114 Shideler Hall
phone: 513.529.3216
fax: 513.529.1542
Department of Geology
Undergraduate Programs
Programs and Opportunities
- Choose the A.B. or B.S. degree option for the Geology major, both with a common core of requirements.
- Select an emphasis in Environmental or Solid Earth processes.
- 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 major? Consider a minor in geology, the environmental science co-major or a geology thematic sequence.
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
- Paleoclimatology and geomorphology
- Sedimentology and stratigraphy
- Tectonics and structural geology