Earth and Planetary Sciences Second Major for ISP Students

Students must also complete the Undergraduate Registration Requirement and the degree requirements of their home school.

Double-counting note: Students who may be considering adding a third major (or a minor) to ISP+earth and planetary sciences should keep in mind that Weinberg College prohibits double-counting a major course toward some other major or minor, except where this is explicitly permitted in this catalog. Weinberg College does allow double-counting a major course toward a general bachelor's degree requirement (i.e. degree requirements other than majors or minors). Other programs or schools may have their own restrictions that supersede this, so check the relevant parts of this catalog for possible limits.

Second Major for ISP (9 units beyond ISP requirements)

The Integrated Science Program (ISP) is a highly selective program within Weinberg College. Students majoring in ISP who wish to also complete a major in Earth and Planetary Sciences must fulfill the two Core Courses and seven Advanced Studies courses as described below, in addition to the requirements for ISP. 

Physics of the Earth for ISP (EARTH 350-0), part of the requirements for the ISP major, may not be waived or skipped by students doing the second major in Earth and Planetary Sciences.

2 Core Courses 

Course Title
EARTH 210-0Earth Systems Science and Climate Change
EARTH 214-0Physical Earth Science

7 Advanced Studies Courses

Seven 300-level EARTH course may be applied towards the Advanced Studies requirement, which may include one unit of EARTH 399-0 (or INTG_SCI 398-0 if research is related to Earth and Planetary Sciences), and one 400-level EARTH course with permission from the Director of Undergraduate Studies (DUS). EARTH 397-0 is excluded. 

Dual majors in EARTH and ISP must also complete a 4-course Sub-Discipline requirement and 2-course Skills Areas requirement.

Sub-Discipline Requirement (4 courses)

Students must take at least one course from four of the following seven Sub-Disciplines. A course may not be applied to more than one sub-discipline at the same time. Some topic offerings of EARTH 390-0 may be applied to a Sub-Discipline area with department approval, and new courses not yet in this Catalog edition may also be eligible. Refer to Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences webpage for updates. Recent EARTH 390-0 classes that qualify includes Paleobiology (Geobiology Sub-Discipline).

Earth Materials

Course Title
EARTH 300-0Earth and Planetary Materials
EARTH 301-0Petrology: Evolution of Crustal and Mantle Rocks

Geochemistry

Course Title
EARTH 310-0Aqueous Geochemistry
EARTH 312-0Stable Isotope Geochemistry
EARTH 313-0Radiogenic Isotope Geochemistry
EARTH 314-0Organic Geochemistry

Seismology

Course Title
EARTH 323-0Seismology and Earth Structure
EARTH 324-0Earthquakes and Tectonics
EARTH 327-0Geophysical Time Series Analysis

Sedimentation and Stratigraphy

Course Title
EARTH 330-0Sedimentary Geology
EARTH 331-0Field Problems in Sedimentary Geology

Climate/Paleoclimate

Course Title
EARTH 340-0Physics of Weather & Climate
EARTH 341-0Quaternary Climate Change: Ice Ages to the Age of Oil
EARTH 342-0Contemporary Energy and Climate Change
EARTH 343-0Earth System Modeling
EARTH 344-0The Scientific Foundations of Decarbonization
EARTH 375-0Paleobiology

Geophysics

Course Title
EARTH 353-0Mathematical Inverse Methods in Earth and Environmental Sciences
EARTH 354-0Physics of Rock Deformation in Planetary Interiors

Geobiology

Course Title
EARTH 370-0Geobiology
EARTH 371-0Biogeochemistry
EARTH 373-0Microbial Ecology

Skills Areas Requirement (2 courses)

Students must take at least one course from two of the three Skills Areas listed below. No course may be counted for more than one Skills Area at the same time. Some topic offerings of EARTH 390-0 may be applied to a Skill Area with department approval, and new courses not yet in this Catalog edition may also be eligible. Refer to Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Science webpage for updates. Recent EARTH 390-0 classes that qualify include: Geochemical Analytical Techniques (Analytical/Instrumentation/Field).

Quantitative

Course Title
EARTH 310-0Aqueous Geochemistry
EARTH 327-0Geophysical Time Series Analysis
EARTH 340-0Physics of Weather & Climate
EARTH 343-0Earth System Modeling
EARTH 353-0Mathematical Inverse Methods in Earth and Environmental Sciences
EARTH 354-0Physics of Rock Deformation in Planetary Interiors

Spatial Reasoning

Course Title
EARTH 300-0Earth and Planetary Materials
EARTH 330-0Sedimentary Geology
EARTH 363-1Geographical Information Systems – GIS Level 1
EARTH 363-2Geographical Information Systems 2 – GIS Level 2

Analytical/Instrumentation/Field

Course Title
EARTH 331-0Field Problems in Sedimentary Geology
EARTH 360-0Instrumentation and Field Methods