91¶ÌÊÓƵ

Advisers Adams, Harnik, Harpp, Leventer, Levy

The Environmental Geology concentration focuses on the intersection between the Earth's environment and human activity. The program combines scientific study of Earth's environmental systems with consideration of the human relationship with the planet in terms of both humanistic values and social issues. Environmental Geology majors explore terrestrial and aquatic systems, Earth surface processes, and the fundamental geological mechanisms that drive the long-term evolution of Earth's interior and climate system.

Major Requirements

The following courses are required for the major:

Environmental Studies Courses (four)

Environmental Ethics

Courses fulfilling this requirement have an attribute of ESEE in the course offerings.

• ENST 202/PHIL 202 - Environmental Ethics
• ENST 324 - Hunting, Eating, Vegetarianism ÌýÌý

Environmental Justice

Courses fulfilling this requirement have an attribute of ESEJ in the course offerings.

One of the following:

• ENST 232 - Environmental Justice
• ENST 321 - Global Environmental Justice

Environmental Economics and Policy

Courses fulfilling this requirement have an attribute of ESEP in the course offerings.

One of the following:

• ECON 228 - Environmental Economics
• ENST 250 - Environmental Policy Analysis
• ENST 335/POSC 335 - US Environmental Politics ÌýÌý

Community-based Study of Environmental Issues

• ENST 450 - Community-Based Study of Environmental Issues and ENST 450L 

Geology Courses (seven)

All of the following:

• GEOL 190 - Evolution of Planet Earth
• Two full-credit courses numbered 200 or higher and not counted towards other major requirements, excluding independent study courses

Geology Core Courses

Any three of the following:

• GEOL 201 - Mineralogy and Geochemistry and GEOL 201L 
• GEOL 215 - Paleontology of Marine Life and GEOL 215L 
• GEOL 225 - Sedimentology and Surficial Processes and GEOL 225L 
• GEOL 235 - Tectonics and Earth Structure and GEOL 235L

Capstone Seminar

• Any full-credit 400-level geology course, excluding GEOL 491.

Cognate Science Courses (two)

Courses fulfilling this requirement have an attribute of ESCS in the course offerings.

• Any two full-credit courses in biology, chemistry, mathematics or physics. GEOG 245 may be taken in place of one of these courses.

GPA Requirement

A GPA of 2.00 in the environmental geology major is necessary for graduation. A passing grade must be received in all courses counted toward the major.

Honors and High Honors

To be eligible for honors in environmental geology, students must complete the following requirements in addition to the environmental geology major: (1) Complete GEOL 441 - Senior Research Seminar, (2) take four full-credit courses in mathematics, chemistry, physics, or biology, (3) complete a year-long senior thesis as described in the honors section of the geology major, and (4) achieve a minimum average GPA of 3.0 in the three 200-level core courses and 400-level capstone course. If additional courses are taken in these categories, the highest grades will be used to compute this GPA.

Additional Information

Students majoring in environmental geology are strongly encouraged to take the summer field course GEOL 320 - Techniques of Field Geology . Students who wish to pursue graduate study or a career in environmental geology are strongly encouraged to supplement the major requirements with at least one year of chemistry, mathematics, and physics or biology.

Environmental Studies Program

For more information about the department, including Faculty, transfer credit, awards, etc., please visit the Environmental Studies programÌý³¦²¹³Ù²¹±ô´Ç²µÌý±è²¹²µ±ð.