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Minor in Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
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:
- Climate Change
- Earth System Physics
- Environmental Chemistry
- Environmental Science
- Geophysics
- Meteorology
- Ocean Sciences
Minor Program of Study & Guidelines
Program of Study - Climate Change Track
The EAS minor with a Climate Change track is for students in majors outside of EAS who have an interest in understanding Climate Change and Issues surrounding it. Prerequisites required for some of the classes listed below. This minor must comprise at least 15 credit hours, of which at least 9 credit hours are upper-division coursework (numbered 3000 or above).
Course List
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
| --- | --- | --- | | Required Courses | | | | EAS 2750 | Physics of the Weather | 3 | | EAS 4410 | Climate and Global Change | 3 | | Electives | | | | Select three electives with a minimum of 3 credit hours from each of the following areas: | | 9 | | EAS Electives | | | | Electives | | | | Total Credit Hours | | 15 |
EAS Electives
Course List
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
| --- | --- | --- | | EAS 3110 | Energy, Environment, and Society | 3 | | EAS 3620 | Geochemistry | 4 | | EAS 4350 | Paleoclimatology and Paleoceanography | 3 | | EAS 4655 | Atmospheric Dynamics | 3 | | EAS 4656 | Atmospheric Dynamics Practicum | 1 | | EAS 4670 | Atmospheric Dynamics II | 3 | | EAS 4699 | Undergraduate Research 1 | 3 | | EAS 4740 | Atmospheric Chemistry Laboratory | 3 |
1 : A maximum of 3 credit hours of EAS 4699 may be included in the EAS minor program.
Approved Electives
Course List
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
| --- | --- | --- | | ECON 2101 | The Global Economy | 3 | | ECON 4440 | Economics of Natural Resources and the Environment | 3 | | PUBP 3315 | Environmental Policy and Politics | 3 |
Program of Study - Earth System Physics
The EAS minor with an Earth System Physics track is for students in majors outside of EAS interested in applying physical and mathematical principles to environmental problems. Prerequisites required for some of the classes listed below. This minor must comprise at least 15 semester hours, of which at least 9 semester hours are upper-division coursework (numbered 3000 or above).
Course List
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
| --- | --- | --- | | Required Courses | | | | EAS 3610 | Introduction to Geophysics | 3 | | EAS 4655 | Atmospheric Dynamics | 3 | | Electives | | | | Select three of the following: | | 9 | | EAS 2750 | Physics of the Weather | | | EAS 3603 | Thermodynamics of Earth Systems | | | EAS 4312 | Geodynamics | | | EAS 4331 | Physical Volcanology | | | EAS 4360 | Space Physics and Space Instrumentation | | | EAS 4370 | Physics of Planets | | | EAS 4410 | Climate and Global Change | | | EAS 4450 | Synoptic Meteorology | | | EAS 4470 | Large-scale Atmospheric Circulations | | | EAS 4699 | Undergraduate Research 1 | | | Total Credit Hours | | 15 |
1 : A maximum of 3 credit hours of EAS 4699 may be included in the EAS minor program.
Program of Study - Environmental Chemistry
The EAS minor with an Environmental Chemistry track is for students in majors outside of EAS that seek to understand and address environmental problems within the context of chemical systems. Prerequisites required for some of the classes listed below. This minor must comprise at least 15 credit hours, of which at least 9 credit hours are upper-division coursework (numbered 3000 or above).
Course List
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
| --- | --- | --- | | Required Courses | | | | EAS 3620 | Geochemistry | 4 | | EAS 4740 | Atmospheric Chemistry Laboratory | 3 | | Electives | | | | Select 8 credit hours from the following: | | 8 | | EAS 3110 | Energy, Environment, and Society | | | EAS 4420 | Environmental Field Methods | | | EAS 4602 | Biogeochemical Cycles | | | EAS 4610 | Earth System Modeling | | | EAS 4699 | Undergraduate Research 1 | | | EAS 4795 | Groundwater Hydrology | | | Total Credit Hours | | 15 |
1 : A maximum of 3 credit hours of EAS 4699 may be included in the EAS minor program.
Program of Study - Environmental Science
The EAS minor with an Environmental Science track is for students in majors outside of EAS who have an interest in understanding the Environment and Issues surrounding it. Prerequisites required for some of the classes listed below. This minor must comprise at least 15 credit hours, of which at least 9 credit hours are upper-division coursework (numbered 3000 or above).
