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Earth Systems Option

Course List
Code Title Credits
Required Courses  
Select 27 credits from at least three of the following categories: 27
Atmosphere  

ATS 201

*CLIMATE SCIENCE  

ATS 310

METEOROLOGY  

ATS 411

THERMODYNAMICS AND CLOUD MICROPHYSICS  

ATS 412

ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION  

ATS 413

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY  

ATS 420

CLIMATE PHYSICS  

ATS 421

CLIMATE MODELING  

GEO 484

INTRODUCTION TO BIOGEOCHEMISTRY  

GEOG 323

^CLIMATOLOGY  
Earth History  

GEO 201

*PHYSICAL GEOLOGY  

GEO 203

*EVOLUTION OF PLANET EARTH  

GEO 308

*GLOBAL CHANGE AND EARTH SCIENCES  

GEO 370

STRATIGRAPHY AND SEDIMENTOLOGY  

GEO 481

GLACIAL GEOLOGY  

GEO 486

QUATERNARY PALEOCLIMATOLOGY  

GEO 488

QUATERNARY STRATIGRAPHY OF NORTH AMERICA  
Earth’s Surface  

FE 430

WATERSHED PROCESSES  

GEO 322

SURFACE PROCESSES  

GEO 340

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY  

GEO 431

ENVIRONMENTAL GEOCHEMISTRY  

GEO 432

APPLIED GEOMORPHOLOGY  

GEO 433

COASTAL GEOMORPHOLOGY  

GEO 484

INTRODUCTION TO BIOGEOCHEMISTRY  

GEO 487

HYDROGEOLOGY  

GEOG 423

SNOW HYDROLOGY  
Oceans  

GEO 484

INTRODUCTION TO BIOGEOCHEMISTRY  

OC 201

*OCEANOGRAPHY  

OC 332

COASTAL OCEANOGRAPHY  

OC 340

BIOLOGICAL OCEANOGRAPHY  

OC 350

CHEMICAL OCEANOGRAPHY  

OC 360

GEOLOGICAL OCEANOGRAPHY  

OC 430

PRINCIPLES OF PHYSICAL OCEANOGRAPHY  

OC 433

COASTAL AND ESTUARINE OCEANOGRAPHY  

OC 434/FW 434

ESTUARINE ECOLOGY  

OC 444

^POLAR OCEANOGRAPHY  

Soils

 

CSS 205

*SOIL SCIENCE  

or SOIL 205
SOIL 206

SOIL SCIENCE
and *SOIL SCIENCE LABORATORY FOR SOIL 205

SOIL 366

ECOSYSTEMS OF WILDLAND SOILS  

SOIL 435

ENVIRONMENTAL SOIL PHYSICS  

SOIL 445

ENVIRONMENTAL SOIL CHEMISTRY  

SOIL 455

BIOLOGY OF SOIL ECOSYSTEMS  

SOIL 466

SOIL MORPHOLOGY AND CLASSIFICATION  

SOIL 468

SOIL LANDSCAPE ANALYSIS  
Human-Environment Interaction  

BI 347

*OCEANS IN PERIL  

GEO 305

*LIVING WITH ACTIVE CASCADE VOLCANOES  

GEO 306

*MINERALS, ENERGY, WATER, AND THE ENVIRONMENT  

GEO 307

*NATIONAL PARK GEOLOGY AND PRESERVATION  

GEO 380

*EARTHQUAKES IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST  

GEOG 324

^ECOLOGICAL BIOGEOGRAPHY  

GEOG 350

*GEOGRAPHY OF NATURAL HAZARDS  

GEOG 430

RESILIENCE-BASED NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT  

GEOG 431

GLOBAL RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT  

GEOG 432

*GEOGRAPHY OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE  

GEOG 440

CONFLICT, COOPERATION, AND CONTROL OF WATER IN THE US  

GEOG 441

THE WORLD'S WATER  

GEOG 450

LAND USE IN THE AMERICAN WEST  

OC 333

*OCEANS, COASTS, AND PEOPLE  
Methods  

ATS 295

OBSERVING CLIMATE  

GEOG 201

*FOUNDATIONS OF GEOSPATIAL SCIENCE AND GIS  

GEOG 295

INTRODUCTION TO GEOGRAPHIC FIELD RESEARCH  

GEOG 360

GISCIENCE I: GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND THEORY  

GEOG 370

GEOVISUALIZATION: CARTOGRAPHY  

GEOG 380

REMOTE SENSING: PRINCIPLES AND APPLICATIONS  
Total Credits 27

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Baccalaureate Core Course (BCC)

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Writing Intensive Course (WIC)