Details: Geology, Major

Geology

Program type: Major

The Bachelor of Science (BS) in geology from Wichita State degree program combines comprehensive training in geology and the natural sciences—preparing you for professional work in industry or government, as well as for graduate study in any field of geoscience or environmental sciences, and for the professional geologist license exam.

Learn how geology is the right fit for you.

Student examining rocks.

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Geology students gained field study experience in Wyoming.

Inside the Program

Field study gives Shocker students practical experience

Geology students can gain hands-on experience before graduation.

Eighteen undergraduates from the Geology Department spent three weeks in Wyoming as part of Geology Field Camp, an intensive, four-week capstone course in the Bighorn Basin and Yellowstone region. 

Students had the opportunity to combine classroom lessons with field experience in sedimentology, mineralogy and structural geology. They also learned how to map and interpret rocks, which involved critical thinking and communication skills.

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