EARTH AND ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES 3030 Introduction to Biogeochemistry EAS REQUIRED COURSES Choice of Three: EAS 3010 Evolution of the Earth System EAS EAS 3040 Interior of the Earth EAS 3050 Climate Dynamics of disciplinaryof specialties, or such as geophysics the expertise broad develop to or biogeochemistry, understandneeded to the interactions between the prepare careers them for compete to graduate or leading institutions at study in this country and choose may focus to a number on one of You abroad. Colleges of Engineering, of Colleges Arts and Sciences, and Agriculture and Life Sciences. Students in this program can and pursue research education that The (EAS) major is available to students to in is the available major The (EAS)

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CONCENTRATIONS MASTER OF ENGINEERING DEGREE PROGRAM All EAS students must select an area of interest The one-year Master of Engineering (M.Eng.) Program in Geological Sciences provides in which to concentrate. future professional geoscientists or engineers with the geoscience and engineering Standard concentrations background they will need to analyze and solve engineering problems that involve include: atmospheric earth system variables and concepts. Individual programs are developed within several sciences; environmental established options: geohydrology, remote sensing, hazards, applied and environmental geoscience; geological geophysics, ocean science and technology, and atmospheric science. sciences; and ocean sciences. Students may also create their own concentration EAS By the Numbers by working closely with Starting salaries of B.S. Earth and Atmospheric Sciences graduates (3-year average) a faculty advisor. Median $40,669 Earth and Atmospheric Sciences undergraduate students 47 College of Agriculture and Life Sciences 27 College of Arts and Sciences 10 College of Engineering 10 Geological Sciences graduate students 37

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