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
GENERAL DEPARTMENT REQUIREMENTS |
TOTAL UNITS: 36 |
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Two of the following introductory subjects: | 24 Units | ||
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 |
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) | ||
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 |
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. | ||
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 | |||
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 |