• Students study the science of Earth., explore its evolution, structure, and features. Help protect natural resources and uncover hazards.
  • Build expertise and skills as they study in the largest geology program in the state. Access a diverse range of research, field experiences, and internships.
  • Learn geology in the Ozarks, a region with unique features such as caves, rivers, and mountains.
  • Gain a bigger picture of how geography and geology relate, an asset valuable to future employers. Our department offers both programs.
  • Learning outcomes:
    • Students will acquire a solid base of knowledge in the science of geology as a whole as well as earth materials, earth history, sedimentation and stratigraphy, deformational processes and structural features, and geomorphic processes and landforms.
    • Students will develop proficiency in conveying complex geologic concepts in clear, technically correct writing.
    • Students will develop proficiency in oral communication of complex geologic concepts.
    • Students will develop the aptitudes and dispositions necessary to help democratize society by obtaining and maintaining employment as a professional geologist.