Earth Sciences
The Earth and Environmental Sciences minor at UNH offers foundational training in geological and environmental systems. Here you'll be able to explore topics from mineralogy to oceanography while conducting fieldwork in diverse settings from the Great Bay Estuary to the White Mountains.
Through hands-on experience with geospatial technologies and laboratory techniques, you'll gain valuable expertise that enhances career opportunities across fields from business to environmental law.
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The Department of Earth Sciences offers a minor in Earth and Environmental Sciences that provides a broad foundation and essential skills to complement other majors and prepare students to pursue a wide range of careers that require an understanding of Earth processes and management of natural resources. Students in this minor are able to choose from a broad range of courses to accommodate their specific Earth and environmental science interests.
UNH is a recognized leader in the Earth and environmental sciences and our proximity to the Great Bay Estuary and the White Mountains provides an ideal backdrop for hands-on learning opportunities. Students have multiple options to immerse themselves in research experiences in the field and in state-of-the-art laboratory settings. Increasing needs for energy, environmental protection and sustainable land, water and resource management means that those with a background in the Earth and environmental sciences will be well prepared for the future job market.
The Department of Earth Sciences offers a minor in Earth and Environmental Sciences that provides a broad foundation and essential skills to complement other majors and prepare students to pursue a wide range of careers that require an understanding of Earth processes and management of natural resources. Students in this minor are able to choose from a broad range of courses to accommodate their specific Earth and environmental science interests.
Students interested in the Earth and Environmental Sciences minor should contact matt.davis@unh.edu for more information.
Academic policies related to Minors.
The Earth and Environmental Sciences minor typically is completed with five ESCI courses and may include research credits supervised by an Earth Sciences faculty member.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ESCI 401 | Dynamic Earth | 4 |
| ESCI 402 | Earth History | 4 |
| ESCI 405 | Global Environmental Change | 4 |
| ESCI 409 | Geology and the Environment | 4 |
| ESCI 410 | Earth Hazards | 4 |
| ESCI 420 | Our Solar System | 4 |
| ESCI 444A | Philosophy of Earth Science | 4 |
| ESCI 501 | Introduction to Oceanography | 4 |
| ESCI 502 | Beaches and Coasts | 4 |
| ESCI 512 | Principles of Mineralogy | 4 |
| ESCI 514 | Introduction to Climate | 3 |
| ESCI 530 | Geological Field Methods | 4 |
| ESCI 534 | Techniques in Environmental Sciences | 3 |
| ESCI 614 | Introduction to Petrology | 4 |
| ESCI 630 | Earth's Crust: Formation and Deformation | 4 |
| ESCI 633 | Sea Level Rise and Fall | 4 |
| ESCI 642 | Biogeosciences in the Earth System | 3 |
| ESCI 654 | Fate and Transport in the Environment | 4 |
| ESCI 701 | Quantitative Methods in Earth Sciences | 4 |
| ESCI 705 | Principles of Hydrology | 4 |
| ESCI 710 | Groundwater Hydrology | 4 |
| ESCI 715 | Hydrologic Data Analysis | 4 |
| ESCI 720 | Ocean Measurements Lab | 4 |
| ESCI 726 | Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology | 4 |
| ESCI 734 | Global Geophysics | 4 |
| ESCI 741 | Geochemistry | 4 |
| ESCI 745 | Isotope Geochemistry | 4 |
| ESCI 747 | Aqueous Geochemistry | 4 |
| ESCI 749W | Ocean Biogeochemistry | 3 |
| ESCI 752 | Chemical Oceanography | 3 |
| ESCI 754 | Sedimentology | 4 |
| ESCI 756 | Geotectonics | 3 |
| ESCI 758 | Introductory Physical Oceanography | 3 |
| ESCI 759 | Geological Oceanography | 4 |
| ESCI 760 | Paleoceanography | 3 |
| ESCI 762 | Glacial Geology | 4 |
| ESCI 764 | Spectral Analysis of Geophysical Time Series Data | 4 |
| ESCI 765 | Paleoclimatology | 3 |
| ESCI 770 | Geodesy for Ocean Mapping | 3 |
| ESCI 771 | Positioning for Ocean Mapping | 4 |
| ESCI 777 | GIS for Earth & Environmental Sciences | 4 |
| ESCI 778 | Remote Sensing Earth & Environmental Sciences | 4 |
| NR 403 | Introduction to Environmental Science | 4 |
| NR 501 | Studio Soils | 4 |
| NR 504 | Freshwater Resources | 4 |
| NR 507 | Introduction to our Energy System and Sustainable Energy | 4 |
| NR 658 | Introduction to Geographic Information Systems | 4 |
| GEOG 473 | Elements of Weather | 4 |
| CEE 520 | Environmental Pollution and Protection: A Global Context | 4 |