Geology and Environmental Science
Geology
Mission Statement
The Geology program provides students with a strong foundation in geology that will prepare them for jobs in industry, graduate school, or K-12 education. The program encompasses strong field and laboratory components that enhance classroom learning experiences. Experiential learning in the field allows students to apply principles learned in the classroom and provides them with the background to better understand the world around them. The laboratory component provides the opportunity for creative problem solving and critically evaluating current issues in the geosciences. An integrated capstone course encompasses all of the above components and allows students to integrate geologic research with other related math and sciences fields. The geology program provides students the ability to address current geoscience issues from the scientific, environmental and political perspective as well as the ability to carry on a lifetime of learning.
Lab Fees
A modest lab fee will be charged to lab courses in order to supplement the cost of laboratory supplies.
Environmental Studies/ Environmental Science Program
Mission Statement
The environmental professions are a diverse assemblage of multidisciplinary fields, each of which provides an important role in protecting human health and the environment. Those individuals working as environmental professionals or academicians have a broad range of educational specializations but all share a fundamental background in the environmental sciences. The Environmental Studies/Science program provides students a strong foundation in the environmental sciences, as wells as experiential learning in the field and laboratory setting, and through the Senior Research capstone requirement, all of which will prepare them for careers as environmental professionals and for graduate studies in both technical and non-technical fields. The program offers the degrees of Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Science and Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Studies. The Environmental Science degree is recommended for those students desiring to pursue a technical environmental career or graduate study in the natural sciences. The Environmental Studies degree is recommended for those students desiring to pursue a non-technical environmental career or graduate study in the humanities or social sciences. Both degrees offer core and cognate programs that build strong backgrounds in environmental science and the natural sciences, which are fundamental to all the environmental professions. Related internships are strongly recommended.
Lab Fees
A modest lab fee will be charged to lab courses in order to supplement the cost of laboratory supplies.