Bachelor degrees in Geology + Earth Science, General: A program that focuses on the scientific study of the earth; the forces acting upon it; and the behavior of the solids, liquids and gases comprising it. Includes instruction in historical geology, geomorphology, and sedimentology, the chemistry of rocks and soils, stratigraphy, mineralogy, petrology, geostatistics, volcanology, glaciology, geophysical principles, and applications to research and industrial problems.
Cornell University
Bachelor degree
Science of Earth Systems | Cornell University |
During the past several decades, under the increasing pressure of public concerns about air and water pollution, nuclear waste disposal, the ozone hole, and global warming, the scientific community has realized how inter-related are the components that were once viewed as separate parts of the Earth system. While the critical parts”processes in the biosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere, and lithosphere”are studied in detail within the boundaries of traditional... |
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