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.
The Geology major starts with an introduction to the fundamental principles and processes that govern the character of the earth from its surface environment to its core. Geology 11 surveys these principles and is required of all Geology majors. Geology encompasses many sub-disciplines that approach study of the earth in a variety of ways, but all share a core of knowledge about the composition and constitution of earth materials. Accordingly, all...
An undergraduate in the Department of Geology and Geophysics will develop a major program in the Department's major: Geology. Within the constraints discussed below, programs can be individually designed to meet the interests and objectives of each student. Students may wish to major or to have a concentration in the earth sciences for a variety of reasons including:
(1) a desire to work professionally in one of the earth sciences,
(2) a desire...
Our undergraduate program - numbering about 60 majors and 25 minors - comprises several concentration options (see below). Each is tailored to provide students with a solid understanding of the processes that have shaped the earth, how to unravel Earth history, and in some cases, help to predict its future. Studying earth science is, in many ways, akin to learning a new language. The Earth preserves a record of its past, its current state, even hints...
The major in earth sciences is a solid, broad-based program that provides the student with an understanding and appreciation of the physical aspects of the earth earth processes. Career opportunities for graduates exist in federal, state and local government service, industry and environmental studies both with regulatory agencies and consulting firms. Teaching in the elementary, middle and secondary schools is another option. Many of our earth science...
The most comprehensive of all of the earth science programs within the commonwealth, the Geology concentration provides students with an understanding of the physical and chemical aspects of the earth and its internal as well as surface processes. Career opportunities for graduates exist in federal, state and local government service, industry and environmental studies both with regulatory agencies and consulting firms. With the selection of appropriate...
Earth Systems Science (ESS) examines the structure and function of the parts of the Earth's lithosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere and biosphere and how these systems interact with one another. This integrated science, which focuses on connections between these Earth System components, is at the heart of some of our most pressing physical science and nature-societal issues, including global climate change, water availability, and the loss of biological...
Harvard offers outstanding opportunities for students to pursue studies in the Earth and Planetary Sciences, a field of study that encompasses a broad range of science and technology. Understanding a complex natural system such as the Earth or another planet demands training in basic sciences and mathematics, a knowledge of the system itself, and the development of new tools and technologies, such as space probes and sophisticated new instruments,...
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