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Twin Cities Campus
Land and Atmospheric Science MinorSoil, Water, & Climate
College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences
Link to a list of faculty for this program.
Contact Information
Department of Soil, Water, and Climate, 439 Borlaug Hall, 1991 Upper Buford Circle, St. Paul, MN 55108 (612-625-5251; fax: 612-625-2208)
Email:
laas@umn.edu
Website: http://www.laas.umn.edu
Land and Atmospheric Science (LAAS) is a science-based interdisciplinary program focused on the fundamentals of Earth system processes related to land and atmosphere and their coupled interactions. Students have the option to develop a program based on one of the more traditional areas in atmospheric science or soil science or to design their own interdisciplinary course of study bridging the two disciplines. The Land and Atmospheric Science Graduate Program has no formal tracks or emphasis areas, but instead allows students to design a curriculum that addresses their interests within the scope of the program. This multidisciplinary program encompasses aspects of chemistry, physics, biology, atmospheric sciences, and geology.
Program Delivery
Prerequisites for Admission
The preferred undergraduate GPA for admittance to the program
is 3.20.
B.S. degree in a related science field.
Special Application Requirements:
All courses for use in the minor must be taken using the A-F grading system, unless approved by the Graduate Advisory Committee, or if they are offered on an S-N basis only. Courses for use in the minor must be selected with the consultation of the land and atmospheric science graduate faculty member serving as the minor adviser and approved by the director of graduate studies.
For an online application or for more information about graduate education admissions, see the
General Information section of this
website.
Program Requirements
Use of 4xxx courses towards program requirements is not permitted.
The minor in LAAS for doctoral students requires a minimum of 12 graduate-level credits of regular coursework (not special problems) in land and atmospheric science. The minor in LAAS for master's students requires a minimum of 9 graduate-level credits in LAAS.
All students seeking a minor in LAAS must take LAAS 5050 - Integrated Topics in Land and Atmospheric Science (3 cr). The remaining 9 or 6 credits for the doctoral or master's minor, respectively, must come from other graduate-level LAAS courses.
Integrated Topics
All students are required to take the following course.
Take 1 or more course(s) totaling exactly 3 credit(s) from the following:
·
LAAS 5050 - Integrated Topics in Land & Atmospheric Science
(3.0 cr)
Other LAAS courses
Take 6 credits for M.S. minor or 9 credits for Ph.D. minor from the following options, or others approved by the DGS and the LAAS graduate faculty member serving as the minor adviser.
LAAS 5426 - Atmospheric Processes II: Radiation, Composition, and Climate
(3.0 cr)
or
LAAS 5515 - Soil Formation: Earth Surface Processes and Biogeochemistry
(3.0 cr)
or
LAAS 8128 - Land and Atmospheric Science Seminar
(1.5 cr)
or
LAAS 5051 - Thesis Proposal Writing for Land & Atmospheric Science
(2.0 cr)
or
LAAS 5425 - Atmospheric Processes I: Thermodynamics and Dynamics of the Atmosphere
(3.0 cr)
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Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Spring Odd Year |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 1.5 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | S-N or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 2.0 [max 2.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Fall Odd Year |