Geosciences, B.S., Environmental Geosciences Concentration

Degree Requirements (120 Hours)

Major Area (39 Hours)

CTW Requirement (3 Hours)

Select one of the following

GEOL 4830 - Senior Seminar CTW 3 Credit Hours
GEOG 4830 - Senior Seminar CTW 3 Credit Hours

Required Selection of Courses (15-19 Hours)

GEOL 3000 - Foundations in Geosciences: Skills, Careers, and Navigating the Major 1 Credit Hours
or
GEOG 3000 - Foundations in Geosciences: Skills, Careers, and Navigating the Major 1 Credit Hours

Group I: Experiential Learning

Select one field course or internship from the following (2-4 Hours)

GEOG 4050 - Natural Environments of Georgia 4 Credit Hours
GEOG 4055 - Experimental Methods in Environmental Science 4 Credit Hours
GEOL 4121 - Applied Field Methods in Environmental Geosciences 3 to 4 Credit Hours
GEOL 4125 - Measurement Techniques in Hydrology 4 Credit Hours
GEOG 4550 - Field School in the Geosciences 3 to 9 Credit Hours
or
GEOL 4550 - Field School in the Geosciences 3 to 9 Credit Hours
GEOG 4832 - Geosciences Internship 1 to 3 Credit Hours
or
GEOL 4832 - Geosciences Internship 1 to 3 Credit Hours or another approved course focused on field, lab, or research experience as available including study abroad.

Group II: Environmental Focus

Select one course from the following (3 Hours)

GEOG 4644 - Environmental Conservation 3 Credit Hours
GEOL 4017 - Environmental Geology 3 Credit Hours
GEOG 4800 - Environmental Justice 3 Credit Hours

Group III: Techniques

Select one course from the following (3-4 Hours)

GEOG 4510 - Geospatial Data Analytics and Visualization 4 Credit Hours
GEOG 4518 - Digital Cartography 3 Credit Hours
GEOG 4520 - Quantitative Spatial Analysis 3 Credit Hours
GEOG 4530 - Introduction to Remote Sensing 4 Credit Hours
GEOG 4532 - Introduction to Geographic Information Systems 4 Credit Hours
GEOL 4042 - Environmental Instrumentations I: Aqueous Media 4 Credit Hours
GEOL 4043 - Environmental Analytical Methods and Instrumentations II: Solid Media 4 Credit Hours
GEOL 4123 - Geoinformatics 3 Credit Hours

Group IV: Human-Environmental

Select one course from the following (3 Hours)

GEOG 4012 - Sustainable Development: Practice and Policies 3 Credit Hours
GEOG 4020 - Urban Environments 3 Credit Hours
GEOG 4460 - Water, Food, and Waste Systems 3 Credit Hours
GEOG 4646 - Water Resources 3 Credit Hours
GEOG 4644 - Environmental Conservation 3 Credit Hours (if not taken in Group II)
GEOG 4784 - Global Climate Change 3 Credit Hours
GEOG 4800 - Environmental Justice 3 Credit Hours (if not taken in Group II)

Group V: Physical Geography/Geology

Select one course from the following (3-4 Hours)

GEOG 4050 - Natural Environments of Georgia 4 Credit Hours (if not taken in Group I)
GEOG 4640 - Geomorphology 3 Credit Hours
GEOG 4642 - Advanced Weather and Climate 3 Credit Hours
GEOG 4648 - Biogeography 3 Credit Hours
GEOG 4650 - Surface Water Hydrology 3 Credit Hours
GEOG 4680 - Oceanography & Climate Change 3 Credit Hours
GEOL 4002 - Hydrogeology 4 Credit Hours
GEOL 4006 - Sedimentology and Stratigraphy CTW 4 Credit Hours
GEOL 4008 - Rock Fracture and Fluid Flow 3 Credit Hours
GEOL 4010 - Groundwater Hydrology 3 Credit Hours
GEOL 4017 - Environmental Geology 3 Credit Hours (if not taken in Group II)
GEOL 4075 - Fundamentals of Soils 3 Credit Hours
GEOL 4245 - Urban Hydrology 3 Credit Hours

Remaining Courses

Remaining courses from Geography or Geology selected in consultation with advisor. These may include any from Groups I-V that exceed the minimum requirements in addition to other courses, such as:

GEOG 4051 - Introduction to the Environmental History of Georgia 3 Credit Hours
GEOG 4402 - Geography of Africa 3 Credit Hours
GEOG 4451 - Aquatic Pollution and Toxicology 4 Credit Hours
GEOG 4515 - Qualitative Methods in Geography 3 Credit Hours
GEOG 4533 - Community GIS 3 Credit Hours
GEOG 4534 - Advanced Geographic Information Systems 4 Credit Hours
GEOG 4536 - GIS Programming 4 Credit Hours
GEOG 4538 - Urban Geographic Information Systems 4 Credit Hours
GEOG 4776 - Geography of Food and Eating 3 Credit Hours
GEOG 4786 - Climate Change Perception and Communication 3 Credit Hours
GEOL 4003 - Principles and Applications of Environmental Geochemistry 3 Credit Hours
GEOL 4004 - Advanced Environmental Geochemistry 3 Credit Hours
GEOL 4005 - Geology of Georgia 3 Credit Hours
GEOL 4018 - Introduction to Environmental Health and Safety 3 Credit Hours
GEOL 4235 - Water, Wastewater, and the Environment 3 Credit Hours