Program Overview

School of Earth, Environment and Society

The School of Earth, Environment and Society offers a range of undergraduate and graduate programs.

Undergraduate Programs

• Majors:
  • Anthropology BA/BS
  • Earth Science BA/BS
  • Environmental Science BA/BS
  • Environmental Studies BA/BS
  • Geography BA/BS
  • Geology BA/BS
• Bachelor's + Master's (B+M):
  • Anthropology Bachelor's + Master's
  • Geography Bachelor's + Master's in GIS
• Minors & Certificates:
  • Anthropology Minor
  • Climate Change Science & Adaptation Minor
  • Cultural Resource Management Certificate
  • Environmental Science Minor
  • Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Minor
  • Geography Minor
  • Geology Minor
  • Lake & Reservoir Management Certificate
  • Space & Planetary Science Minor
  • Sustainability Minor
  • Systems Minor
  • Water Resources Minor

Graduate Programs

• Master's:
  • Anthropology MA/MS
  • Applied Geoscience PSM
  • Environmental Science & Management MEM
  • Environmental Science & Management MS
  • Environmental Science & Management PSM
  • Geographic Information Science (GIS) MS
  • Geography MA/MS
  • Geology MA/MS
  • Systems Science MS
• Doctorate:
  • Earth, Environment and Society PhD
  • Systems Science PhD
  • RECHARGE Research Traineeship
• Graduate Certificates:
  • Computer Modeling & Simulation Graduate Certificate
  • Engineering Geology Graduate Certificate
  • Environmental Geology Graduate Certificate
  • Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Graduate Certificate
  • Hydrogeology Graduate Certificate
  • Hydrology Graduate Certificate

Engineering Geology Graduate Certificate

The Engineering Geology Graduate Certificate provides practicing geologists an opportunity to upgrade their engineering credentials and post-baccalaureate students an accessible way to obtain skills in engineering geology while partially fulfilling requirements towards a professional master's.

Requirements

Choose one course from each of the following four sections:

• Required:
  • G 570 Engineering Geology
• Choose One:
  • G 650 Research Methods I - Reading
  • G 651 Research Methods II - Writing
  • G 523 Statistics and Data Analysis in the Geosciences
• Choose One:
  • CE 537 Earthquake Engineering
  • CE 541 Advanced Soil Mechanics
  • CE 542 In Situ Behavior and Testing of Soils
  • CE 543 Introduction To Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering
  • CE 544 Advanced Shallow Foundation Design
  • CE 546 Numerical Methods in Soil-Structure Interaction
  • CE 549 Deep Foundation Design and Analysis
  • CE 550 Transportation Safety Analysis
  • CE 569 Subsurface Hydrology
  • Geog 580 Fundamentals of Remote Sensing
  • Geog 588/USP 591 Geographic Information Systems I: Introduction
  • Geog 592/USP 592 Geographic Information Systems II: Advanced GIS
• Choose One:
  • G 524 Geographical Information Systems for the Natural Sciences
  • G 525 Field GIS
  • G 562 Hillslope Materials and Processes
  • G 576 Earthquake Geology
  • G 580 Basin Analysis
  • G 581 Field Geology

Total Credit Hours

Total Credit Hours: 16

Completion Requirements

Courses must be completed within seven years of the award of the Graduate Certificate, and a cumulative GPA of 3.00 must be attained in all courses to be used for the Certificate. At least two thirds of the credits for the Graduate Certificate, or 15 credits, whichever is larger, are required to be taken at Portland State University.

Research Impact Areas

• Climate
• Culture, Community & Place
• Ecology & Ecosystems
• Forests
• GIS, Spatial Data Science & Modeling
• Hazards & Resilience
• Human Dimensions of Environmental Change & Management
• Landscape Dynamics
• Policy & Governance
• STEM Equity
• Urban Society & Environment
• Water

Academic Areas

• Anthropology
• Complex Systems
• Environmental Science & Management
• Geography
• Geology