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The Department of Earth Sciences offers a Bachelor of Science in Geology, with an optional concentration in Environmental Geology. Areas of study can include (but are not limited to): climate studies, energy resources, engineering geology, environmental geochemistry, geochemistry, geoinformatics (including GIS), geomorphology, geosciences education, hydrogeology, isotope geochemistry, medical geology, mineralogy, oceanography, paleontology, petrology, petroleum geology, planetary geology, sediment logy, seismology, stratigraphy, structural geology, tectonics, and volcano logy. Students will learn to relate these areas of study to understanding the Earth, and how Earth processes affect and are affected by humanity. Students are encouraged to obtain a scientific understanding of earth systems on a global scale.

The goals of the program are to:

Prepare students for successful scientific, technical or management careers in the geosciences or related fields

Provide employers with a well-educated workforce that is ready and able to perform valuable scientific, technical or managerial services immediately after graduation

Encourage the growth of knowledge-based industry and stimulate economic growth in Arkansas

Program educational objectives are broad statements that describe what graduates are expected to attain within a few years after graduation. Program educational objectives are based on the needs of the program’s constituencies. The educational objectives of the program are to produce graduates who:

are pursuing productive careers as professional geologists engaged in continuous professional growth along their chosen career path, or are pursuing graduate or professional education in geology or related fields;

Are able to become Geologist in Training (GIT) and are able to become licensed Professional Geologists (PG) after gaining the required professional experience and the requisite knowledge to pass the licensing exams;

Engage in lifelong learning, through on-the-job training, participation in professional societies, additional formal education, continuing education and professional development, research, and self-study, in order to use state-of-the-art knowledge to solve geologic problems and/or provide high quality service to the general public, employers, clients, and other professionals.

Student outcomes describe what students are expected to know and be able to do by the time of graduation. These relate to the knowledge, skills, and behaviors that students acquire as they progress through the program. Students finishing the program in will have:

a) an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics and applied and natural sciences to areas relevant to geology;

b) an ability to design and conduct experiments, or test hypotheses, as well as to analyze and interpret data;

c) an ability to formulate or design a system, process, or program to meet desired needs;

d) an ability to function on multidisciplinary teams;

e) an ability to identify and solve geological problems;

f) an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility;

g) an ability to communicate effectively;

h) the broad education necessary to understand the impact of geological solutions in a global, economic, environmental, and societal context;

Major (62-64 hours)

Earth Science Foundation Courses (31 hours)

(ERSC 1302 Physical Geology and ERSC 1102 Physical Geology Laboratory)

Or (ERSC 1304 Earth and the Environment and ERSC 1104 Earth and the Environment Laboratory)

ERSC 2303 Historical Geology

And ERSC 2103 Historical Geology Laboratory

ERSC 3320 Field Geology I

ERSC 3410 Mineralogy