Earth System Science programs include a core set of courses that provide fundamental scientific knowledge and an essential toolkit of quantitative skills.
Beyond this core, students can follow a suggested specialization stream according to their interests or construct their own combination of interdisciplinary courses with the guidance of a program advisor.
Students gain hands-on experience through courses but also research, given ample opportunities to join research groups led by ESS professors.
For more information about ESS programs, please see the three tabs below and/or contact william.minarik [at] mcgill.ca (Bill Minarik).
Major Earth System Science
Credits: 57
The major in ESS covers the fundamental science of the solid, fluid, and living components of the Earth system and interactions with humans.
Major in Earth System Science courses
Honours Earth System Science
Credits: 66
The honours program builds on the major with additional mathematics and an undergraduate thesis.
Minor Earth System Science
Credits: 18
The minor in ESS includes the core Earth system knowledge and computational skills, with the freedom to choose a specialization.