Bachelor of Science (Combined Honours) in Earth Sciences and Geography: Concentration in Terrain Science
ObjectivesCarleton’s Earth Sciences department offers a field-based comprehensive education that leads to exciting summer and full-time employment.
Practical experienceOur department combines a tradition of excellence in research with modern and multidisciplinary teaching in the major areas of biology including animal behavior, biochemistry, cell biology, developmental biology, ecology, evolution, genetics, genomics, microbiology, molecular biology, insect biology and plant biology. Our programs offer students an intellectually stimulating environment, with many opportunities to conduct research in state-of-the-art facilities. We emphasize experimentation and combine course-related laboratory work with opportunities in research laboratories. Students at all levels are encouraged to acquire familiarity with advanced research techniques.
Academic titleBachelor of Science (Combined Honours) in Earth Sciences and Geography: Concentration in Terrain Science
Course descriptionEarth Sciences and Geography: Concentration in Terrain Science
B.Sc. Combined Honours (20.0 credits)
1. Credits Included in the Major CGPA (12.5 credits):
1. 1.0 credit in GEOG 2014 and ERTH 1006 (preferred) or ERTH 1007;
2. 2.0 credits in ERTH 2101, ERTH 2102, ERTH 2406, ERTH 2802;
3. 0.5 credit in ERTH 2801 or ENSC 2000;
4. 2.0 credit in ERTH 3201, ERTH 3202, ERTH 3205, ERTH 3806;
5. 1.0 credit in ERTH at the 4000-level;
6. 0.5 credit in GEOG 2006 or STAT 2507;
7. 1.5 credits in GEOM 2004, GEOM 2007, GEOG 2013;
8. 2.0 credits in GEOM 3002, GEOG 3102, GEOG 3105, GEOG 3108;
9. 1.0 credit in GEOG 4101 and GEOG 4108;
10. 1.0 credit in ERTH 4908 [1.0] or GEOG 4906 [1.0];
2. Credits Not Included in the Major CGPA (7.5 credits):
11. 1.0 credit in CHEM 1000 [1.0];
12. 1.0 credit in MATH 1007 and MATH 1107;
13. 1.0 credit in (PHYS 1003 and PHYS 1004) or (PHYS 1007 and PHYS 1008);
14. 0.5 credit from COMP 1003, COMP 1004 or COMP 1007;
15. 1.0 credit in Science Faculty Electives at the 2000-level or above;
16. 0.5 credit in NSCI 1000 or Approved Arts or Social Sciences;
17. 1.5 credits in Approved Arts or Social Sciences;
18. 1.0 credit 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