Computational Geosciences Minor

The Computational Geosciences Minor provides a selection of courses that will establish an understanding of computational methods in geosciences. The courses in this minor emphasize the understanding of geophysical and geochemical laws and their equations. Students completing this minor will gain knowledge on how to solve such equations, both analytically and numerically, to solve specific geoscience problems (e.g., transport in porous media to study pollutant plumes, wave equation to study earthquakes and seismic methods). Students will use high-level programming tools (e.g., MATLAB, Python).

The Computational Geosciences Minor requires 15 credit hours as follows:

Requirements

Hours

GEO 303 or GEO 401

Introduction to Geology / Physical Geology

3 or 4

GEO 354

Physics of Earth

3

One of the following four courses:

3

GEO 325G*

Computational Applications in the Geosciences

3

GEO 325K

Computational Methods

3

GEO 325M

Numerical Modeling in the Geosciences

3

GEO 366M

Mathematical Methods in Geophysics

3

Two upper-division GEO courses:

6 or 7

GEO 325G**

Computational Applications in the Geosciences

3

GEO 325K**

Computational Methods

3

GEO 325M**

Numerical Modeling in the Geosciences

3

GEO 344U

Quantitative Seismic Interpretation

3

GEO 347G

Climate System Modeling

3

GEO 352P

Python for Geoscience Research

3

GEO 355G

Geodynamics of the Lithosphere and Mantle

3

GEO 360G

Construction and Interpretations of 3-D Stratigraphy

3

GEO 365N

Seismic Data Processing

3

GEO 365P

Potential Field Applications in Geophysics

3

GEO 366M**

Mathematical Methods in Geophysics

3

GEO 378D

Introduction to Machine Learning and Geosciences

3

GEO 465K

Seismic Exploration

4

Please Note:

Registration for any of these courses requires that existing prerequisite course requirements are adequately met.

Petitions to substitute another course to use toward any requirement must be submitted to the Jackson School Student Services Office.

*GEO 325G is preferred for this category for students with no prior programming experience.

**GEO 325K, GEO 325M, and GEO 366M may only apply toward a single category for the minor