Earth sciences encompass the study of climate change, volcanoes, earthquakes, landscape evolution, and the countless geologic processes that shape Earth and other planets over millions of years. The research tools are equally diverse, spanning high performance computing, sensor network development, satellite remote sensing, experimental petrology, geochemistry, and traditional boots-on-the-ground fieldwork.
The accelerating pace of data that describes these geological processes places data science squarely in the middle of an ongoing quantitative revolution. Now is an exciting time to get involved in the discipline.
In the earth sciences domain area, you will develop modern computational skills and apply them to an emphasis (spanning geophysics, geology, paleontology, and environmental geoscience) that suits your interests.
Domain Requirements
You will take three earth sciences domain core courses and four courses from the electives menu.
| course | title | quarter offered* |
|---|---|---|
| ERTH 202 | Earth’s Surface and Environment | Winter, Spring |
| PHYS 201 or PHYS 251 | General Physics or Foundations of Physics I | Fall |
| ERTH 315 | Earth Physics | Winter |
Earth Sciences Electives (choose four)
| course | title | quarter offered* |
|---|---|---|
| ERTH 353 | Geologic Hazards | Fall, Winter or Spring |
| ERTH 415 | Field Geophysics | Not offered 23/24 |
| ERTH 416 | Geophysical and Environmental Sensors | Not offered 23/24 |
| ERTH 438 | Geobiology | Not Offered in 23/24 |
| ERTH 453 | Tectonics | Spring |
| ERTH 454 | Fluid Dynamics | Not Offered in 23/24 |
| ERTH 455 | Mechanical Earth | Winter |
| ERTH 456 | Signal Processing | Winter |
| ERTH 467 | Fault Mechanics | Spring |
| DSCI 411 ** | Data Science Capstone |
* Course schedules are subject to change.
** Students with a GPA of 3.75 or higher overall in all data science degree courses are eligible.