Certificate in Earth Sciences
This program provides both part time and full time students with the opportunity to understand the fundamentals of earth sciences without necessarily specialising in Earth Sciences.
Admission is governed by Simon Fraser University admission requirements.
Program Requirements
This certificate requires completion of a minimum of 23 credit hours of required course work and electives as follows:
| Required Courses | (8 semester hours) |
- EASC 101-3 Physical Geology (B) or GEOG 111-3 Physical Geography
- EASC 106-3 Earth Through Time (B) or EASC 210-3 Historical Geology (B)
- EASC 206-2 Field Geology I
| Elective Courses | (at least 15 semester hours) |
- EASC 103-3 The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs (W, B)
- EASC 104-3 Geohazards – Earth in Turmoil (B)
- EASC 107-3 Economic Geological Resources (B)
- REM 100-3 Global Change
- and all other 200-, 300- or 400-level EASC courses
The Certificate in Earth Sciences allows students to pursue their 15 credits of electives in specific course concentrations, should they wish to do so. Some suggested electives groupings are as follows:
General Earth Sciences Breadth- EASC 103-3 The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs (W,B)
- EASC 104-3 Geohazards – Earth in Turmoil (B)
- EASC 107-3 Economic Geological Resources (B)
- REM 100-3 Global Change
Paleontology Focus
- EASC 103-3 The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs (W,B)
- EASC 201-3 Stratigraphy and Sedimentation (requires EASC 210)
- EASC 210-3 Historical Geology (B)
- EASC 310-3 Paleontology (requires EASC 210) (W)
Hazards Focus
- EASC 104-3 Geohazards – Earth in Turmoil (B)
- EASC 207-3 Introduction to Geophysics (requires PHYS 121 & 131) (Q)
- EASC 303-3 Environmental Geoscience (requires GEOG 213)
- GEOG 213-3 Geomorphology I
Environmental Focus
- REM 100-3 Global Change
- EASC 104-3 Geohazards – Earth in Turmoil (B)
- EASC 107-3 Economic Geological Resources (B)
- EASC 208-3 Introduction to Geochemistry (requires CHEM 121, 122 & 126)
- EASC 303-3 Environmental Geoscience (requires GEOG 213)
- EASC 304-3 Hydrogeology (requires PHYS 121 or PHYS 102 with a grade of B or better)
Geology Focus
- EASC 201-3 Stratigraphy and Sedimentation (requires EASC 210)
- EASC 202-3 Introduction to Mineralogy (co-req CHEM 121)
- EASC 204-3 Structural Geology I (requires PHYS 120 or PHYS 101 with a grade of B or better)
- EASC 208-3 Introduction to Geochemistry (requires CHEM 121, 122 & 126)