This minor broadens students' understanding of physical processes on Earth by integrating concepts from continuum mechanics, dynamics, and fluid mechanics. Several courses also explore natural hazards in depth, highlighting their relevance to society.
Required Courses
- EAS 2600 Earth Processes (3-1-4) Fall, Spring, Summer
- EAS 3610 Introduction to Geophysics (3-0-3) Fall
Choose 8 credit hours (6 MUST be 3000 level or above):
- EAS 4795 Groundwater Hydrology (3-0-3) *not currently being offered, look for equivalent course in CEE
- EAS 4331 Physical Volcanology (3-0-3) Fall
- EAS 4360 Space Physics and Space Instrumentation (3-0-3) Spring
- EAS 4314 Seismology (3-0-3) Fall
- EAS 4370 Physics of Planets (3-0-3) Fall
- EAS 4312 Geodynamics (3-0-3) Spring
- 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