Bachelor of Science Geophysics Subject Area

General Information

The subject area requirements listed on this page are part of the Bachelor of Science (Major and Honors) program offered by the Faculty of Science. Students must ensure they are familiar with and follow all program requirements in addition to the subject area requirements outlined below.

To find a description about this area of study, please visit Our Degrees of the Faculty of Science webpage.

Subject Area Courses

Geophysics subject area courses include all courses at the 200-level or higher that satisfy specific requirements or options in the respective Honors or Major requirements, as listed below, and all courses at the 200-level or above with course designators EAS, GEOPH, MA PH, and PHYS.

There are minimum subject area GPA requirements for graduation (see Academic Standing and Graduation ).

Note: Students registered in the Bachelor of Science (Major and Honors) program also need to satisfy Common Course Requirements , Major/Honors/Minor Requirements , and Science and Senior Course Level Requirements .

Honors in Geophysics Requirements

Foundation Courses

3 units from:

Senior Courses

3 units from:

15 units from:

Any of the following courses (with at least 6 units at the 400-level):

Notes:

Students entering the Honors Geophysics program after first year may take GEOPH 210 in lieu of GEOPH 110 . However, students will not receive credit for both GEOPH 110 and GEOPH 210 .
This requirement may also be fulfilled by completing both MATH 334 and MATH 337 .
This requirement may also be fulfilled by completing both MATH 315 and MATH 311 .
Not all 200-, 300- and 400-level Physics courses are offered every year so students should plan accordingly.
Students without a background in computer programming are strongly encouraged to take CMPUT 174 as one of their Science Options in their first year.
Students in Geophysics will not have the formal prerequisites for many of the AREC, CH E, CIV E, CMPUT, EAS, ECE, MIN E, and PET E courses, and must request permission to register in those courses from the department offering the particular course.
To fulfill the knowledge requirements for registration as a professional geoscientist (P. Geo.) through APEGA (Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta), meet with an Geophysics program advisor to discuss appropriate course selections. Current syllabus and registration information is available from the Department of Physics or APEGA. Full information is available at www.apega.ca.

Major in Geophysics Requirements

Foundation Courses

3 units from:

Senior Courses

3 units from:

9 units from:

Notes:

Students entering the Major in Geophysics program after first year may take GEOPH 210 in lieu of GEOPH 110 . However, students will not receive credit for both GEOPH 110 and GEOPH 210 .
This requirement may also be fulfilled by completing both MATH 334 and MATH 337 .
This requirement may also be fulfilled by completing both and .
Not all 200-, 300- and 400-level Physics courses are offered every year so students should plan accordingly.
Students without a background in computer programming are strongly encouraged to take as one of their Science Options in their first year.
Students in Geophysics will not have the formal prerequisites for many of the AREC, CH E, CIV E, CMPUT, EAS, ECE, MIN E, and PET E courses, and must request permission to register in those courses from the department offering the particular course.
To fulfill the knowledge requirements for registration as a professional geoscientist (P. Geo.) through APEGA (Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta), meet with an Geophysics program advisor to discuss appropriate course selections. Current syllabus and registration information is available from the Department of Physics or APEGA. Full information is available at www.apega.ca.

Minor in Geophysics Requirements

Foundation Courses

3 units from:

Senior Courses

3 units from:

Any 200-, 300-, and 400-level course with the following course designators:

PHYS
EAS

6 units from:

any 300- and 400-level GEOPH course

Notes:

Upper level GEOPH and PHYS courses require certain MATH courses as prerequisites. These prerequisites must be considered when choosing Science options.
The Minor in Geophysics degree program does NOT meet the knowledge requirements for registration as a professional geophysicist (P. Geoph.) through APEGA (Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta). Current syllabus and registration information is available from the Department of Physics or APEGA. Full information is available at www.apega.ca. Specific questions about programs of study or individual courses that are applicable to professional registration can also be directed to the Departmental APEGA Liaison.