Earth science explores the interrelations among the four systems that make up our planet: the atmosphere (air), the hydrosphere (water), the lithosphere (the solid earth), and the biosphere (all living creatures). Within the 47-credit Master of Science program in Adolescence Education (Grades 7 to 12) in Earth Science, you will be prepared to guide middle or high school students to a deeper understanding of their own environments, including climate change, and the challenge of managing natural resources for the common good. Along with education courses that cover teaching concepts from ''Psychology of the Adolescent Student'' to ''Methods and Materials of Teaching Science in Secondary Schools,'' you will take a two-semester course in ''The Earth Environment,'' and you will have an opportunity to choose electives that deal with such topics as ''Continental Drift and Plate Tectonics,'' ''Environmental Geochemistry'' and ''Principles of Meteorology.'' These courses will help you understand the interactions of human beings within their natural and physical environments. The course of study follows an orderly path to a broader and deeper comprehension of the earth sciences.