地球科学学士学位

提供给在K-12科学教育，资源管理，法律，政策制定/政治，新闻学和可持续商业方面发展地球科学事业感兴趣的学生，可获得地球科学文科学士学位。它将提供一个平衡且灵活的学术背景，使他们能够批判性地检查与地球科学相关的问题的日益增长。<br> <br>毕业所需的120个单元中，至少有32个是地质学的地球科学课程和地理学，相关领域为24个，高级写作领域为3个，非科学和非数学通识教育课程为39个。其余22个未指定的单元被选中以满足每个学生的特殊需求。要获得地球科学学位的学士学位，学生必须在适用于32学分要求的所有地球
The Bachelor of Arts in Earth Science provides a well-balanced, cross-disciplinary background that addresses the growing number of Earth science-related problems we face. The program has a small set of core requirements in geology and related fields, such as math, physics, chemistry, biology and geography that are grounded in inquiry-based learning environments. The hallmark of the degree is its flexibility, whereby students, in consultation with department advisers, tailor geology, related fields and undesignated elective courses to their degree and career objectives. The degree prepares graduates to be: K-12 science teachers, Earth-educated professionals (e.g., policy makers/politicians, business leaders, lawyers, journalists) who need to understand Earth resource, pollution, climate change and other environmental issues, and citizens who are equipped to manage future changes in Earth systems related to natural and anthropogenic causes. Geological Sciences is the study of Earth through time, including its physical nature, chemical composition and dynamics, as well as its origin and evolution. In addition to the quest for understanding the way Earth works and its relation to the solar system, Earth scientists are involved in the search for energy, mineral and water resources, the evaluation and remediation of environmental hazards, and the prevention and/or prediction of natural disasters such as earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, landslides, coastal erosion and floods. Earth scientists are employed by private industry, (primarily by engineering, environmental, petroleum and mining companies), government agencies, educational institutions and research centers.