This is a writing- and reading- based course in which students will become familiar with the major environmental challenges of our time, including species extinctions, terrestrial and marine habitat destruction, climate change, invasive species, and the environmental consequences of food and energy systems.
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The Earth Systems Program includes courses that describe the natural functioning of the physical and biological components of the Earth and human activities that interact with these components. Training in fundamentals includes introductory course work in geology, biology, chemistry, physics, and economics.
The Department of Environmental Sciences, Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, has been named the recipient of the 2020 Governor's Environmental Excellence Award for Environmental Education.
New Brunswick, New JerseyThe School of Environmental and Biological Sciences is located on the George H. Cook campus of Rutgers in New Brunswick, New Jersey—known as the Hub City because it lies at the convergence of Central New Jersey's major corridors.
66.9% (2020)Rutgers–New Brunswick / Acceptance rate
Topics include the exploitation of energy resources (oil and gas) and metallic and nonmetallic deposits and the impact of the exploitation of these natural resources on society. No prerequisites. Syllabus.
Origin, composition, and evolution of the solar system, meteorites, comets, asteroids, Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Io, Europa, Ganymede, Callisto, Saturn and its satellites, Uranus, and Neptune . Investigation of the origin, evolution, and distribution of life in our solar system and beyond.
Declaration of the major in Earth & Planetary Sciences requires a grade of C or better in 01:460:101 Introductory Geology ...
The Geological Sciences Option is for students who expect to make geology an important component of their career, e.g., in engineering / environmental consulting, oil and gas exploration, mineral exploration and mining, and federal & state government; it also provides rigorous preparation for graduate study. The Environmental Geology Option is ...
The Planetary Science Option is for students who wish to pursue a research career, e.g., at universities, research institutions, government facilities such as NASA, and museums. It focuses on the physical and geochemical processes in our Solar System spanning the early solar nebula to planetary formation and evolution.
All majors in the Geological Sciences option and the Environmental Geology option must take a minimum of 3 credits in field geology. Most students satisfy this requirement by taking an external field camp offered by many geoscience departments at other universities; ask the Undergraduate Program Director for guidance.
Introductory Geology is a prerequisite for all upper-level geology courses. Completion of this course with a grade of C or better is required prior to the declaration of the major.