Department of Geology

Geology is Applied Earth Science.

Geology 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. Geology is critical for mitigating natural hazards, remediating water pollution, 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.

Bachelor of Arts in Geology Bachelor of Science in Geology Master in Earth, Environmental, and Physical Sciences Certificate in Environment and Sustainability

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.

Societal issues addressed by the geosciences

Applied Science

Geology is essential for finding solutions to natural hazard mitigation, pollution and waste disposal, energy and mineral exploration, 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.

What Geoscientists do

Students participate in a surveying project

Practical Discipline

The Department of Geology offers degrees and certificates that prepare students for careers in industry, government, or academia.

The geology program at Wichita 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.

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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.

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