BS Geology

Geologists look deep into the ground and thus deep into the past searching for clues about how the world became the way it is. Our field is about way more than looking at rocks: we seek to understand how mountains form, how life evolves, how glaciers move, and how entire oceans expand and contract. As a geology major, you ll learn about the interconnectedness of the geosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, and atmosphere; you ll study the evolution of life on this planet over millions of years; you ll ponder how processes deep inside the planet impact the Earth s surface and climate; and you ll consider how, in the age of humans and climate change, the world might evolve next.