Undergraduate Program At Yale

Geology and Geophysics (G&G) is the scientific study of the Earth as a planet; studies include many broad topics such as (1) climate change, meteorology, and oceanography; (2) environmental science, geochemistry, and natural resources including global energy supply; (3) paleontology, evolutionary theory, and the history of life on Earth; and (4) plate tectonics, earthquakes and volcanoes, and planetary science. The G&G department has close links with other departments at Yale, including Anthropology, Astronomy, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Physics; as well as the School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, the Yale Peabody Museum, the Yale Institute for Biospheric Studies, and the.G&G majors employ core concepts in physics, chemistry, and biology, to study the Earth system in its natural state as well as to understand the connections between humans and their environment.

Recent alumni have gone into careers within academia, government, industry, consulting, or even such diverse fields as law, finance, and medicine.Yale students investigating some of the world’s oldest (2.9 billion years) well preserved sedimentary rocks, South Africa, 2011– A video montage illustrating a wide range of Earth science career options.The G&G department consists of a closely knit community where faculty, students, and scholars work together in a convivial manner. The relatively small size of our department permits individual attention to be given to each student. Camaraderie within our community is enhanced by field trips associated with many of our classes, which in recent years have explored Australia, Barbados, Italy, Martinique/Dominica, New Zealand, Norway, South Africa/Namibia, United Kingdom, and various regions within the United States and Canada (see selected photos using the links at right).The G&G undergraduate program consists of five alternative tracks, defined by discipline. The Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) track in Geology and Natural Resources is designed for students aiming for a general overview of the Earth sciences. Track is more lenient on prerequisites (mathematics in particular) and total number of courses, and is particularly appropriate for students pursuing a double major or seeking a career in law, business, government, or environmental fields.

The Bachelor of Science (B.S.) program is designed to prepare students for professional careers in the Earth sciences. It has prerequisites in math, chemistry, and physics or biology, and requires about 10 courses beyond those prerequisites, plus a senior project.

Details vary among the four tracks, which are named: (1) atmosphere, ocean, and climate, (2) environmental and energy geoscience, (3) paleontology and geobiology, and (4) solid Earth sciences.Students considering a major in G&G should first explore the various alternative tracks among the B.A. Degrees, interested students should review the G&G program description on the site, and then arrange a meeting with the Director of Undergraduate Studies. Although some students arrive at Yale already considering the G&G major, many of our students become aware of the program in the sophomore year.

Undergraduate Program At Yale University

The Sociology department offers four undergraduate programs leading to the B.A.