Earth Science Teaching Minor
Program Learning Outcomes
- <p>The candidate for an endorsement in earth science demonstrates the following core competencies:</p> <p>(a) conceptual understanding in the unifying concepts and processes of systems order and organization, evidence models and explanation, change, constancy, measurement, evolution and equilibrium, form and function;</p> <p>(b) systematic and quantitative study of the fundamental topics in earth science interrelated and illustrated with descriptive and historical perspectives, as well as the applications of earth science in society;</p> <p>(c) conceptual understanding of astronomy, geology, paleontology, meteorology, and oceanography, and their relations with each other;</p> <p>(d) conceptual understanding of biology, chemistry, or physics, emphasizing the interrelationships among the sciences and their relations to earth science;</p> <p>(e) conceptual understanding of mathematics, including a working knowledge of trigonometry and statistics;</p> <p>(f) conceptual understanding of ethical and human implications of such contemporary issues as the impact of technologies on earth systems; and</p> <p>(g) ability to design, develop, and evaluate field, demonstration, and laboratory instructional activities, and use special skills and techniques with equipment, technologies, and facilities which support and enhance curricula and instruction in earth science and especially techniques and strategies for using the local environment as a teaching/learning laboratory.</p>
A student must receive a grade of C or better in all the courses required for this minor and have a GPA of 3.00 or higher.
| ERTH 101IN | Earth System Sciences | 4 |
| ERTH 307 | Principles of Geomorphology | 4 |
| ERTH 303 | Weather and Climate | 3 |
| GEO 302 | Mineralogy and Optical Mineral | 4 |
| GEO 211 | Earth History and Evolution | 3 |
| Choose one of the following: | 3 | |
| Dinosaur Paleontology | ||
| Invertebrate Paleontology | ||
| EDM 403 | Methods: 5-12 Science | 3 |
| Total Credits | 27 | |
Students who are required to take more than 8 credits listed above in their major must take additional elective physical science courses in the Earth Sciences, Geography, or Geology rubric with the advice and consent of their minor advisor in Earth Sciences.