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CONTACTS
For
advice about the Earth Systems minor:
C Gregory Knight
Department of Geography
322 Walker Building
814.863.8571
cgk@psu.edu
To obtain forms or general information:
Susan Lauver
sel114@ems.psu.edu
104 Deike Building
814.865.7482
ONLINE APPLICATION FORM
COURSE SUBSTITUTION FORM
This minor combines well with the GEOSCIENCES,
METEOROLOGY, GEOGRAPHY,
and EARTH SCIENCE majors.
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Earth
Systems Minor (EASYS)
Description
and course requirements (pdf)
The
recognition that environmental problems are global
in extent and impact many different components
of the Earth System simultaneously requires that
we adopt a large scale and interdisciplinary approach
to questions of global change and the interactions
of human and physical environments. The Earth
Systems Minor follows such an approach and
offers undergraduates the opportunity to study
the Earth as an integrated system.
The
Earth Systems Minor is directed by the faculty
in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences'
Environment Institute. Students enrolled in the
minor will be encouraged to make use of the research
opportunities presented by the Institute, by working
with individual faculty members on related projects.
Curriculum
A total of 18 credits is required for the minor.
Please note that up to 6 credits in your major
department can be counted double to meet both
major and minor requirements. (This does not apply
to students in the Earth Sciences major.) Additional
courses may be eligible for substitution.
Required Courses (9 credits)
EARTH 002: Gaia—The Earth System
Plus two of the following (6 credits):
EARTH 103: Earth Futures
GEOSC 310: Earth History
GEOG 406: Human Use of the Environment
EMSC 470W: CAUSE Seminar
METEO 300: Introduction to Dynamic and Synoptic
Meteorology
Supporting Courses (9 credits)
EARTH 100: Environmental Earth
EARTH 101: Natural Disasters
EARTH 102: Environments of Africa
GEOG 408W: Human Dimensions of Global Warming
GEOG 410: Water Resources
GEOG 432W: Climate Changes and Variability
GEOG 433: Global Climate Systems
GEOSC 320: Geology of Climate Change
GEOSC 402W: Natural Disasters
GEOSC 440: Marine Geology
METEO 436: Atmospheric Physics I
METEO 451: Elements of Physical Oceanography
METEO 472: Topics in Climatology
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