Geochemistry Minor

A minor in Geochemistry consists of 23 credit hours. This minor is for undergraduate students who want to support their major with a general background in geosciences and a selection of courses that will expose them to the chemistry of Earth materials. Students in this minor will develop analytical, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills they can put to work in careers in scientific research, teaching, environmental consulting, mining and minerals industries, government oversight, and related fields.

Students can choose among two concentrations in:

Solid Earth - focused on high- and low-temperature processes affecting the geochemistry of igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary rock systems, or
Aqueous Earth - focused on geochemical processes accompanying the water cycle, soil formation, environmental pollution, and climate change.

Concentration – Solid Earth

Concentration – Aqueous Earth

Complete:

GEOL 103 - The Earth’s Environments 4 Credit Hours
GEOL 310 - Mineralogy 4 Credit Hours

Select 9 hours:

GEOL 455 - Environmental Geology 3 Credit Hours
GEOL 456 - Global Climate Change 3 Credit Hours
GEOL 459 - Introduction to Oceanography 3 Credit Hours
GEOL 462 - Environmental Aqueous Geochemistry 3 Credit Hours
GEOL 464 - Water Sustainability and Climate 3 Credit Hours
GEOL 465 - Geomicrobiology 3 Credit Hours
GEOL 466 - Water and Air Pollution 3 Credit Hours
GEOL 493 - Independent Study 1-12 Credit Hours

Select 6 additional hours from other departments:

CHEM 311 - In Depth Analytical Chemistry 3 Credit Hours
CHEM 330 - Foundations of Inorganic Chemistry 3 Credit Hours
CHEM 339 - Foundations of Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory 1 Credit Hours
CHEM 359 - In-depth Organic Chemistry Laboratory 1 Credit Hours
CHEM 360 - In-depth Organic Chemistry 3 Credit Hours
CHEM 370 - Foundations of Physical Chemistry 3 Credit Hours
CHEM 379 - Foundations of Physical Chemistry Laboratory 1 Credit Hours
CHEM 449 - Advanced Synthesis Laboratory 2 Credit Hours
CHEM 459 - Advanced Measurement and Spectroscopy Laboratory 2 Credit Hours
ESS 334 - Soil Nutrient Management and Fertilizers 3 Credit Hours
ESS 434 - Environmental Soil Chemistry 3 Credit Hours
ESS 442 - Soil Genesis and Classification 3 Credit Hours
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Undergraduates

Graduate Students

Geochemistry Minor

Students can choose among two concentrations in:

Concentration – Solid Earth

Complete:

Select 9 hours:

Select 6 additional hours from other departments:

Concentration – Aqueous Earth

Complete:

Select 9 hours:

Select 6 additional hours from other departments: