Geology Minor

Minor Requirements (21 units)

Department Courses Listed by Course Type

Earth and Environmental Sciences Courses

Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences

Courses

Environmental Science

• •  ENSC 210 - Physical and Environmental Geology Units: 4 ; Breadth Area: GE-B1, GE-B3
• •  ENSC 211 - Historical Geology Units: 4
• •  ENSC 220 - Warming Planet, Rising Seas, and Global Change Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-B1; Sustainability
• •  ENSC 235 - Disasters on Earth and in Hollywood Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-B1; Sustainability
• •  ENSC 240 - Environmental Biology Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-B2; Sustainability
• •  ENSC 241 - Environmental Biology Laboratory Units: 1 ; Breadth Area: GE-B3
• •  ENSC 260 - Introduction to GIS in Earth and Environmental Sciences Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-B1, GE-B3
• •  ENSC 280 - Humans and the Environment in California Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-B1; Sustainability
• •  ENSC 297 - Introductory Field Experience Units: 1
• •  ENSC 311 - Geomorphology Units: 3
• •  ENSC 320 - The Science of Global Change Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-UDB; Sustainability
• •  ENSC 330 - Weather and the Atmosphere Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-UDB; Sustainability
• •  ENSC 340 - The Oceans Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-UDB; Sustainability
• •  ENSC 343 - Atmospheric Science Units: 3
• •  ENSC 350 - Environmental Hydrology Units: 4 ; Breadth Area: Sustainability
• •  ENSC 397 - Advanced Field Experience Units: 2
• •  ENSC 398 - Internship Units: 1-3
• •  ENSC 414 - Hazardous Waste Management Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: Sustainability
• •  ENSC 420 - Global Change Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: Sustainability
• •  ENSC 460 - Geographic Information Systems for Earth and Environmental Sciences Units: 4
• •  ENSC 490 - Independent Study Units: 1-4
• •  ENSC 497 - Special Topics and Issues in Environmental Sciences Units: 3
• •  ENSC 498 - Internship Units: 1-3
• •  ENSC 499 - Capstone Seminar in Geosciences Units: 3

Environmental Science: Graduate

• •  ENSC 601 - Professional Ethics in Environmental Geosciences Units: 1
• •  ENSC 631 - Isotope Geochemistry Units: 4
• •  ENSC 632 - Groundwater Flow and Contaminant Transport Units: 4
• •  ENSC 633 - The Science of Soils Units: 4
• •  ENSC 634 - Biogeochemistry Units: 4
• •  ENSC 671 - Field Experience Units: 1-2
• •  ENSC 698 - Internship Units: 1-3

Geology

• •  GEOL 100 - Earth Systems Science Units: 4 ; Breadth Area: GE-B1, GE-B3; Sustainability
• •  GEOL 101 - Introduction to the Earth Sciences Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-B1; Sustainability
• •  GEOL 102 - Earth Sciences Laboratory Units: 1 ; Breadth Area: GE-B3
• •  GEOL 120 - Introduction to Oceanography Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-B1; Sustainability
• •  GEOL 210 - Physical and Environmental Geology Units: 4 ; Breadth Area: GE-B1, GE-B3
• •  GEOL 211 - Historical Geology Units: 4
• •  GEOL 230 - Natural Disasters Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-B1; Sustainability
• •  GEOL 231 - Natural Hazards Units: 3
• •  GEOL 235 - Disasters on Earth and in Hollywood Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-B1; Sustainability
• •  GEOL 260 - Introduction to GIS in Earth and Environmental Sciences Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-B1, GE-B3
• •  GEOL 297 - Introductory Field Experience Units: 1
• •  GEOL 310 - Geology of the Western National Parks Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-UDB
• •  GEOL 311 - Geomorphology Units: 3
• •  GEOL 325 - Volcanoes and Plate Tectonics Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-UDB
• •  GEOL 330 - Weather and the Atmosphere Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-UDB; Sustainability
• •  GEOL 340 - The Oceans Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-UDB; Sustainability
• •  GEOL 341 - General Oceanography Units: 4
• •  GEOL 342 - Planetary Geology Units: 3
• •  GEOL 343 - Atmospheric Science Units: 3
• •  GEOL 350 - Environmental Hydrology Units: 4 ; Breadth Area: Sustainability
• •  GEOL 360 - Mineralogy and Optical Crystallography Units: 4
• •  GEOL 361 - Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology Units: 4
• •  GEOL 371 - Sedimentary Geology and Stratigraphy Units: 4
• •  GEOL 381 - Structural Geology Units: 5
• •  GEOL 397 - Advanced Field Experience Units: 2
• •  GEOL 398 - Internship Units: 1-3
• •  GEOL 410 - Geohealth Units: 3
• •  GEOL 414 - Hazardous Waste Management Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: Sustainability
• •  GEOL 431 - Applied Geophysics Units: 4
• •  GEOL 432 - Hydrogeology Units: 4
• •  GEOL 441 - Earthquake Geology Units: 3
• •  GEOL 490 - Independent Study Units: 1-3
• •  GEOL 497 - Issues in Geosciences Units: 3
• •  GEOL 498 - Internship Units: 1-3
• •  GEOL 499 - Capstone Seminar in Geosciences Units: 3

Geology: Graduate

• •  GEOL 601 - Professional Ethics in Environmental Geosciences Units: 1
• •  GEOL 602 - Graduate Seminar Units: 2
• •  GEOL 622 - Seismic Exploration Units: 4
• •  GEOL 631 - Isotope Geochemistry Units: 4
• •  GEOL 632 - Groundwater Flow and Contaminant Transport Units: 4
• •  GEOL 633 - The Science of Soils Units: 4
• •  GEOL 634 - Biogeochemistry Units: 4
• •  GEOL 641 - Earthquake Geology Units: 4
• •  GEOL 644 - Structural Styles of Plate Margins and Regions Units: 4
• •  GEOL 650 - Professional Certification Preparation Units: 3
• •  GEOL 671 - Field Experience Units: 1-2
• •  GEOL 690 - Independent Study Units: 1-3
• •  GEOL 691 - University Thesis Units: 1-6
• •  GEOL 693 - Project Units: 1-2
• •  GEOL 697 - Issues in Geosciences Units: 3
• •  GEOL 698 - Internship Units: 1-3