earth and ocean science

matthew2008

was just wondering if earth and ocean science is primarilly (horrible spelling :L) a mixture of biology and chemistry? thanks

the keen edge

Have you read the prospectus at all?

matthew2008

cheers for the help.......

matthew2008

@the keen edge, yes i have surprisingly, and i dont know what the study of geology, geophysics, hydrogeology and oceanography means exactly, are these just example specific sub topics within chem and biology? Considering like most people entering college, my education stretchs as far as secondary school, i have no experience of what studying these subjects would actually entail

the keen edge

To be fair your initial question looks like you haven't read the course outline; I'm unsure where your getting the bio/chem query.
Secondly: geology, geophysics, hydrogeology and oceanography are hardly so specific to earth science that a 3rd level introduction is required to understand them in this instance.

Regardless, I'll try to give you some useful information.:)

OK, I think that you are trying to find out where the EOS course lies within the broader scientific fields? I suppose the answer is that EOS is an interdisciplinary science and depending on which internal branch of EOS you choose to follow you will use each of the three main science branches to varying degrees.

In reality 1st science subject choices in NUIG are broadly the same across un/denominated courses; it only really from 2nd year on that you get some course specific teaching.
New students frequently complain about this lack specificity; however the general science modules give you a good base to kick on to your specialism.

If you make it to final year EOS the subject areas are broadly

• Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology(Where Chemistry would be useful)
• Biosphere/History of Life(Biology would be useful)
• Sedimentary process(Biology/Physics/some chemistry would be useful)
• Oceanography(As above)
• Geophysics(Physics, maybe and little mathematics)

As you can see EOS as a science covers the whole spectrum of science and is often interdisciplinary(As most branches of science are; or are becoming).
If you are interested in studying EOS do a bit of research and I will answer more specific questions that you may have.

matthew2008

yeh sorry bout that :L
cheers that is helpful, and yeh i am trying to find out where the EOS course lies within the broader scientific fields. im actually hoping to do undemonitaed (as you can tell by now english isnt my strong point ha) science and while maths and physics would be my stronger points, i would like to have a bit of variety and extra choice in first year anyway. knowing that theres a broad choice of the different sciences as you progress is great to know, so thank you again

Flomar

EOS rocks.