Geochemistry Minor

A minor in Geochemistry consists of 15 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, Environmental, and Planetary 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 between 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.

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

Complete:

EEPS 310 - Mineralogy 4 Credit Hours *

Select 11 hours (at least 6 hours or more from EEPS):

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 *
EEPS 330 - Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology 4 Credit Hours
EEPS 340 - Earth Sedimentary Processes 4 Credit Hours
EEPS 380 - Planetary Geoscience 4 Credit Hours
EEPS 425 - Data Analysis for Geoscientists 3 Credit Hours
EEPS 432 - Geochemical Modeling 3 Credit Hours
EEPS 452 - Cave and Karst Geology 3 Credit Hours
EEPS 453 - Modern and Ancient Soils 3 Credit Hours
EEPS 455 - Environmental Geology 3 Credit Hours
EEPS 456 - Global Climate Change 3 Credit Hours
EEPS 459 - Introduction to Oceanography 3 Credit Hours
EEPS 462 - Environmental Aqueous Geochemistry 3 Credit Hours
EEPS 464 - Water Sustainability and Climate 3 Credit Hours
EEPS 465 - Geomicrobiology 3 Credit Hours
EEPS 466 - Water and Air Pollution 3 Credit Hours
EEPS 483 - Radiogenic Isotope Geochemistry 3 Credit Hours
EEPS 493 - Independent Study 1-12 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

Concentration – Aqueous Earth

Select 15 hours (at least 9 hours from EEPS):

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 449 - Advanced Synthesis Laboratory 2 Credit Hours *
CHEM 370 - Foundations of Physical Chemistry 3 Credit Hours
CHEM 379 - Foundations of Physical Chemistry Laboratory 1 Credit Hours
CHEM 459 - Advanced Measurement and Spectroscopy Laboratory 2 Credit Hours *
EEPS 301 - Field and Laboratory Methods in the Geosciences 3 Credit Hours
EEPS 310 - Mineralogy 4 Credit Hours *
EEPS 455 - Environmental Geology 3 Credit Hours
EEPS 456 - Global Climate Change 3 Credit Hours
EEPS 459 - Introduction to Oceanography 3 Credit Hours
EEPS 462 - Environmental Aqueous Geochemistry 3 Credit Hours
EEPS 464 - Water Sustainability and Climate 3 Credit Hours
EEPS 465 - Geomicrobiology 3 Credit Hours
EEPS 466 - Water and Air Pollution 3 Credit Hours
EEPS 469 - Limnology 3 Credit Hours
EEPS 485 - Principles of Hydrogeology 3 Credit Hours
EEPS 486 - Computational Methods in Hydrogeology 3 Credit Hours
EEPS 493 - Independent Study 1-12 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

Notes:

* Satisfies Volunteer Core Requirement

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