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The Geoscience听stream focuses on the physical and chemical processes that drive the Earth鈥檚 engine and their manifestations at the surface, as well as the听environment including past life and climate. We observe processes operating at the surface today preserved in the geological record and view the evolution of the life through fossil right up to the present day.听 On this treams, you will learn to apply ideas from areas like chemistry, mathematics and听physics听to understand what the Earth and planets are made of, what their properties are, and how they make the Earth such an active plane as well as听become skilled with instruments, data collection and computational analysis.
Objectives
Students who complete this stream will understand:
- How the Earth came to be
- What is Earth made of? How do we know?
- What are the properties and behaviour of Earth materials, from rock to ice?
- What is the structure of the interior? 听How do we know?听
- How has Earth鈥檚 environment changed?
- Earthquakes and seismology
- Volcanoes and volcanology - how did volcanoes make Earth鈥檚 atmosphere?听How is that reflected in the rocks and sediments at the surface?
- Physics of oceans and atmospheres.
- Geofluids: water, ice, magma and hydrocarbons
- Geophysical data, computation, equipment and analysis
- Geological data, computation, equipment and analysis
- How has life changed?听How is that reflected in the fossil record?
A comprehensive view of Earth鈥檚 system and its dynamical evolution
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- Year 1
Stream combinations with Astrophysics; Physics; Physical Chemistry, Mathematics and Statistics:
Students must take:
and should choose 15听credits from:
- Surface Processes (GEOL0006)听(includes a field trip)
- Geochemistry (GEOL0008)
- Maps, Images and Structures (GEOL0015)听(includes a field trip)
Genetics, Evolution and Environment;听History,听Philosophy and Social Studies of Science streams:
Students must take:
Students should choose 30 credits from:
- Dynamic Earth (GEOL0004)
- Surface Processes (GEOL0006)听(includes a field trip)
- Geochemistry (GEOL0008)
- Maps, Images and Structures (GEOL0015)听(includes a field trip)
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- Year 2
Stream combinations with Astrophysics; Physics; Physical Chemistry, Mathematics and Statistics:
Students must take:
Students should choose 30 - 45 credits from:
- Earth Materials (GEOL0001)
- Sedimentology and Stratigraphy (GEOL0010)听(includes a field trip)
- Igneous Petrology (GEOL0011)
- Principles of Climate (GEOL0013)
- Numerical Methods for Earth Sciences (GEOL0018)
- Geographical Information Systems and Remote Sensing (GEOL0073)
- Introduction to Environmental Geoscience (GEOL0076)
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Stream combinations with Genetics, Evolution and Environment;听History,听Philosophy and Social Studies of Science:
Students must take:
Students should choose 30 - 45 credits from:
- Earth Materials (GEOL0001)
- History of Life (GEOL0003)
- Sedimentology and Stratigraphy (GEOL0010)听(includes a field trip)
- Igneous Petrology (GEOL0011)
- Global Geophysics (GEOL0012)
- Principles of Climate (GEOL0013)
- Isotope Geology (GEOL0017)
- Numerical Methods for Earth Sciences (GEOL0018)
- Geographical Information Systems and Remote Sensing (GEOL0073)
- Introduction to Environmental Geoscience (GEOL0076)
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The Geosciences stream combines with:
- Genetics and听Evolution
- Physical Chemistry
- Astrophysics
- Physics
- Mathematics and Statistics
- History,听Philosophy and Social Studies of Science
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