Course List
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
| --- | --- | --- | | Required Course | | | | EAS 1600 | Introduction to Environmental Science | 4 | | or EAS 1601 | Habitable Planet | | | Electives | | | | Select 11 credit hours from the following: | | 11 | | EAS 2600 | Earth Processes | | | EAS 2750 | Physics of the Weather | | | EAS 3110 | Energy, Environment, and Society | | | EAS 3620 | Geochemistry | | | EAS 4410 | Climate and Global Change | | | EAS 4420 | Environmental Field Methods | | | EAS 4300 | Introduction to Physical and Chemical Oceanography | | | EAS 4350 | Paleoclimatology and Paleoceanography | | | EAS 4699 | Undergraduate Research 1 | | | EAS 4740 | Atmospheric Chemistry Laboratory | | | Total Credit Hours | | 15 |
1 : A maximum of 3 credit hours of EAS 4699 may be included in the EAS minor program.
Program of Study - Geophysics
The EAS minor with a Geophysics track is for students in majors outside of EAS majoring in science and engineering. Prerequisites required for some of the classes listed below. This minor must comprise at least 15 credit hours, of which at least 9 credit hours are upper-division coursework (numbered 3000 or above).
Course List
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
| --- | --- | --- | | Required Courses | | | | EAS 2600 | Earth Processes | 4 | | EAS 3610 | Introduction to Geophysics | 3 | | Electives | | | | Select 8 credit hours from the following: | | 8 | | EAS 4312 | Geodynamics | | | EAS 4314 | Seismology | | | EAS 4331 | Physical Volcanology | | | EAS 4360 | Space Physics and Space Instrumentation | | | EAS 4370 | Physics of Planets | | | EAS 4699 | Undergraduate Research 1 | | | EAS 4795 | Groundwater Hydrology | | | Total Credit Hours | | 15 |
1 : A maximum of 3 credit hours of EAS 4699 may be included in the EAS minor program.
Program of Study - Meteorology
The EAS minor with a Meteorology track is for students in majors outside of EAS majoring in science and engineering. Prerequisites required for some of the classes listed below. This minor must comprise at least 15 credit hours, of which at least 9 credit hours are upper-division coursework (numbered 3000 or above).
Course List
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
| --- | --- | --- | | Required Courses | | | | EAS 2551 | Introduction to Meteorological Analysis | 1 | | EAS 2750 | Physics of the Weather | 3 | | EAS 4655 | Atmospheric Dynamics | 3 | | Electives | | | | Select 8 credit hours from the following: | | 8 | | EAS 3603 | Thermodynamics of Earth Systems | | | EAS 4410 | Climate and Global Change | | | EAS 4450 | Synoptic Meteorology | | | EAS 4460 | Satellite and Radar Meteorology | | | EAS 4470 | Large-scale Atmospheric Circulations | | | EAS 4480 | Environmental Data Analysis | | | EAS 4610 | Earth System Modeling | | | EAS 4656 | Atmospheric Dynamics Practicum | | | EAS 4670 | Atmospheric Dynamics II | | | EAS 4699 | Undergraduate Research 1 | | | Total Credit Hours | | 15 |
1 : A maximum of 3 credit hours of EAS 4699 may be included in the EAS minor program.
Program of Study - Ocean Sciences
The EAS minor with an Ocean Sciences track is for students in majors outside of EAS majoring in Biology, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Chemistry and Biochemistry, and Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering. Prerequisites required for some of the classes listed below. This minor must comprise at least 15 credit hours, of which at least 9 credit hours are upper-division coursework (numbered 3000 or above).
Course List
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
| --- | --- | --- | | Required Courses | | | | EAS 4300 | Introduction to Physical and Chemical Oceanography | 3 | | Select one of the following: | | 4 | | EAS 1600 | Introduction to Environmental Science | | | EAS 1601 | Habitable Planet | | | EAS 2600 | Earth Processes | | | Electives | | | | Select 8 credit hours from the following: | | 8 | | EAS 3620 | Geochemistry | | | EAS 4350 | Paleoclimatology and Paleoceanography | | | EAS 4410 | Climate and Global Change | | | EAS 4420 | Environmental Field Methods | | | EAS 4480 | Environmental Data Analysis | | | EAS 4610 | Earth System Modeling | | | EAS 4655 | Atmospheric Dynamics | | | EAS 4699 | Undergraduate Research 1 | | | BIOL 4221 | | | | BIOL 4417 | | | | Total Credit Hours | | 15 |
1 : A maximum of 3 credit hours of EAS 4699 may be included in the EAS minor program.
- All courses counting toward the minor must be taken on a letter-grade basis and must be completed with a grade of C (2.00) or better.
- A maximum of 3 credit hours of transfer credit may be used to satisfy the course requirements for a minor. This includes courses taken at another institution or credit earned through the AP or IB program, assuming the scores meet Georgia Tech minimum standards.