Undergraduate Minors and Certificates

Explore the latest discoveries about Earth's solar system, galaxy and universe. Join the students and faculty in astronomy who are building space-flight hardware, making astronomical observations, discovering new planets, exploring cosmology and engineering new instruments for telescopes and satellites.

If you want to learn about Earth's solar system as well as our galaxy and the universe, this minor is ideal for you. Join students and faculty in astrophysics who are building space-flight hardware, making astronomical observations, discovering new planets, exploring cosmology and engineering new instruments for telescopes and satellites.

Are you interested in geology-related careers, internships or graduate school opportunities? Enhance your prospects with this program that emphasizes necessary field-based geologic skills.

Are you interested in discovering more about Earth's present, past and future? Join students and faculty who are exploring the physics and chemistry of Earth's interior, mapping surface processes and structures, applying novel analysis techniques to earth materials, and investigating Earth-climate interactions.

Explore strange new worlds in our solar system and beyond. Learn how to assess their geologic evolution, surface environments, atmospheres, and to search for possible bio-signatures. Learn new skills to enhance your preparation for exciting careers, with opportunities in the burgeoning space exploration industry in Arizona and across the nation.

Water resources are irreplaceable and under stress from population growth and climate change. Increasingly in demand is management of these resources from many perspectives. The water resources certificate is ideal for you if you are interested in acquiring the fundamental knowledge and skills for managing this vital resource.