(June 2008 update) It is possible to obtain admission to graduate school and/or to complete
the requirements for Professional Geoscientist (P.Geo.) in BC (more
details here) with a Majors EOS degree. However, an Honours program
is designed so that you complete a significant research project (thesis),
take more courses in a shorter time frame, and maintain a higher grade average
than is required for a Majors program. If you are interested in completing
a masters and/or a doctoral degree, graduate schools will look favourably
upon your having completed an Honours degree, which has these stricter requirements.
In addition, Honours programs in Geological Sciences and Geophysics meet
the requirements for P. Geo. registration more directly than does the Majors
EOS program.
Registering in an Honours program: Incoming
(second year or third-year transfer) students who wish to register for an
Honours program cannot do so without formal consultation with an advisor
in their chosen program. Students must first register in Majors EOS (specialization
code 0223) and, after advising and if they qualify, the appropriate program
advisor will admit them to the Honours program. Normally this procedure
would take place during the summer before the start of second year. For
more details and specific questions, please contact the Department's undergraduate
advisor in your program of choice.
Honours Geological Sciences
Description
Recommended electives are grouped
into four areas of interest, each of which focuses on a
particular aspect of geological science. They are: environmental
geology (includes hydrogeology, groundwater), sedimentary
geology and geobiology (includes petroleum geology), crustal
and mantle processes, and mineral deposit geology.
Information on careers in Geology.
See Program details about electives.
See Links to the official UBC Calendar.
Honours Geophysics
Description
Geophysics is an interdisciplinary
physical science that applies the knowledge and techniques
of physics, mathematics and chemistry to understand the
structure, subsurface and dynamic behaviour of the earth and its environment.
Professionals work in resource exploration, environmental, engineering, and other earth science disciplines. Science electives are normally selected from Geophysics,
Geology, Astronomy, Oceanography, Mathematics, Physics and
Chemistry courses.
Information on careers in Geophysics.
See honours and combined honours geophysics program for program details.
See Links to the official UBC Calendar.
Honours Oceanography
Description
Oceanography is one of the most
interdisciplinary of sciences. Some professionals may be
specialists in purly biological disciplines, while others
may be mathematical physicists.
Information on careers in Oceanography.
Currently, honours Oceanography exists only in combined honors (see
combined honours programs below).
Honours Atmospheric Sciences
Honours Environmental Sciences
Combined honours programs
Description
Available EOS combined honours
programs are listed here. At this time, the only information available on the combined
honours degrees is HERE in the UBC Calender. Appropriate links
have been provided below. Please note that you may have
to scroll down past other degree information to reach the
one in which you are interested.
- Geology/Geography
- Geology/Geophysics
- Geology/Other
- Oceanography/Biology
- Oceanography/Chemistry
- Fisheries
Oceanography
- Oceanography/Geology
- Oceanography/Geophysics
- Oceanography/Physics
Please explore the UBC Calender for descriptions of all options. These programs all require permission from one of the
department's undergraduate advisors.