Miami University

Programs and Opportunities

• Choose from the following degree options: A.B. or B.S. in Geology, A.B. in Earth Science or A.B. Environmental Earth Science.
• Enjoy hands-on field and laboratory experiences through course work.
• Gain additional practical experience through independent research and summer internships.
• Travel and explore geology in a number of domestic and international locations.
• Become involved in social and professional activities through the student-run Miami University Geological Society.
• Prepare yourself for an exciting career as an earth/environmental scientist or earth science educator.
• Prepare yourself for advanced study and research in graduate school or other professional school.
• Uncertain about a geology or environmental earth science major? Consider a minor in geology, the environmental science co-major or a thematic sequence.
• The department also has many undergraduate research opportunties with various faculty members. For research opportunities please click here.

 

Student-Faculty Research

• Geomicrobilogy and life in extreme environments
• Geophysics, seismology, and mantle dynamics
• Hydrogeology and contaminant transport
• Igneous petrology and volcanology
• Isotope geochemistry - radiogenic and stable
• Low-temperature geochemistry
• Mineralogy and crystallography
• Mineral surface geochemistry
• Paleobotany and paleoecology
• Paleoclimatology and geomorphology
• Sedimentology and stratigraphy
• Tectonics and structural geology