Tennessee Tech University Department of Earth Sciences

The Department of Earth Sciences offers a BS degree in geosciences with four possible concentrations (geology, environmental geology, geographic information systems (GIS), and geography). The department consists of seven full-time faculty and two adjunct faculty with specializations in mineralogy/petrology, structural geology and tectonics, field geology, paleontology, sedimentation/stratigraphy, GIS/remote sensing, geomorphology, meterology, and hydrogeology. The faculty is student-oriented and works closely with geology majors.
The curriculum emphasizes both theoretical and applied geology. Graduates of our program are well-prepared to enter graduate school or to seek career employment in the geosciences. The department offers modern laboratory equipmentand instructional aids to assist in the study of the geosciences.
Our program includes numerous field experiences and an extended field excursion most spring semesters. Students gain field and research projects lead to presentations at professional meetings and publications in professional journals.