Northwestern University Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences 27 courses
Double-counting note: Students who may be considering adding a third major (or a minor) to ISP+earth and planetary sciences should keep in mind that Weinberg College prohibits double-counting a major course toward some other major or minor, except where this is explicitly permitted in this catalog. Weinberg College does allow double-counting a major course toward a general bachelor's degree requirement (i.e. degree requirements other than majors or minors). Other programs or schools may have their own restrictions that supersede this, so check the relevant parts of this catalog for possible limits. The Integrated Science Program (ISP) is a highly selective program within Weinberg College. Students majoring in ISP who wish to also complete a major in Earth and Planetary Sciences must fulfill the two Core Courses and seven Advanced Studies courses as described below, in addition to the requirements for ISP. Physics of the Earth for ISP (EARTH 350-0), part of the requirements for the ISP major, may not be waived or skipped by students doing the second major in Earth and Planetary Sciences.
2 Core Courses
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| EARTH 210-0 | Earth Systems Science and Climate Change | 1 |
| EARTH 214-0 | Physical Earth Science | 1 |
Earth Materials
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| EARTH 300-0 | Earth and Planetary Materials | 1 |
| EARTH 301-0 | Petrology: Evolution of Crustal and Mantle Rocks | 1 |
Geochemistry
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| EARTH 310-0 | Aqueous Geochemistry | 1 |
| EARTH 312-0 | Stable Isotope Geochemistry | 1 |
| EARTH 313-0 | Radiogenic Isotope Geochemistry | 1 |
| EARTH 314-0 | Organic Geochemistry | 1 |
Seismology
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| EARTH 323-0 | Seismology and Earth Structure | 1 |
| EARTH 324-0 | Earthquakes and Tectonics | 1 |
| EARTH 327-0 | Geophysical Time Series Analysis | 1 |
Sedimentation and Stratigraphy
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| EARTH 330-0 | Sedimentary Geology | 1 |
| EARTH 331-0 | Field Problems in Sedimentary Geology | 1 |
Climate/Paleoclimate
Geophysics
Geobiology
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| EARTH 370-0 | Geobiology | 1 |
| EARTH 371-0 | Biogeochemistry | 1 |
| EARTH 373-0 | Microbial Ecology | 1 |
Quantitative
Spatial Reasoning
Analytical/Instrumentation/Field
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| EARTH 331-0 | Field Problems in Sedimentary Geology | 1 |
| EARTH 360-0 | Instrumentation and Field Methods | 1 |
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