Georgia Institute of Technology College of Sciences 33 courses 15 total credits
The School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences offers a minor with seven different tracks. These specific tracks are designed to give non-majors a background in the environmental and global change issues that face the world. This background both allows a broader exposure and gives a strategic background for many careers. The seven tracks are:
| Electives: Select three electives with a minimum of 3 credit hours from each of the following areas: | 9 credits |
| Total Credits | 15 credits |
Required Courses
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| EAS 2750 | Physics of the Weather | 3 |
| EAS 4410 | Climate and Global Change | 3 |
Electives
EAS Electives Electives
EAS Electives
Approved Electives
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ECON 2101 | The Global Economy | 3 |
| ECON 4440 | Economics of Natural Resources and the Environment | 3 |
| PUBP 3315 | Environmental Policy and Politics | 3 |
Required Courses
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| EAS 3610 | Introduction to Geophysics | 3 |
| EAS 4655 | Atmospheric Dynamics | 3 |
Select three of the following:
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| EAS 2750 | Physics of the Weather | 3 |
| EAS 3603 | Thermodynamics of Earth Systems | 3 |
| EAS 4312 | Geodynamics | 3 |
| EAS 4331 | Physical Volcanology | 3 |
| EAS 4360 | Space Physics and Space Instrumentation | 3 |
| EAS 4370 | Physics of Planets | 3 |
| EAS 4410 | Climate and Global Change | 3 |
| EAS 4450 | Synoptic Meteorology | 3 |
| EAS 4470 | Large-scale Atmospheric Circulations | 3 |
| EAS 4699 | Undergraduate Research | 1-12 |
| Total | 9 credits | |
Required Courses
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| EAS 3620 | Geochemistry | 4 |
| EAS 4740 | Atmospheric Chemistry Laboratory | 3 |
Select 8 credit hours from the following:
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| EAS 3110 | Energy, Environment, and Society | 3 |
| EAS 4420 | Environmental Field Methods | 4 |
| EAS 4602 | Biogeochemical Cycles | 3 |
| EAS 4610 | Earth System Modeling | 3 |
| EAS 4699 | Undergraduate Research | 1-12 |
| EAS 4795 | Groundwater Hydrology | |
| Total | 8 credits | |
Required Course
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| EAS 1600 or EAS 1601 | Introduction to Environmental Science or Habitable Planet | 4 |
Select 11 credit hours from the following:
Required Courses
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| EAS 2600 | Earth Processes | 4 |
| EAS 3610 | Introduction to Geophysics | 3 |
Select 8 credit hours from the following:
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| EAS 4312 | Geodynamics | 3 |
| EAS 4314 | Seismology | 3 |
| EAS 4331 | Physical Volcanology | 3 |
| EAS 4360 | Space Physics and Space Instrumentation | 3 |
| EAS 4370 | Physics of Planets | 3 |
| EAS 4699 | Undergraduate Research | 1-12 |
| EAS 4795 | Groundwater Hydrology | |
| Total | 8 credits | |
Required Courses
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| EAS 2551 | Introduction to Meteorological Analysis | 1 |
| EAS 2750 | Physics of the Weather | 3 |
| EAS 4655 | Atmospheric Dynamics | 3 |
Select 8 credit hours from the following:
Required Courses
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| EAS 4300 | Introduction to Physical and Chemical Oceanography | 3 |
Select one of the following:
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| EAS 1600 | Introduction to Environmental Science | 4 |
| EAS 1601 | Habitable Planet | 4 |
| EAS 2600 | Earth Processes | 4 |
| Total | 4 credits | |
Select 8 credit hours from the following:
BIOL 4221 BIOL 4417
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| EAS 3620 | Geochemistry | 4 |
| EAS 4350 | Paleoclimatology and Paleoceanography | 3 |
| EAS 4410 | Climate and Global Change | 3 |
| EAS 4420 | Environmental Field Methods | 4 |
| EAS 4480 | Environmental Data Analysis | 3 |
| EAS 4610 | Earth System Modeling | 3 |
| EAS 4655 | Atmospheric Dynamics | 3 |
| EAS 4699 | Undergraduate Research | 1-12 |
| Total | 8 credits | |
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