Texas A&M College of Geosciences
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Texas A&M College of Geosciences is a college of Texas A&M University.
The College of Geosciences has four academic departments—Atmospheric Sciences, Geography, Geology & Geophysics and Oceanography
[edit] About the College
The college offers undergraduate majors in the following areas:
- Earth Sciences
- Environmental Geosciences
- Environmental Studies
- Geography
- Geoinformatics
- Geology
- Geophysics
- Meteorology
- Oceanography
The college offers undergraduate minors in the following areas:
- Earth Sciences
- Geology
- Environmental Geosciences
- Geophysics
- Environmental Studies
- Meteorology
- Geography
- Spatial Sciences
[edit] Other Facts
- The College of Geosciences is the home of several major research institutes and centers, including: Center for Tectonophysics, the Geochemical and Environmental Research Group, and Texas Center for Climate Studies.
- The College of Geosciences is one of the largest College research programs in the Texas A&M University System.
- The College of Geosciences is the science operator for the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program.
- The College of Geosciences is a service to marine economy of Texas and the Gulf Coast through the Sea Grant Program.
- The College of Geosciences is a major partner with Texas A&M University at Galveston.
- The College of Geosciences is a key element of Texas A&M University's Land Grant, Sea Grant, and Space Grant missions.
- The College of Geosciences has 91 tenured and tenure-track faculty, 26 research scientists, and approximately 10 lecturers and visiting faculty.
- There are 457 undergraduate and 294 graduate students enrolled in the College of Geosciences.
[edit] External links
| The Texas A&M University System |
| Universities: Texas A&M University | A&M–Commerce | A&M–Corpus Christi | A&M–Kingsville Prairie View A&M | Tarleton State | A&M–Texarkana | A&M International | West Texas A&M | A&M–San Antonio Branches: TAMU at Galveston | TAMU at Qatar |
