BA in Geology
Northfield, USA
BA
DURATION
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2026
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
About: Carleton College BA in Geology combines a liberal-arts curriculum with field-focused geoscience. If you’re drawn to the environment, mountains, climate change, volcanoes, fossils, rivers or earthquakes, you'll fit a department that values exploration. Fieldwork shapes a flexible, rigorous curriculum and develops skills in earth science, mapping, GIS, tectonics, geomorphology, paleontology, volcanology, hydrogeology and climate science.
Career Outcomes: Graduates can work in environmental consulting, geological surveying, hydrogeology, and geotechnical engineering, or pursue research, museum curation, GIS and remote sensing, education, and conservation. Employers include government agencies, environmental firms, research institutions, museums and industry, and private-sector environmental planning and policy roles.
Students who discover in themselves a sense of excitement about the environment, mountains, climate change, volcanoes, fossils, rivers, and earthquakes will find a good home in the Carleton College Geology Department.
The geology department retains a spirit of exploration and adventure; fieldwork in the out of doors is central to our curriculum. The geology curriculum is flexible, rigorous, and rooted in the traditions of a liberal arts education.
