Geology - B.S.
Kent State University
Key Information
Campus location
Kent, USA
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Study format
On-Campus
Duration
4 years
Pace
Full time
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Introduction
Geology - B.S.
The Bachelor of Science degree in Geology is designed for those interested in a professional career in the field. The curriculum focuses on minerals, rocks, landforms, fossils, structural geology, geochemistry and field mapping, among others. Supplemental courses include introductory chemistry, physics, biology and mathematics. Students are also encouraged to specialize in a applied or theoretical area of the science.
The Geology major includes the following optional concentration:
- The Environmental Geology optional concentration provides students with specialized training for careers in the well-established and growing field of environmental geology, including water resources, resource management and energy resources. The concentration's curriculum focuses on hydrology, hydrogeology, engineering geology and environmental monitoring techniques.
Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
Several scholarship options are available. Please visit the university's website for more information.
Curriculum
Geology Major (no concentration)
Semester One
- How the Earth Works (KBS)
- How the Earth Works Laboratory (KBS) (KLAB)
- Destination Kent State: First Year Experience
Foreign Language
Kent Core Requirement
Kent Core Requirement
Semester Two
- Life on Planet Earth (KBS) or Biological Diversity (KBS) (KLAB)
- Earth and Life Through Time (KBS)
- Earth and Life Through Time Laboratory (KBS) (KLAB)
Foreign Language
Kent Core Requirement
Semester Three
- General Chemistry I (KBS)
- General Chemistry I Laboratory (KBS) (KLAB)
- Degree and Career Paths in Geology (ELR)
- Earth Materials I
Kent Core Requirement
Kent Core Requirement
Semester Four
- Earth Materials II (WIC)
- Structural Geology
- General College Physics I (KBS)
- General College Physics Laboratory I (KBS) (KLAB)
Semester Five
- Principles of Paleontology
- Scientific Methods in Geology or Basic Probability and Statistics
- Analytic Geometry and Calculus I (KMCR)
Kent Core Requirement
Semester Six
- General Chemistry II (KBS) and General Chemistry II Laboratory (KBS) (KLAB)
- General College Physics II (KBS) and General College Physics Laboratory II (KBS) (KLAB)
- Geographic Information Science
Geology (GEOL) Upper-Division Courses (30000 or 40000 level)
Kent Core Requirement
General Electives
Semester Seven
Geology (GEOL) Upper-Division Courses (30000 or 40000 level)
General Electives
Semester Eight
- Sedimentology and Stratigraphy
Geology (GEOL) Upper-Division Courses (30000 or 40000 level)
General Electives
Environmental Geology Concentration
Semester One
- How the Earth Works (KBS)
- How the Earth Works Laboratory (KBS) (KLAB)
- Destination Kent State: First Year Experience
Foreign Language
Kent Core Requirement
Kent Core Requirement
Semester Two
- Life on Planet Earth (KBS) or Biological Diversity (KBS) (KLAB)
- Earth and Life Through Time (KBS)
- Earth and Life Through Time Laboratory (KBS) (KLAB)
Foreign Language
Kent Core Requirement
Semester Three
- General Chemistry I (KBS)
- General Chemistry I Laboratory (KBS) (KLAB)
- Degree and Career Paths in Geology (ELR)
- Earth Materials I
Kent Core Requirement
Kent Core Requirement
Semester Four
- General Chemistry II (KBS)
- General Chemistry II Laboratory (KBS) (KLAB)
- Earth Materials II (WIC)
- Analytic Geometry and Calculus I (KMCR)
Semester Five
- Geomorphology
- Principles of Paleontology
- Scientific Methods in Geology or Basic Probability and Statistics
Kent Core Requirement
Semester Six
- Structural Geology
- Hydrogeochemistry or Principles of Geochemistry or Environmental Geochemistry
- General College Physics I (KBS)
- General College Physics Laboratory I (KBS) (KLAB)
Kent Core Requirement
Semester Seven
Environmental Geology Concentration Electives
General Electives
Semester Eight
- Sedimentology and Stratigraphy
Environmental Geology Concentration Electives
General Electives
Program Outcome
Graduates of this program will be able to:
- Understand and communicate to others on the nature of scientific investigation and evidence.
- Understand and communication to others on the complex interrelationships of the biosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere and the lithosphere through geologic time.
- Understand Earth materials and interpret geologic and environmental processes.
- Synthesize geologic information to understand and solve geologic and environmental problems.
- Demonstrate critical thinking skills.
- Develop the skills to work as a geologist in the field and in the laboratory.