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    Bachelor's degree

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    Online

  • Duration

    Flexible

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The Bachelor of Arts in Geology lays the groundwork for a well-rounded geological education, offering a less math-intensive option than the BS program. In classes such as Oceanography, Paleontology and Volcanology, students explore various disciplines within the geological sciences and learn a range of laboratory and field-based techniques. The BA degree prepares students for careers in a broad array of Earth-based fields and advanced study.

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Subjects

  • Geology
  • Paleontology
  • Oceanography
  • Metamorphic
  • Petrology
  • Igneous
  • Mineralogy
  • Geological
  • Methods
  • Structural Geology
  • Energy resources
  • Undergraduate

Course programme

Course Requirements

The following requirements must be fulfilled:

The general requirements stated under Columbian College of Arts and Sciences, Undergraduate Programs.

Program-specific curriculum:

Prerequisite courses:
  • Historical Geology
  • Physical Geology
  • Environmental Geology
  • Required courses in related areas:
  • General Chemistry I
  • General Chemistry II
Required courses for the major:
  • Mineralogy
  • Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology
  • Structural Geology
  • Geological Field Methods
Three upper-level electives chosen from the following:
  • Oceanography
  • Introduction to Paleontology
  • Special Topics in Geology (3 credits only)
  • Volcanology
  • Crustal Dynamics
  • Global Climate Change
  • Hydrogeology
  • Geochemistry
  • Geology of Energy Resources
  • Undergraduate Research or Reading (3 credits only)

BA in Geology

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