EAPS Degree Chart
effective academic year 2017-2018
General Department Requirements
Concentration Areas: select coursework from one of these areas
Atmosphere, Oceans, and Climate
Geoscience: Geology, Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geobiology
Planetary Science and Astronomy
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GENERAL DEPARTMENT REQUIREMENTS |
TOTAL UNITS: 36 |
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| Two of the following introductory subjects: | 24 Units | ||
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12.001 Introduction to Geology |
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| 12.002 Introduction to Geophysics and Planetary Science | |||
| 12.003 Introduction to Atmosphere, Ocean and Climate Dynamics | |||
| 12.007 Geobiology: History of Life on Earth | |||
| A subject in this area that is not used to meet the Core Material requirement may be used as a Concentration Subject. | |||
| Both of the research subjects: | 12 Units | ||
| 12.TIP Thesis Preparation | |||
| 12.ThU Undergraduate Thesis | |||
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LABORATORY AND FIELD SUBJECTS |
TOTAL UNITS: 12 |
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| Select one of the following options: (all of these subjects are CI-M subjects) | ||
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12.115 Advanced Field Geology and 12.116 Field Geology Analysis Recommended for Geoscience, Planetary Science, and Environmental Systems |
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12.307 Weather and Climate Laboratory Recommended for Atmos, Ocean, Climate and Environmental Systems |
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12.335 Experimental Atmospheric Chemistry Recommended for Atmos, Ocean, Climate and Environmental Systems |
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12.410 Observational Techniques of Optical Astronomy Recommended for Planetary Science and Astronomy |
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CONCENTRATION SUBJECTS |
TOTAL UNITS: 60-69 |
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| Select coursework from one area of concentration. One substitution from off of the degree chart is allowed if approved by the academic advisor. | ||
| Area 1: GEOSCIENCE: GEOLOGY, GEOCHEMISTRY, GEOPHYSICS, GEOBIOLOGY | ||
| Select 60-63 units: | ||
| 12.005 Continuum Mechanics | ||
| 12.104 Geochemistry | ||
| 12.108 Structure of Earth Materials | ||
| 12.109 Petrology | ||
| 12.110A Sedimentary Environments | ||
| 12.110B Sedimentology in the field | ||
| 12.113 Structural Geology | ||
| 12.163 Geomorphology | ||
| 12.177 Astrobiology, Origins and Early Evolution of Life | ||
| 12.201 Essentials of Global Geophysics | ||
| 12.214 Essentials of Applied Geophysics | ||
| Recommended Supporting Subjects: 3.012 or 5.60, 5.12, 7.05, 18.03 or 18.06. See complete list below. | ||
| Area 2: ATMOSPHERE, OCEANS, AND CLIMATE | ||
| 12.301 Climate Science or 12.318 Introduction to Atmospheric Data and Large Scale Dynamics |
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| Restricted Electives: select 48 units | ||
| 12.009 Nonlinear Dynamics: The Natural Environment | ||
| 12.086 Modeling Environmental Complexity | ||
| 12.174 Biogeochemistry of natural and perturbed systems | ||
| 12.300J Global Change Science | ||
| 12.306 Atmospheric Physics and Chemistry | ||
| 12.315 Atmospheric Radiation and Convection | ||
| 12.320AJ Introduction to Hydrology and Water Resources | ||
| 12.320BJ Introduction to Hydrology Modeling | ||
| 12.336J/1.085J Air Pollution | ||
| 12.338 Aerosol and Cloud Microphysics and Chemistry | ||
| 12.349 Mechanisms and Models of the Global Carbon Cycle | ||
| 12.372 Elements of Modern Oceanography | ||
| 12.377 History of Earth’s Climate | ||
| 12.390 Fluid Dynamics of the Atmosphere and Ocean | ||
| 12.422 Planetary Atmospheres | ||
| Recommended Supporting Subjects: 5.60, 8.03, 18.03. See complete list below. | ||
| Area 3: PLANETARY SCIENCE AND ASTRONOMY | ||
| 12.420 Physics and Chemistry of the Solar System | ||
| Select 60-69 units: | ||
| 12.006j Nonlinear Dynamics: Chaos | ||
| 12.008 Classical Mechanics: A Computational Approach | ||
| 12.104 Geochemistry of the Earth and Planets | ||
| 12.108 Structure of Earth Materials | ||
| 12.109 Petrology | ||
| 12.177 Astrobiology, Origins and Early Evolution of Life | ||
| 12.422 Planetary Atmospheres | ||
| 12.425j Extrasolar Planets: Physics and Detection Techniques | ||
| 12.43j Space Systems Engineering | ||
| Recommended Supporting Subjects: 8.03, 8.04, 8.044, 18.03. See complete list below. | ||
| Area 4: ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS | ||
| Select 60-63 units: | ||
| 12.009 Nonlinear Dynamics: The Natural Environment | ||
| 12.021 Earth Science, Energy and Environment | ||
| 12.031A Fundamentals of Ecology I | ||
| 12.031B Fundamentals of Ecology II | ||
| 12.086 Modeling Environmental Complexity | ||
| 12.110A Sedimentary Environments | ||
| 12.110B Sedimentology in the field | ||
| 12.119 Analytical Techniques for Studying Environmental and Geological Samples | ||
| 12.158 Molecular Biogeochemistry | ||
| 12.163 Geomorphology | ||
| 12.174 Biogeochemistry of natural and perturbed systems | ||
| 12.177 Astrobiology, Origins and Early Evolution of Life | ||
| 12.301 Climate Science | ||
| 12.346 Global Environmental Negotiations | ||
| 12.348 Global Climate Change: Economics, Science, and Policy | ||
| 12.349 Mechanisms and Models of the Global Carbon Cycle | ||
| 12.377 History of Earth’s Climate | ||
| 12.385 Science, Politics and Environmental Policy | ||
| Recommended Supporting Subjects: 5.12, 6.802, 8.03, 18.03 or 18.06. See complete list below. | ||
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SUPPORTING SUBJECTS |
TOTAL UNITS: 36-39 |
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| Select 36 to 39 units: | |||
| 1.060A Fluid Mechanics I | |||
| 1.061A Transport Processes in the Environment I and 1.106 Environmental Fluid Transport Processes and Hydrology Laboratory |
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| 1.080A Environmental Chemistry I and 1.107 Environmental Chemistry & Biology Laboratory |
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| 2.001 Mechanics and Materials I | |||
| 2.016 Hydrodynamics | |||
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3.012 Fundatmentals of Materials Science and Engineering |
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| 5.12 Organic Chemistry | |||
| 6.00 Introduction to Computer Science and Programing | |||
| 6.01 Introducation to EECS via Robot Sensing, Software and Control | |||
| 6.802 Foundations of Computational and Systems Biology | |||
| 7.05 Biochemistry | |||
| 8.03 Physics III | |||
| 8.04 Quantum Physics | |||
| 8.044 Statistical Physics | |||
| 8.07 Electromagnetism II | |||
| 8.09 Classical Mechanics II | |||
| 12.010 Computational Methods of Scientific Programing | |||
| 12.012 Matlab, Statistics, Regression, Signal Processing | |||
| 14.01 Principles of Microeconomics | |||
| 15.010 Economic Analysis for Business Decisions | |||
| 18.03 Differential Equations | |||
| 18.05 Introduction ot Probablilty and Statistics | |||
| 18.06 Linear Algebra | |||
| 18.300 Principles of Continuum Applied Mathematics | |||