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Prospective Undergraduate Students

Are you ready for a different kind of classroom? The Department of Geology and Geological Engineering offers students quality classroom education and state of the art research opportunities in a variety of geologic and engineering areas. The Faculty and Facilities links provide information on current research and resources within the program located here in Oxford.

For a copy of the latest department wall poster seen at the right, just use the following link to request one. Be sure to include your name and proper mailing address in the email.
Request an 11x17 inch poster

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Special out-of-state tuition waivers are available for undergraduate geological engineering students from southeastern states within the Academic Common Market. Those states participating in the Academic Common Market are Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia. Contact the Department for more information.

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The Department of Geology and Geological Engineering offers studies in the following undergraduate degrees:

• Bachelor of Science in Geology
  
• Bachelor of Science in Geological Engineering
  

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Geology

Geology is the branch of science that studies a wide variety of Earth systems including (1) the origins and history of the Earth, (2) extraction of earth resources such as coal, oil and natural gas, (3) natural hazards such as earthquakes, volcanism and landslides, (4) global climate change, (5) hydrology, and (6) interactions between the geosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere and atmosphere.
See typical four year course schedule for B.S. in Geology.

Geological Engineering

Geological engineering combines the two challenging disciplines of geology and engineering, which makes for a rewarding career. In planning a construction project, the "geologist" part looks for the most stable, ideal piece of land for building. The location is identified by examining factors like the slope of the land and the composition of the soil and rocks beneath the surface to assess erosion or unstable conditions. The geological engineer then relies on his or her engineering training to evaluate how the structure to be built will affect the environment as well as the structural design considerations related to data from analyzing the geology of the site.
See typical four year course schedule for B.S. in Geological Engineering.

View a Side-by-Side Comparison of the Geological Engineering & Geology Programs

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Information regarding admissions and other opportunities such as scholarships for both Geology and Geological Engineering is available on the School of Engineering's Prospective Undergraduate Students webpage.

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Should you decide to visit the Department, please contact us prior to your visit of simply drop by. The following are directions of the two closest metropolitan areas.

From Memphis, TN

• Take I-55 SOUTH for approximately 60 miles
• Take the MS-6 EAST exit towards Oxford, exit #243A
• Continue EAST on MS-6 for about 23 miles
• Take OLD TAYLOR ROAD exit
• Continue NORTH on Old Taylor Road for 0.9 miles
• Turn LEFT onto UNIVERSITY AVE
• Proceed through 4-WAY STOP to GUARDHOUSE
• Continue EAST on UNIVERSITY AVE for 0.25 miles
• Bear RIGHT on UNIVERSITY CIRCLE
• Continue AROUND circle past the Lyceum
• Park near CARRIER HALL on SOUTH side of circle
• Department is in CARRIER HALL, ROOM 118

From Jackson, MS

• Take I-55 NORTH for approximately 147 miles
• Take the MS-6 EAST exit towards Oxford, exit #243A
• Continue EAST on MS-6 for about 23 miles
• Take OLD TAYLOR ROAD exit
• Continue NORTH on Old Taylor Road for 0.9 miles
• Turn LEFT onto UNIVERSITY AVE
• Proceed through 4-WAY STOP to GUARDHOUSE
• Continue EAST on UNIVERSITY AVE for 0.25 miles
• Bear RIGHT on UNIVERSITY CIRCLE
• Continue AROUND circle past the Lyceum
• Park near CARRIER HALL on SOUTH side of circle
• Department is in CARRIER HALL, ROOM 118

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