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Fundamental program descriptions are presented below. Further course information
can be obtained through a
course search. Please consult the Department
calendar for complete details. For general information regarding undergraduate
enrollment at York University, please see Information for Future
Students, and Information
for Current Students. For further information, please contact
us.
Degrees
Admission requirements Bachelor
of Science program
Honours
Bachelor of Science program
Honours
Double Major Program
Honours
Bachelor of Science - Engineering Bachelor
of Science Honours Bachelor
of Science - Atmospheric Science
Honours
Bachelor of Science - Earth Science
Honours
Bachelor of Applied Science - Geomatics Engineering
Honours
Bachelor of Science - Space Science
Honours
Bachelor of Applied Science - Space Engineering
Degrees
The Department offers a three-year Bachelor degree in Earth and Atmospheric
Science and four-year Honours Bachelor degrees in the following areas: Earth Science
(geomatics), Atmospheric Science, Space Science, Geomatics Engineering, and Space
Engineering. Honours degree candidates in Earth Science must complete the Earth
Science Core and Honours degree candidates in Atmospheric Science must complete
the Atmospheric Science Core. In addition, a variety of Honours Double Major Programs
with other departments are offered. Honours Major/Minor programs also exist involving
ESSE majors or minors with minors or majors in other Science disciplines and in
other Faculties. The Department provides instruction in the
fundamental sciences of the Earth and its atmosphere including structure and dynamics
of the deep interior, motions in the fluid outer core and the origin and maintenance
of the main magnetic field, convective motions in the solid mantle and surface
plate tectonics, rotational dynamics of the Earth and space geodynamics, exploration
geophysics, geographical information systems (GIS), atmospheric motions and composition,
numerical modelling of atmospheric dynamics and convection, radar sounding of
the atmosphere, and remote sensing of the Earth from satellites. The
Earth and Atmospheric Sciences have major applications. In Earth Science, among
the most important applications are the discovery and environmentally-sound exploitation
of petroleum and mineral non-renewable resources, as well sustainable management
of our renewable resources which account for a very large part of the Canadian
economy. Current applications to environmental assessment and monitoring and managing
our urban infrastructure require extensive use of geomatics technologies, such
as GPS, GIS, remote sensing, and photogrammetry. In Atmospheric Science,
the most important application is weather prediction. In Canada, weather is undoubtedly
one of the most influential factors in our daily social and economic activities
and is also a major concern in travel safety. Increasingly, human impact on natural
systems such as the ozone layer, sea levels and rain forests pose environmental
hazards whose assessment depends on our understanding of the composition, chemistry
and dynamics of the Earth, its atmosphere, ionosphere and magnetosphere. York
graduates have been a major staffing source for weather prediction services with
the Meteorological Service of Canada of the Federal Government and in private
industry. They have also gone on to graduate research in the frontier science,
so important to our understanding of environmental hazards. Admission
requirements
Grade 12U English or its equivalent is required for
all areas in science. In addition, the Department of Earth and Space Science and
Engineering has the following requirements: Advanced Functions (MHF4U); Calculus
and Vectors (MCV4U); Chemistry (SCH4U); Physics (SPH4U). Bachelor
of Science program
To graduate in a BSc program students must have
an overall total of at least 90 credits, including at least 66 credits from Science
courses and at least 18 credits at the 3000 or higher level.
For students
admitted to York University for 2001-2002 and subsequent years, the Senate of
York University will require a minimum overall grade-point average of 4.0 in order
to be eligible to graduate with a BSc degree (Bachelor program). Honours
Bachelor of Science program
To declare Honours requires successful
completion of at least 24 credits with a minimum cumulative credit-weighted grade-point
average of 5.0 over all courses completed, subject to the exceptions in the notes
below. To proceed in each year of an Honours program requires
a minimum cumulative credit-weighted grade-point average of 5.0 over all courses
completed subject to the exceptions in the notes below. To graduate in
an Honours program requires successful completion of all Faculty requirements
and departmental required courses and a minimum cumulative credit- weighted grade-point
average of 5.0 over all courses completed, subject to the exceptions noted below. Notes:
1. In addition, a minimum cumulative credit-weighted grade-point average of 6.0
over all Science (SC) courses completed is required to proceed and graduate in
(i) the Space and Communication Sciences Stream of Specialized Honours, (ii) Honours
Double Major program where Biology is the other major, and (iii) the Honours Major/Minor
program where Biology is the major. (The minimum 6.0 Science grade point average
is not required where Biology is the minor.)
2. Students admitted to York
University prior to 1999/2000 may declare Honours and proceed and graduate in
Honours programs according to the academic standards of the year in which they
were admitted. Honours Double Major Program
Students may combine the Earth Science Honours Core or the Atmospheric
Science Honours Core with required courses from other departments to complete
an Honours Double Major program. All candidates for honours double major
degrees should note that courses of study must be approved by both departments. Early
planning of courses is strongly advised, prior to entry to 2000 level courses.
Honours Bachelor of Applied Science - Engineering
The Faculty of Science and Engineering offers an Engineering program, leading
to an Honours Bachelor of Applied Science (BASc) degree. The first year of the
program was offered for the first time in 2001-2002, the second year in 2002-2003,
the third year in 2003-2004 and the fourth year in 2004-2005. After completion
of a common first-year program, students will choose one of three streams: Computer
Engineering, Geomatics Engineering or Space Engineering. To proceed in
each year of the BASc (Hons.) program requires a minimum cumulative credit-weighted
grade-point average of 5.0 over all courses completed. To graduate in the
BASc (Hons.) program requires successful completion of all Faculty requirements
and program and stream required courses and a minimum cumulative credit-weighted
grade-point average of 5.0 over all courses completed.
Bachelor
of Science
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Honours
Bachelor of Science - Atmospheric Science
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Honours
Bachelor of Science - Earth Science
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entry by current Earth Science students into any courses in Option A (exploration)
is restricted, requiring written permission of the Chair of the Department of
Earth and Space Science and Engineering
Honours
Bachelor of Applied Science - Geomatics Engineering
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Honours
Bachelor of Science - Space Science
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FW2006/07, this program replaces the Space and Communication Sciences program.
A Specialized Honours degree stream in Space Science is offered as part of the
Earth and Atmospheric Science program which focuses on the observation of the
earth and atmosphere from space. After completion of the two-year foundational
curriculum, space science students may choose to pursue interests in space astronomy
or space exploration instead by transferring to the Department of Physics and
Astronomy who offer a Specialized Honours stream in Space Science with courses
only in the third and fourth year.
Honours
Bachelor of Applied Science - Space Engineering
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