Vassar College · USA

Earth Science and Society

Campus Bachelor Full Time

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Delivery

Campus

Study mode

Full Time

Level

Bachelor

Introduction

Earth Science and Society is a Bachelor program taught at Vassar College, USA. The program is offered in campus-based modes with full-time options.

Earth Science and Society is an interdisciplinary major at Vassar College that combines Earth Science and Geography to study the intersection of earth processes with human societies. In Earth Science, students study natural processes that affect the distribution and use of resources such as water, fossil fuels, and soil, along with natural hazards such as climate change, tsunamis, and earthquakes. In Geography, students study the spatial distribution of physical and human phenomena and how human societies shape, and are shaped by, the natural world.

Students take roughly half of their major sequence in Earth Science and half in Geography. The major offers two focus themes: the physical geography theme, emphasizing climate, soils, water, landforms, and natural hazards; and the land and resource analysis theme, emphasizing uneven resource distribution, implications for human societies, and debates and approaches related to sustainable development. The department encourages fieldwork and collaborative research, with recent examples including climate change and environmental impact in the Hudson Valley and land-use studies using geographic information systems (GIS).

Modules

ESSC/ENST Climate Change correlate
Earth Science 151; “The Solid Earth”
Earth Science 153; “The Fluid Earth”
Geography 102; “Global Geography,”

Admission Requirements

The minimum requirements for admission in Earth Science and Society at Vassar College for all applicants (Domestic or International) are:

program specific academic requirment set by Vassar College.
English Language OR any other language requirments as set by Vassar College as pre-requiste for admission in Earth Science and Society.

Note: Please check the university website in the link below.

Students who are interested in declaring Earth Science and Society Major are encouraged to talk to the chair of the department or consult with the academic interns. Students will have two advisers, one from ESCI and one from GEOG.