KSAWorks
KSAWorks
Knowledge • Skills • Abilities
Program checklist · Earth Science and Society Major

Earth Science and Society Major

Vassar College · Poughkeepsie, NY

A checklist is the list of requirements to complete this program and receive the award, as the college publishes it in its catalog. It is the same for everyone. It does not say what you have completed; that comes from applying your own record.

Program
Award
Earth Science and Society Major
Catalog edition
Catalogue 2026-2027
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
197133
CourseShelf checklist
CK_197133_701b73e4
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Required Units

0 items

    Total Number of Specific Courses Required

    49 items
    1. GEOG 102
    2. One of the two:
      Not resolved to a course
    3. ESCI 151
      1
    4. ESCI 153
      1
    5. One of the two:
      Not resolved to a course
    6. ESCI 201
      1
    7. ESCI 203
      1
    8. One methods course chosen from:
      Not resolved to a course
    9. GEOG 220
      1
    10. GEOG 224
      1
    11. GEOG 230
      1
    12. Or another course approved by the department. Other 200-level courses with strong research-methods components may also fulfill this requirement if approved by the department.
      Not resolved to a course
    13. The challenges presented by climate change, resource conflicts, and natural disasters point to the importance of studying the intersection of earth processes and human societies. The interdisciplinary Earth Science and Society major draws on the two allied disciplines housed in the department of Earth Science and Geography. From Earth Science, students gain an understanding of natural processes that impact the distribution and use of resources such as water, fossil fuels, and soil, as well as natural hazards such as climate change, tsunamis and earthquakes. From Geography, students learn about the spatial distribution of physical and human phenomena and how human societies have been shaped by and also have changed the natural world. Students follow a focused series of Earth Science and Geography courses, normally within one of two general themes (below); students may propose course substitutions in consultation with their adviser or the chairs of the department.
      Not resolved to a course
    14. Physical Geography Theme:
      Not resolved to a course
    15. GEOG 220
      1
    16. GEOG 224
      1
    17. GEOG 230
      1
    18. GEOG 256
      1
    19. GEOG 258
      1
    20. GEOG 260
      1
    21. GEOG 340
      1
    22. GEOG 356
      1
    23. ESCI 201
      1
    24. ESCI 203
      1
    25. ESCI 211
      1
    26. ESCI 221
      1
    27. ESCI 231
      1
    28. ESCI 251
      1
    29. ESCI 321
      1
    30. ESCI 335
      1
    31. ESCI 361
      1
    32. Land and Resource Analysis Theme:
      Not resolved to a course
    33. GEOG 220
      1
    34. GEOG 224
      1
    35. GEOG 230
      1
    36. GEOG 238
      1
    37. GEOG 242
      1
    38. GEOG 250
      1
    39. GEOG 252
      1
    40. GEOG 258
      1
    41. GEOG 340
      1
    42. ESCI 111
      1
    43. ESCI 151
      The Solid Earth: Physical Geology
      As published: “The Solid Earth: Physical Geology (Same as GEOG 151 - The Solid Earth: Physical Geology )”
      1
    44. ESCI 201
      1
    45. ESCI 203
      1
    46. ESCI 221
      1
    47. ESCI 231
      1
    48. ESCI 321
      1
    49. ESCI 361
      1

    Electives

    3 items
    1. A sequence of three units in Earth Science including at least one at the 300-level
      Not resolved to a course
    2. A sequence of three units in Geography including at least one at the 300-level (GEOG 304 recommended, but not required)
      Not resolved to a course
    3. One additional 300-level course, which may be another ESCI seminar, another GEOG seminar, or an ESSC thesis
      Not resolved to a course

    Intensives

    0 items
      Source. Vassar College, catalog Catalogue 2026-2027 — https://catalogue.vassar.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=64&poid=25196. Captured page pages/0967.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.