Bachelor of Science (Combined Honours) in Earth Sciences and Physical Geography
ObjectivesCarleton’s Earth Sciences department offers a field-based comprehensive education that leads to exciting summer and full-time employment.
Practical experienceThe curriculum includes a strong hands-on component, with second-year field camps in Ontario (Kingston and north of Kaladar, Ontario), and a fourth-year trip to more exotic places to observe famous geological features at first hand (western Canada, western U.S.A., Hawaii, the Caribbean, Germany, Italy).
Academic titleBachelor of Science (Combined Honours) in Earth Sciences and Physical Geography
1. Credits Included in the Major CGPA (12.0 credits):
1. 1.0 credit in GEOG 2013 and GEOG 2014;
2. 0.5 credit from ERTH 1006 (preferred) or ERTH 1007;
3. 1.5 credits in ERTH 2101, ERTH 2102, ERTH 2406;
4. 0.5 credit in ERTH 2801 or ENSC 2000;
5. 2.0 credits in ERTH at the 3000-level or above;
6. 1.0 credit in ERTH at the 4000-level;
7. 1.5 credit in Science Geography or Geomatics courses at the 2000-level or above;
8. 2.0 credits in GEOM 3002, GEOG 3102, GEOG 3105, GEOG 3108;
9. 1.0 credit in Science Geography or Geomatics courses at the 4000-level;
10. 1.0 credit in GEOG 4906 [1.0] or ERTH 4908 [1.0];
2. Credits Not Included in the Major CGPA (8.0 credits):
11. 2.0 credits in CHEM 1000 [1.0], MATH 1007 and MATH 1107;
12. 1.0 credit in PHYS 1003 and PHYS 1004, or PHYS 1007 and PHYS 1008;
13. 1.0 credit in Mathematics (MATH, STAT) at 2000-level or above; and/or in COMP; (STAT 2507 and COMP 1004 are recommended);
14. 0.5 credit in NSCI 1000 or Approved Arts or Social Sciences;
15. 1.5 credits in Approved Arts or Social Sciences;
16. 2.0 credits in free electives.
ERTH 1001 - Discovering Earth Sciences
ERTH 1003 - Natural Disasters
ERTH 1006 - Exploring Planet Earth
ERTH 1007 - The Dynamic Earth: Plate Tectonics
ERTH 2001 - Co-operative Work Term Report 1
ERTH 2101 - Geochemistry of Earth Systems
ERTH 2102 - Mineralogy to Petrology
ERTH 2311 - Earth's Paleogeography
ERTH 2312 - Paleontology
ERTH 2401 - Dinosaurs
ERTH 2402 - Climate Change: An Earth Sciences Perspective
ERTH 2403 - Introduction to Oceanography
ERTH 2404 - Engineering Geoscience
ERTH 2405 - Geophysical Methods
ERTH 2406 - Geology and Map Interpretation
ERTH 2414 - Applied Geoscience
ERTH 2801 - Outcrops to Basins
ERTH 2802 - Field Geology
ERTH 3001 - Co-operative Work Term Report 2
ERTH 3002 - Gemology
ERTH 3111 - Vertebrate Paleontology I: Mammalian Paleontology and Evolution
ERTH 3112 - Paleontology and Evolution of Lower Vertebrates