地学家研究我们的星球。环境地球科学是一门应用科学，包括对地球矿物，土壤，水和能源的研究：地球的自然系统如何运作，它们在近代和古代的运行方式以及我们期望它们如何运行在未来表现。在该计划中，学生将研究环境的地质和地理组成，从而对形成地球的力量和过程有更全面的了解。它整合了包括地质学，地貌学和水文学在内的基础地球科学学科，以及可以包括生物学，化学，数学和物理学的基础科学学科。学生将学习塑造并继续形成景观的物理力，以及人类活动如何有助于改变物理环境。完成该专业学位的学生可以从事以下领域的工作：环境咨询，环境监测，
Geology is the study of the processes and physical structure of the earth. Environmental Geoscience is the study of the geological and geographic composition of the environment and the forces that shape the earth.<br><br>The U of R's geology and environmental geoscience programs are highly relevant to today's world, where human societies require more and more mineral resources and energy sources from the earth. At the same time, environmental issues, including climate change, resource depletion, scarcity, and pollution are increasingly constraining sustainable economic development and affecting our living environment.<br><br>Environmental Geology studies the nature of the earth, including plate tectonics and the geological time scale. Geological hazards like earthquakes, volcanism, and surface processes like avalanches and flooding are studied with reference to their impact on the human environment. Conversely, the impact of humans on the physical environment, such as extraction and scarcity of earth resources, waste disposal, and pollution, is studied in a geological context.