California State University, Dominguez Hills

Course Details

B.A./B.S. in Geology

Course Description

The Earth Sciences Department offers B.S. and B.A. degree options in Earth & Environment. The Earth & Environment program is a streamlined cross-disciplinary program that trains students to work in the broad fields of earth and environmental science. The program concentrates on the understanding of Earth's physical systems and the relationship of those systems to natural landscapes and human populations. The overall mission of the program is to prepare leaders, thinkers and planners to address and solve environmental challenges using interdisciplinary approaches. The program covers the four major earth systems (lithosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere, and biosphere), human systems (economic, political and cultural), and the interactions among them. At the heart of the major is a core of required and elective upper division courses in the following areas: Environmental Policy, The Natural Environment, and Applied Methods. The program's integrative curriculum provides the opportunity to study basic relationships between planet Earth, its many environments, and its people. In the broadest sense, the program has three overarching objectives: thorough instruction in fundamental concepts of the Earth and its environment; development of skills in observation, writing and oral communication; and application of those skills to real-world problems. Concentration option: Earth and Environment

Course Duration

NumberDuration
4year

Career outcomes

The major prepares students for a wide range of employment opportunities including those in government agencies, environmental protection and management agencies; water, sewer and power-generation utilities; analytical laboratories; environmental and engineering firms; construction companies, private industry management, K-12 education, and non-profit organizations. Specific fields may cover any one or more of the following: environmental protection, resource management, meteorology, climatology, hydrology, oceanography, environmental science, geologic hazards, remote sensing, cartography, environmental planning, geotechnical investigations, energy management and distribution; urban and regional planning, transportation, and K-12 teaching. The program also provides excellent training for graduate programs.




B.A./B.S. in Geology California State University, Dominguez Hills