Garo, Griffing, Heard, P. Smith. The Department of Geography and Earth Sciences offers an interdisciplinary program of study that has three different but related components. Earth Sciences includes the study of the hydrosphere, atmosphere, and surface materials of the earth.
Geology examines the composition, history and structure of the earth.
Geography emphasizes the locational aspects of human activities as they are distributed over the earth. The Earth Sciences program focuses on the dynamic processes acting at the surface of the earth. Students pursuing the B.S. degree choose among three options within the curriculum. The atmosphere-hydrology option focuses on the interaction of the hydrosphere and atmosphere with surficial materials. It includes courses in climatology, fluvial processes, hydrology, and meterology.