This minor is intended for students who want to apply physical and mathematical concepts to address environmental challenges. It is especially well-suited for students considering research or graduate study in geophysics, physics, or the atmospheric sciences.
Required Courses:
Choose 9 credit hours (3 MUST be 3000 level or above):
- EAS 2750 Physics of the Weather (3-0-3) Fall
- EAS 3603 Earth System Thermodynamics (3-0-3) Fall
- EAS 4312 Geodynamics (3-0-3) Fall
- EAS 4331 Physical Volcanology (3-0-3) Spring
- EAS 4360 Space Physics and Instrumentation (3-0-3) Spring
- EAS 4370 Physics of Planets (3-0-3) Fall
- EAS 4410 Climate and Global Change (3-0-3) Fall
- EAS 4450 Synoptic Meteorology (3-0-3) Spring
- EAS 4470 Large-Scale Atmospheric Circulation (3-0-3) Spring
- EAS 4670 Atmospheric Dynamics II (3-0-3) Fall
- EAS 4699 Undergraduate Research (max 3 credit hours toward minor) (3-0-3)
- *EAS 4803 Special Topics – If approved in advance by the EAS Undergraduate Advisors