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Nov 22, 2024
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2015-2016 Undergraduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Geosciences (B.S.)
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The Geosciences program strives to provide students with a desire for inquiry, the ability to engage in abstract and logical reasoning, quantitative-analytical thinking, and applied problem solving in the sciences of geology and geography. We seek to produce students who will contribute to an understanding of earth history and processes, the procurement and management of natural resources, responsible stewardship of the environment, and the promotion of global security.
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Environmental Hazards Concentration
The Environmental Hazards concentration seeks to prepare students to be informed decision-making citizens. Majors with the hazards concentration are prepared to be problem solving, professional environmental policy makers. Coursework provides systematic spatial and temporal examination of dynamic human, economic, and physical relationships. Hazards concentration coursework asks for independent student thinking and synthesis on issues of human perception, environmental protection, and the role of natural and technological hazards in health and development.
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Credit Hours |
General Education (see TBR Common Core )
University-Wide Freshman Seminar Requirement |
41
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Specific General Education Requirements: 12 Credit Hours
Specific Requirements for all Geosciences majors: 8 Credit Hours
Lower Division Major Requirements: 4 Credit Hours
Upper Division Major Requirements: 30 Credit Hours
Group 1: General Electives: 8 Credit Hours
Group 2: Allied Sciences: 7 Credit Hours
Program Total: 110 Credit Hours
Geographic Information Systems Concentration
The Geographic Information Analysis Concentration prepares students to use a Geographic Information System (GIS) to analyze and communicate spatial relationships. GIS is a relatively new technology designed to collect, store, manage, analyze, and display spatial relationships between both similar and dissimilar features and their attributes. It is widely used for scientific investigations, natural resource management, infrastructure management, and development planning. Graduates of this program are also trained in the use of remote sensing data, GPS data collection, and image analysis software for employment opportunities in local, federal, and state government agencies, commercial consulting firms, and non-profit organizations.
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Credit Hours |
General Education (see TBR Common Core )
University-Wide Freshman Seminar Requirement |
41
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Specific General Education Requirements: 12 Credit Hours
Specific Requirements for all Geosciences Majors: 8 Credit Hours
Lower Division Major Requirements: 6 Credit Hours
Upper Division Major Requirements: 14 Credit Hours
Group 1: General Electives: 6 Credit Hours
Group 2: Allied Sciences: 12 Credit Hours
Group 3: Geosciences Electives: 12 Credit Hours
- Upper division courses offered through Department of Geosciences: 3000-4999 level of Geography or Geology
Electives: 16 Credit Hours
- Sixteen (16) credit hours of any courses required to complete the B.S. degree. Consult with your advisor for courses needed to complete the remaining credit hours of this concentration.
Program Total: 120 Credit Hours
Geology Concentration
The Geology concentration provides graduates with the abstract, logical reasoning, spatial, and quantitative skills to prepare for professional licensure to practice geology in the United States. Graduates are prepared for and the program’s record demonstrates the ability of our graduates to enter graduate school and professional positions in environmental, hydrogeologic, and natural resource fields within the private and public sectors anywhere in the United States.
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Credit Hours |
General Education (see TBR Common Core )
University-Wide Freshman Seminar Requirement |
41
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Specific General Education Requirements: 15 Credit Hours
Specific Requirements for all Geosciences majors: 13 Credit Hours
Lower Division Major Requirements: 5 Credit Hours
Upper Division Major Requirements: 27 Credit Hours
Group 1: General Electives: 8-10 Credit Hours
Group 2: Allied Sciences: 8-10 Credit Hours
Note
Students planning to attend graduate school in the geological sciences should select the following electives: Program Total: 118-122 Credit Hours
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*These courses are recommended. Global Environment and Development Concentration
The main focus of the Global Environment and Development concentration is to develop an understanding of active regional forces and events causing changes in natural and socio-economic systems in the realm of our planet. Examples of such events include global warming, global security, international cooperation and world regional development. The students will master regional geography of the world and become better managers of the planet’s natural and human resources.
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Credit Hours |
General Education (see TBR Common Core )
University-Wide Freshman Seminar Requirement |
41
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Specific General Education Requirements: 11-12 Credit Hours
Specific Requirements for all Geosciences majors: 8 Credit Hours
Lower Division Major Requirements: 6 Credit Hours
Upper Division Major Requirements: 21 Credit Hours
Electives: 12 Credit Hours
Foreign Language Courses
Six (6) hours of foreign language at 2000-level or higher Program Total: 106-107 Credit Hours
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