Geology Minor
Natural Sciences, Mathematics, and Engineering (nsme)
Department of Geological Sciences
Department Chair: Anthony Rathburn
Office: Science Building II, 340
Phone: (661) 654-3027
Email: geology@csub.edu
Program Maps for Natural Sciences, Mathematics, and Engineering
Program Description
Geology is the study of the Earth and our neighboring planets in space, their composition, processes, and history. The degrees offered are the Bachelor of Arts, the Bachelor of Science, and the Master of Science in Geology. A minor in Geology is also available. The curriculum includes basic courses in geology and other cognate subjects and provides for independent research, field application, and Environmental Studies, when desired.
The curriculum and courses offered in Geology stress the physical framework of the environment and its relationships to organisms and to man. The University is located in an excellent geologic area with easy access to several mountain ranges, deserts, oil fields, agricultural areas, and the Pacific Coast.
At the completion of their Geology degree programs students will have basic knowledge and understanding of the content of modern geology, will have acquired knowledge and demonstrated skills to collect and analyze Earth’s minerals and rocks, and will understand the philosophical, mathematical and physical science foundations of geology.
Graduates with degrees in Geology have excellent employment opportunities both locally and elsewhere in petroleum and minerals exploration, water resources, environmental applications, land use, and waste disposal management. The degree program also provides a strong foundation for secondary school science teaching or graduate study in geology and environmental science. Students planning on attending graduate school are advised to pursue the BS degree as the course work for this degree, particularly the cognate courses, generally represents the minimum requirements for acceptance into a graduate program, including the Master of Science program in Geology at CSUB. Visit our website at: http://www.csub.edu/geology.
Requirements for the Minor in Geology
A minor in Geology consists of 16 units. A minimum of 8 units must be earned in upper division courses. Only GEOL courses applicable to the Geology major will be accepted for the minor. Requests for approval are to be submitted to the Department Chair. The minimum acceptable GPA for these 16 units is 2.0.
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| A minor in Geology consists of 16 units. A minimum of 8 units must be earned in upper division courses. | 16 | |
| Lower Division | ||
| How the Earth Works | ||
| Fossils: Clues to Prehistoric Life | ||
| Environmental Science: Tools for a Sustainable Planet | ||
| Earth Science in the Movies | ||
| Earthquakes, Volcanoes and Natural Disasters | ||
| Physical Geology | ||
| Introduction to Environmental Science | ||
| Introduction to Oceanography | ||
| Historical Geology | ||
| Introduction to Soil Science | ||
| Sustainable Energy and Environment | ||
| Introduction to Earth Science | ||
| Upper Division | ||
| Mineralogy and Petrology | ||
| Fundamentals of Geochemistry | ||
| Natural History of National Parks | ||
| Sedimentology and Stratigraphy | ||
| Geological Oceanography | ||
| Principles of Environmental Geochemistry | ||
| Structural Geology | ||
| Geomorphology | ||
| Principles of Geophysics | ||
| Plate Tectonics | ||
| Integrated Science: Earth Science | ||
| California Geology and Society | ||
| Water and the West | ||
| Dinosaurs: Paleoecology, Evolution and Extinction | ||
| Hydrogeology | ||
| Environmental Geochemistry | ||
| Lithospheric Geodynamics | ||
| Paleoclimatology | ||
| GIS for Natural Sciences | ||
| Fundamentals of Petroleum Exploration and Production | ||
| Sequence Stratigraphy | ||
| Physical Volcanology | ||
| Field Course in Geology | ||
| Clay Mineralogy | ||
| Applied GIS | ||
| Well Log Analysis | ||
| Professional Development for BA-BS Students | ||
| Total Units | 16 | |