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This archived information is dated to the 2008-09 academic year only and may no longer be current.
For currently applicable policies and information, see the current Stanford Bulletin.
Up one level: Bachelor of Science in Geological and Environmental Sciences |
The minor in GES consists of a small set of required courses plus 12 elective units. A wide variety of courses may be used to satisfy these elective requirements.
REQUIRED COURSES:
GES 1. Dynamic Earth |
4 |
or GES 49N. Field Trip to Death Valley and Owens Valley |
3 |
EESS 2. Earth System History |
3 |
GES 102. Earth Materials |
5 |
ELECTIVES (12 UNITS)
Electives must include at least three courses from the list below:
GES 8. The Oceans |
3 |
GES 90. Introduction to Geochemistry |
3-4 |
GES 103. Rocks in Thin Section |
3 |
GES 110. Structural Geology |
5 |
GES 111A. Fundamentals of Structural Geology |
3 |
GES 130. Soil Physics and Hydrology |
3 |
GES 131. Hydrologically-Driven Landscape Evolution |
3 |
EESS 164. Fundamentals of GIS |
4 |
GES 151. Sedimentary Geology and Petrography |
4 |
GES 170. Environmental Geochemistry |
4 |
EESS 155. Science of Soils |
4 |
GES 180. Igneous Processes |
3-5 |
GES 181. Metamorphic Processes |
3-5 |
GES 185. Volcanology |
4 |
Students pursuing a minor in GES are encouraged to take one of the freshman or sophomore seminars (courses with numbers 38-59) and to participate in the senior seminar (GES 150) and in field research (GES 190). Up to 3 units of Stanford Introductory Seminars may be used in fulfilling the 12-unit requirement above.
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