Miami University

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