Earth, Environmental, and Sustainability Sciences

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Earth, Environmental, and Sustainability Sciences (EES) offers three degree options. Students may choose a major in Earth and Environmental Sciences leading to either a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) or a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree, or they may choose a major in Sustainability Science leading to a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree. Students may not double major in these disciplines.

Programs

• Earth and Environmental Science, B.A.

• Earth and Environmental Science, B.S.
• Sustainability Science, B.S.

Courses

• EES-111 Earth and the Silver Screen
• EES-112 Environmental Science
• EES-113 Natural Hazards and Natural Disasters
• EES-115 Earth Systems
• EES-200 Topics in Spatial Analysis and Visualization
• EES-201 Geographic Information Systems
• EES-210 Surficial Processes
• EES-218 Plate Tectonics and Earthquakes
• EES-220 Mineralogy and Petrology I
• EES-221 Mineralogy and Petrology II
• EES-230 Watershed Hydrology
• EES-301 Remote Sensing
• EES-310 Sedimentary Systems
• EES-325 Structural Geology
• EES-330 Hydrogeology
• EES-343 Environmental Systems
• EES-350 Field Study of Regional Geology
• EES-351 Field Studies in Appalachian Geology
• EES-352 Field Studies in Iceland
• EES-353 Sustainable Fiji
• EES-354 Field Studies in the Sierra Nevadas
• EES-355 People, Resources and Development in Tanzania
• EES-356 Field Study in the Rocky Mountains
• EES-357 Fly Fishing and River Conservation
• EES-358 Geology and Astronomy Southwestern US
• EES-360 Geology and Sustainability of India
• EES-402 Geochemistry
• EES-410 Ocean and Climate Systems
• EES-421 Ore Deposits
• EES-425 Regional Tectonics
• EES-430 Engineering Geology
• EES-472 Research and Analysis
• EES-474 Senior Capstone
• EES-475 Earth and Environmental Science Seminar
• EES-502 Research
• EES-504 Directed Independent Study

• SUS-120 Principles of Sustainability Science
• SUS-125 Sustainability and Society
• SUS-200 Sustainability Living and Leadership
• SUS-201 Making Change Happen
• SUS-210 Urban Sustainability
• SUS-220 Mineral Resources and Sustainable Development
• SUS-240 Human Systems
• SUS-241 Social Systems
• SUS-242 Dynamic System Modeling
• SUS-320 Consumption and Culture
• SUS-325 Conservation and Communities
• SUS-330 Ecological Economics
• SUS-335 Sustainability and Social Justice
• SUS-342 Leadership for Sustainability
• SUS-345 Resilience and Adaptation
• SUS-351 Off the Grid
• SUS-352 Community Partnership: Envisioning Space and Place
• SUS-370 Sustainability Solutions Workshop
• SUS-410 Sustainable Futures
• SUS-472 Research and Analysis
• SUS-473 Sustainability Science Practicum
• SUS-474 Senior Capstone
• SUS-475 Sustainability Science Seminar
• SUS-502 Research
• SUS-504 Directed Independent Study

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