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²ÝÝ®ÎÛÊÓƵµ¼º½ Calendar 2009-2010 Collaborative Programs 4. Earth Science 4.1 Program Details
4.1 Program Details
Admission

See 3.3 on "Enrolment Limitations" in the Faculty of Science section of this Calendar.

Courses constituting the field of Earth Science
Required Courses - Major Program

See also 3.5B Course Selection and Registration - Introductory Courses in the Faculty of Science section of this Calendar.

0.5 FCE - Archaeology 201

0.5 FCE - Chemistry 201Ìýor 211

3.5 FCE - Geography 211, 231, 251, 305, 313, 321, and 391

0.5 FCE - Geography 307 or Geology 373

0.5 FCE - Geography 333 or 357

3.5 FCE - Geology 201, 203, 311, 337, 341, 381, and one of 307 or 491

1.0 FCE - Geophysics 355 or 465, and 375

0.5 FCE - Mathematics 249 or 251 or 281 or Applied Mathematics 217

2.0 FCE - Science options from the following:

Applied Mathematics 219

Astrophysics 213

Biology 231, 233

Chemistry 203Ìýor 213Ìý

Mathematics 211Ìýor 213, 253 or 283

Physics 211 or 221, 223

1.0 FCE - Senior options from the following:

Archaeology 413, 453, 611

Earth Science 401, 501

Geography 403, 405, 411, 413, 415, 417, 421, 433, 457, 503, 509, 515, 519, 521, 531, 537

Geology 401, 441, 471, 475, 555, 561

4.0 FCE - Breadth requirement: Non-science options: The program must contain at least 10 FCE from outside the major field, of which at least four FCE must be non-science courses selected from the Faculties of Communication and Culture, Humanities, Fine Arts, Social Sciences and the Haskayne School of Business. Of these four FCE, students must take at least one FCE in each of at least two of the aforementioned Faculties.

The four FCE from other faculties may not be chosen from among the courses listed in 3.4 Program Requirements, Table I, Faculty of Science Section of this Calendar.

Science 311 may be counted among the four FCE from other faculties and is strongly recommended.

2.5 FCE - Open options

Note: Students are encouraged to take 400- and 500-level courses from the Senior options list in the third and fourth years. 600-level courses are available to fourth year students with prerequisites and consent of the Department offering the course.

Required Courses - Honours Program

Same as Major program, but 0.5 or 1.0 FCE options must be replaced by one of the following with approval of the Earth Science Program Advisor:

Archaeology 596

Geography 599

Geology 510

Geophysics 509

Required Courses - Minor Program

5.0 FCE in the field of Earth Science; these must include:

0.5 FCE - Archeology 201

1.5 FCE - Geography

1.0 FCE - Geology 201 and 203

1.0 FCE - Geology or Geophysics

Note: Credit for both Geography 307 and Geology 373 will not be allowed for the minor.

Required non-Earth Science courses:

0.5 FCE - Chemistry 201Ìýor 213

0.5 FCE - Mathematics 249 or 251 or 281 or Applied Mathematics 217

Suggested Program Sequence (Majors and Honours)
First Year Ìý

Fall

Winter

Chemistry 201Ìýor 211

Geography 251

Geology 201

Geology 203

Mathematics 249 or 251 or 281 or Applied Mathematics 217

Geography 231

Geography 211

Option

Option

Option

Second Year Ìý

Geography 313

Archaeology 201

Geography 321

Archaeology option

Geography 333 or Option

Geography 307 or Geology 373

Geography 391*

Geology 341

Geology 311

Geography 357 or Option

Third Year Ìý

Geography 305

Geology 307 or Option

Geology 337*

Option

Geology 381

Option

Geology 391 or Option

Option

Geophysics 465

Option

Fourth Year Ìý

Geophysics 375

Senior option

Senior option

Option

Option

Option

Option

Option

Option

Option

*Geography 391 and Geology 337 run for about 10-12 days prior to the Fall Term. In addition to these field school courses, students are permitted to register in 2.5 FCE in each of the Fall and Winter Terms (for a total of 3.0 FCE each term).