OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2014-15
[Archived Catalog]
Geological Sciences—Environmental Geology Major (B.S.) |
Major code BS3323
College of Arts and Sciences
Geological Sciences Department
Clippinger Laboratories 316
Athens, OH 45701
Phone: 740.593.1101
Fax: 740.593.0486
geological_sciences@ohio.edu
http://www.ohio.edu/geology
Contact:
Dina L. Lopez, Chair
Eung Seok Lee, Undergraduate Chair
Program Overview
The preprofessional program in environmental geology is designed to provide you with broad training for careers in many aspects of environmental science. In many areas, you should anticipate further training at the graduate level. Consult with the undergraduate advisor in the Geological Sciences Department before planning your schedule of coursework.
Admissions Information
Freshman/First-Year Admission
No requirements beyond University admission requirements.
Change of Program Policy
No selective or limited admission requirements.
External Transfer Admission
No requirements beyond University admission requirements.
Opportunities Upon Graduation
Career paths in conservation, natural resources management, land-use planning, environmental quality control, water resources, and water quality can be pursued from the platform of courses provided by the B.S. in environmental geology. Graduate work will be needed in some cases.
Requirements
Universitywide Graduation Requirements
To complete this program, students must meet all Universitywide graduation requirements .
Liberal Arts and Sciences Distribution Requirement
View the A&S - College Level Requirements (A&S CLR) .
Geological Sciences - Environmental Geology Major Requirements
The major requirement for the (B.S.) degree in Geological Sciences — Environmental Geology requires 47 hours.
Introductory Geology Course
This requirement may be satisifed by taking one of the three following options.
Option 2
Complete the following course, plus an additional course as a prerequisite.
- GEOL 2020 - Introductory Geology Lab Credit Hours: 1
Plus one of the following courses:
- GEOL 1200 - The Mobile Earth Credit Hours: 3
- GEOL 1300 - Geology of the National Parks Credit Hours: 3
- GEOL 1350 - Natural Disasters Credit Hours: 3
- GEOL 1700 - Metal, Stone, Energy, and Society Credit Hours: 3
- GEOL 2080 - Geology of the Solar System Credit Hours: 3
- GEOL 2110 - Introductory Oceanography Credit Hours: 3
- GEOL 2150 - Environmental Geology Credit Hours: 3
- GEOL 2210 - Earth and Life History Credit Hours: 3
- GEOL 2310 - Water and Pollution Credit Hours: 3
- GEOL 2710 - Extreme Ancient Climates Credit Hours: 3
Environmental Geology Core Courses
Complete a total of 47 semester hours of GEOL coursework, including the following:
- GEOL 2550 - Historical Geology Credit Hours: 3
- GEOL 3050 - Statistical Methods in Geology Credit Hours: 4
- GEOL 3150 - Mineralogy Credit Hours: 4
- GEOL 3201 - Igneous & Metamorphic Petrology Credit Hours: 4
- GEOL 3300 - Principles of Geomorphology Credit Hours: 3
- GEOL 3500 - Stratigraphy-Sedimentology Credit Hours: 3
- GEOL 3600 - Structural Geology Credit Hours: 4
- GEOL 4270 - Water Geochemistry Credit Hours: 3
- GEOL 4290 - Contaminant Geochemistry Credit Hours: 3
- GEOL 4800 - Principles of Hydrogeology Credit Hours: 3
- GEOL 4910 - Field Geology Credit Hours: 6
Environmental Geology Elective
Complete one of the following 4000-level courses:
- GEOL 4280 - Physical Geochemistry Credit Hours: 3
- GEOL 4320 - Origin and Classification of Soils Credit Hours: 3
- GEOL 4430 - Paleobiogeography Credit Hours: 3
- GEOL 4530 - Physical Limnology Credit Hours: 3
- GEOL 4710 - Advanced Environmental Geology Credit Hours: 3
- GEOL 4730 - Forensic Geoscience Credit Hours: 3
- GEOL 4760 - Subsurface Methods Credit Hours: 3
- GEOL 4811 - Advanced Hydrogeology Credit Hours: 3
- GEOL 4850 - Introduction to Applied Geophysics Credit Hours: 3
Geological Sciences Majors Extradepartmental Requirements
Complete the following three components.
Option 1: Principles of Chemistry
Complete the following courses:
- CHEM 1210 - Principles of Chemistry I Credit Hours: 4
- CHEM 1220 - Principles of Chemistry II Credit Hours: 4
Option 2: Principles of Chemistry
Complete the following courses:
- CHEM 1510 - Fundamentals of Chemistry I Credit Hours: 4
- CHEM 1520 - Fundamentals of Chemistry II Credit Hours: 4
Option 1: Physics
Complete the following courses:
- PHYS 2001 - Introduction to Physics Credit Hours: 4
- PHYS 2002 - Introduction to Physics Credit Hours: 4
Option 2: Physics
Complete the following courses:
- PHYS 2051 - General Physics Credit Hours: 5
- PHYS 2052 - General Physics Credit Hours: 5
Option 3: Physics
Complete the following courses:
- PHYS 2051 - General Physics Credit Hours: 5
- PHYS 2002 - Introduction to Physics Credit Hours: 4
Option 4: Biology
Complete the following courses:
- BIOS 1700 - Biological Sciences I: Molecules and Cells Credit Hours: 3
- BIOS 1710 - Biological Sciences II: Ecology, Evolution, Animal Body Systems Credit Hours: 3