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/Institutions/University-of-Northern-Colorado/json/Current/Graduate-Catalog.json

Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences

Chair: Lucinda Shellito, Ph.D.

Location: Ross Hall 3235

Telephone: 970.351.2647

Fax: 970.351.4197

Website: www.unco.edu/nhs/earth-atmospheric-sciences/

Faculty: Steven Anderson, Ph.D.; Graham B. Baird, Ph.D.; Sharon Bywater-Reyes, Ph.D.; Joe T. Elkins, Ph.D.; Emmett Evanoff, Ph.D.; Wendilyn Flynn, Ph.D.; David G. Lerach, Ph.D.; Lucinda Shellito, Ph.D.; Byron M. Straw, M.A.

Course(s) Offered (Prefix):

• AST — Astronomy
• ESCI — Earth Sciences
• GEOL — Geology
• MET — Meteorology
• OCN — Oceanography

Program(s) Offered:

• Master's Degrees
  • Earth Sciences
  • Environmental Geosciences P.S.M. (Professional Science Master's)

The Earth Sciences program includes the disciplines of geology, meteorology, and oceanography. Many of the undergraduate majors emphasize environmental science applications of those disciplines. Geology is the study of the earth, its structure, composition and history. Meteorology is the study of the atmosphere and the weather phenomena that affect our daily lives. Oceanography is the study of the physical, chemical, geological and biologic characteristics of the world's oceans. The undergraduate program in the earth sciences provides preparation for professional careers in geology, meteorology, secondary-level earth science teaching and various scientific careers in the environmental industry.