Bachelor of Science Honors Specialization in Geology

Western University

Earth Science is the study of the history, structures, and processes that shape planet Earth. Earth Science involves a significant breadth of topics from planetary structure and composition, plate tectonics, earthquakes and volcanoes, natural resources, and the history of life on Earth. Although the profession focuses on opportunities to explore, extract, analyze, understand and monetize raw planetary materials, an equally important and rapidly evolving segment of an Earth Scientist’s career focuses on the protection of Earth and its most precious natural resources.Geology studies the processes that shape the Earth’s surface features, interior structure and composition. At Western, multidisciplinary skills are developed in field, laboratory, theory, and computation. This broad approach will give you the skills to meet emerging challenges in the responsible development of new resources and mitigation of natural hazards like earthquakes, volcanoes, and landslides.