Earth, Environment and Society - McMaster Academic Planner (MAP) - Faculty of Science

Overview

The School of Earth, Environment and Society is an internationally recognized centre of research and training.

It offers innovative hands-on lab experiments and field work to provide students with relevant experiences

Students learn about the earth’s history, environmental and contaminant geochemistry, hydrology and hydrogeology, ecology, environmental issues, urban planning, and geographic information science (GIS).

Careers

Earth, Environment and Society students develop a range of skills that are easily transferred to a wide range of careers.

Graduates have pursued careers in the following areas:

Climate Change
Environmental Assessment
Environmental Policy
Environment and Health
Geochemistry
Geographic Information Science
Hydrology
Mineral Exploration
Petroleum Exploration
Sustainability
Urban Planning

Areas of Research

Earth Surface Processes

Uses geology, geophysics and climatology to study Earth and atmospheric processes. Emphasis is placed on understanding the impacts of human activities on the physical environment, including changes in climate, land-use and surface and groundwater quality.

Environment and Health

Aims to understand the relationship between the environment and human health, and the ways that policy can effectively reduce these risks in our communities

Geochemistry

Geochemistry is primarily interested in the application of approaches to understand bio- and geo-chemical processes, geochronology and physico-chemical records

Hydrologic Sciences

Hydrologic Sciences use state-of-the-art equipment and techniques to generate new knowledge about the distribution and quality of water in the environment and the impact of human activities

Social Geography

Social Geographers study how social life is organized geographically at various scales from the local to the global. Particular emphasis is placed on the spatial dimensions of social inequality

Spatial Analysis

Spatial Analysis uses quantitative methods, such as spatial statistics, and Geographical Information Systems (GIS) to study human and physical processes.