The Geology Department explores the intricate tapestry of Earth's abiotic features,
processes, and landscapes that have shaped the planet and its evolving relationship
with life through time. As a fundamentally applied discipline, geology is critical
for understanding climate change, mitigating natural hazards, managing pollution and
waste, exploring for energy and mineral resources, and supporting engineering projects.
Programs of study
The Geology Department offers applied degrees and certificates to prepare students
for careers in industry, government, and education.
Dynamic Subject
Earth is our home. Earth is also an active, dynamic planet. The processes that shape
and change our planet have economic, anthropologic, and social ramifications.
Geology is the study of the processes that shape the solid Earth through time, and
their interaction with the atmosphere, hydrosphere, and biosphere.
Applied Science
Geology is essential for finding solutions to climate change, natural hazard mitigation,
pollution and waste disposal, resource exploration and sustainability, as well as
civil engineering investigations.
Geologists work to understand the Earth through field work, rock descriptions, mapping,
geophysical techniques, chemical analyses, physical experiments, and numerical modeling.
The Department of Geology offers degrees and certificates that prepare students for
careers in industry, government, or academia.
The geology program at 成人头条 State offers a Bachelor of Arts (BA), Bachelor of Science
(BS), a Certificate in Environment and Sustainability, and a Master of Science (MS)
degree through the Earth, Environmental and Physical Science (EEPS) Program.
Geology Scholarships and Fellowships
Through the generosity of its alumni and industry supporters, the Geology Department
proudly awards more than $60,000 annually in scholarships and awards to qualified
undergraduate majors and graduate students.
Current WSU students interested in any Fairmount College scholarship, including geology,
can submit an application through ScholarshipUniverse.
