Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - Geology

The geological sciences play a key role in addressing environmental problems, recognizing and mitigating natural hazards, and procuring natural resources. Furthermore, geoscientists make important contributions to human knowledge in fields as diverse as environmental geology, sustainability, oceanography, planetology, geochemistry, geophysics, plate tectonics and paleontology.

Hands-on field experience studying rocks, fossils, soils, and geological processes is an important part of educating new geologists. The Hope College is ideally situated to study glacial geology, sedimentology, geomorphology, limnology and environmental issues. Classes commonly take longer trips to broaden the spectrum of field experience and to examine the geology of other areas. In addition to these trips, each year the regional geology field trip gives students the opportunity to visit and investigate the geology of a North American region.