Initial Publication Date: June 10, 2015

Geology, Queens College, City University of New York

Information for this profile was provided by Stephen Pekar in 2009. Information is also available on the program website. Queens College, City University of New York is a university with graduate programs, primarily masters programs . Students in this program are pursuing a BS degree.

Program Design & Assessment

Overview

The Geology majors are intended to provide for students an in depth background on the processes controlling the evolution of the Earth, its environment, and life through time that take place in the lithosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere, and biosphere. The SEES offers both BA and BS degrees in Geology as well as MA and MS degrees at the graduate level.

The undergraduate geology curriculum covers the core areas of geological sciences as well as provides opportunities for research and development based on the interests of the students. The undergraduate geology majors serves a wide range of needs of the students ranging from science credits for their education major, those intending to enter the work force in environmental areas, and those who intend to obtain a Ph D for becoming a scientist either in academia or in industry.

Strengths of this program

Types of students served

Program Goals

The goals of this program are as follows:

The undergraduate geology curriculum covers the core areas of geological sciences as well as provides opportunities for research and development based on the interests of the students. The undergraduate geology majors serves a wide range of needs of the students ranging from science credits for their education major, those intending to enter the work force in environmental areas, and those who intend to obtain a Ph D for becoming a scientist either in academia or in industry.

The learning goals were informed by the following resources:

How program goals are assessed

Design features that allow goals to be met


Alumni Careers

Graduation rate

Careers pursued by our alumni

Courses and Sequencing

Diagram of course sequencing and requirements

Entry into the program

  • Physical Geology
  • Historical Geology

Core courses

  • Earth Materials I (Prerequisite: Physical Geology)
  • Earth Materials II (Prerequisites: Physical Geology, Earth Materials I.)
  • Surficial Processes and Products (Prerequisite: Physical Geology)
  • Sedimentation and Stratigraphy (Prerequisites: Physical Geology, Historical Geology)
  • Earth's Internal Process (Prerequisite: Physical Geology)
  • Dynamics of the Oceans and Atmosphere (Prerequisite: Physical Geology)
  • Evolution of Ecosystems (Prerequisite: Physical Geology)
  • Geology in the Field (Prerequisite: Physical Geology)
  • Geochemistry of the Global Environment (Prerequisite: Physical Geology, chemistry recommended)

Electives

  • Petrography and Petrology (Prerequisite: Earth Materials II)
  • Paleontology (Prerequisite: Historical Geology)
  • Introduction to Meteorology (Prerequisite: Calculus)
  • Principles of Hydrology (Prerequisites: Physical Geology, Chemstiry, Physics)
  • Environmental Geology (Prerequisite: Physical Geology)
  • Comparative Planetary Geology (Prerequisite: Historical Geology)
  • Geological Reasoning (Prerequisite: senior status)
  • Special Topics in Geology (Prerequisite: senior status)
  • Special Problems (= student research)

Other required courses

  • Mathematics: one semester of calculus for the BA, two for the BS
  • Chemistry: one semester for the BA, two for the BS
  • Physics: one semester for the BA, two for the BS
  • Computer Science: one semester
  • Statistics: one semester

Other key features of this program:

Supporting Materials

Graduate Geology curricula at SEES (Microsoft Word 2007 (.docx) 16kB May9 09)