• Minor in earth sciences

    Minor is Optional: The minimum credits to earn a Minor are 18. Courses counting towards an approved Minor may substitute courses listed as Major Electives (List G*) but no more than 8 credits counting towards the Major degree (lists C, D, E, F*) may count towards a Minor. 

    * All lists available at Earth Science Degree plan

    Complete successfully 18 Credits from the following:

    aMinor Requirements

    Code

    Title

    Credits

    Pre-Requisite / Co-Requisite*

    ERSC2101

    Introduction to Geology I

    4

    FPEL0560 or FPEL0600 or FPEL0603 or FPEL0604

    ERSC2102

    Introduction to Geology II

    4

    ERSC2101

    Total

    8

     

     

    bMinor Electives

    Code

    Title

    Credits

    Pre-Requisite / Co-Requisite*

    ERSC2211

    Paleontology I

    3

    ERSC2101 and LANC2058

    ERSC3000

    Environmental Geology

    3

    ERSC2101 and LANC2058

    ERSC3002

    Environmental Site Assessment and Remediation

    3

    ERSC2102 and ERSC3000 and LANC2058

    ERSC3010

    Mineralogy

    3

    ERSC2102* and LANC2058

    ERSC3021

    Structural Geology

    3

    ERSC2102 and LANC2058

    ERSC3016

    Remote Sensing & GIS

    3

    ERSC2101 and LANC2058

    ERSC3041

    Stratigraphy

    3

    ERSC2102 and LANC2058

    ERSC3051

    Igneous Petrology

    3

    ERSC3010 and LANC2058

    ERSC3061

    Introduction to Remote Sensing

    3

    ERSC2102 and LANC2058

    ERSC3071

    GIS and Geo-Spatial Applications

    3

    ERSC2102 and LANC2058

    ERSC3210

    Paleontology II

    3

    ERSC2211 and LANC2058

    ERSC3901

    Sedimentary Petrology

    3

    ERSC2211 and ERSC3010

    ERSC3903

    Igneous & Metamorphic Petrology

    3

    ERSC3010 and LANC2058

    ERSC4012

    Metamorphic Petrology

    3

    ERSC3051

    ERSC4031

    Geochemistry

    3

    ERSC2102 and CHEM2101

    ERSC4032

    Environmental Geochemistry

    3

    ERSC2101 and CHEM2101

    ERSC4040

    Geological Interpretation of Well-logs

    3

    ERSC3041

    ERSC4051

    Hydrogeology

    3

    ERSC3000

    ERSC4071

    Economic Geology

    3

    ERSC3051

    ERSC4171

    Mining Geology

    3

    ERSC3903

    ERSC4311

    Sedimentary Environments and Facies

    3

    ERSC3901

    ERSC4321

    Structural Geology II

    3

    ERSC3021

    ERSC4903

    Advanced Rock Analytics

    3

    ERSC3903

    ERSC5011

    Basin Analysis

    3

    ERSC3021 and ERSC4311

    ERSC5012

    Techniques in Sequence Stratigraphy

    3

    ERSC4311

    ERSC5031

    Tectonics

    3

    ERSC3021

    ERSC5051

    Petroleum Geology

    3

    ERSC3041

    ESRC5061

    Exploration Geophysics

    3

    GEOP3041

    ERSC5111

    Microfacies

    3

    ERSC3901

    ERSC5900

    Advanced Diagenesis and Sedimentary Geochemistry

    3

    ERSC3901

    GEOP3041

    General Geophysics

    3

    ERSC2101 and PHYS2101 and MATH2107 and LANC2058

    GEOP3142

    Interpretation of Well-logs

    3

    GEOP3041

    GEOP4004

    Exploration geophysics

    3

    GEOP3041

    Total (minimum)

    10