Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences

01Disciplines

• ProposedA proposal only, which exists once the governing body the charter names decides.

  Geology and seismology

  Geology and seismology study rocks, faults and earthquakes, which shape life across the Iranian plateau.

  0 coursesA set of lessons with an outline, written and reviewed by peers; it carries no academic credit.4 fieldsA narrower topic within a discipline.

• Proposed

  Hydrology and water resources

  Hydrology studies how water moves through rivers, aquifers and lakes, and how much is left to use.

  0 courses5 fields

• Proposed

  Atmospheric and climate science

  Atmospheric science studies weather, air quality and the changing climate.

  0 courses4 fields

• Proposed

  Environmental science

  Environmental science studies how people and ecosystems affect each other.

  0 courses4 fields

• Proposed

  Physical geography and remote sensing

  Physical geography maps landforms, land cover and their change, often from satellite images.

  0 courses4 fields

02Courses

No course is listed in this department yet.

03Communities of practice

• Community of practice: Environment, Water and Energy

  A proposed community of practiceA group of practitioners of one field who work together on courses, toolkits and the field itself; the charter calls it a College. for environmental and energy specialists of the Iranian diaspora.

  Proposed

04More in this faculty

• Department of Mathematics and Statistics

  Pure and applied mathematics and the science of data.

• Department of Computing and Information Sciences

  Computing, data and the security of information systems.

• Department of Physical and Chemical Sciences

  Physics, astronomy and chemistry.

• Department of Life Sciences

  Living things, from molecules to ecosystems.

• Department of Interdisciplinary Sciences

  Work across the natural sciences and with the public.