)
Earth Science Option
Required Courses (16 hours)
- EES 101: The Earth and the Environment (4 hours)
- EES 125: Weather and Climate (4 hours)
- EES 202: Introduction to Geographic Information Science (4 hours)
- EES 336: Principles of Geomorphology (4 hours)
Electives (3 hours)
Choose ONE of the following:
- EES 303: Introduction to Cartography (3 hours)
- EES 312: Introduction to Remote Sensing (4 hours)
- EES 314: Sediments and Soils (4 hours)
- EES 350: Field Techniques in Geosciences (3 hours)
- EES 424: Conservation and Environmental Geoscience (3 hours)
- EES 562: Hydrogeology (3 hours)
- EES 578: Terrestrial Ecosystem Modeling (3 hours)
Total Requirements (19-20 hours)
Geography Option
Required Courses (11 hours)
- EES 110: World Geography (3 hours)
- EES 125: Weather and Climate (4 hours)
- EES 202: Introduction to Geographic Information Science (4 hours)
Electives (7-9 hours)
- EES 305: Introduction to Cartography (3 hours)
- EES 312: Introduction to Remote Sensing (4 hours)
- EES 330: Economic Geography (3 hours)
- EES 336: Principles of Geomorphology (4 hours)
- EES 424: Conservation and Environmental Geoscience (3 hours)
- EES 507: Land Use Planning (3 hours)
- EES 512: Remote Sensing (4 hours)
- EES 521: Geographic Information Systems (4 hours)
Total Requirements (18-20 hours)
Environmental Geology Option
Required Courses (8 hours)
- EES 101: The Earth and the Environment (4 hours)
- EES 102: Earth Through Time (4 hours)
Electives (10-12 hours)
- EES 202: Introduction to Geographic Information Science (4 hours)
- EES 210: Hydrology (3 hours)
- EES 305: Introduction to Cartography (3 hours)
- EES 310: Rock and Mineral Resources (3 hours)
- EES 312: Introduction to Remote Sensing (4 hours)
- EES 314: Sediments and Soils (4 hours)
- EES 336: Principles of Geomorphology (4 hours)
- EES 524: Conservation and Environmental Geoscience (3 hours)
- EES 536: Soils and Geomorphology (3 hours)
Total Requirements (18-20 hours)