We have a faculty of distinguished and diverse interests in teaching and research. With over 150 majors and 14 faculty, we are able to offer a wide selection of courses and yet we thrive on directing individual students or small groups on independent research.

The department is also host of the Mace Brown Museum of Natural History, with an impressive set of collections in large donated by our founding benefactor, Mace Brown. We also are home to the South Carolina Space Grant Consortium, the Lowcountry Hazards Center, the South Carolina Earthquake Education and Preparedness Program (SCEEP), Project Oceanica, and the Santee Cooper Geographical Information Systems Lab.

Our large network of alumni and collaborators are engaged in supporting our mission: to serve the College of Charleston student body and greater community by providing a superior education in the geosciences while engaging in world class research.