Glacier Surge in Alaska
Student "Listens" to Water in Glacier
Learning Minerals Through Minecraft
Geology Faculty Turn to Online Technologies to Teach Field Course
Geological Ripples from Yellowstone
Student Investigates Yellowstone Hotspot’s Impact on Local Landforms
The Lab Report: Renaissance Student
From Music to Education to Geophysics: Science’s Renaissance Student
Department of Geological Sciences
The University of Idaho offers a dynamic, 21st century geology program to meet the needs of students seeking a career in industry or academics. Our faculty strive to integrate classical geology fieldwork and data collection with quantitative methods of analysis to unravel the Earth's past and obtain a glimpse of its future. Our location in the Rocky Mountain west, research that spans the globe, and the chance to work personally with internationally recognized faculty make the Department of Geological Sciences the program of choice for a wide variety of career paths in the earth and planetary sciences.
Undergraduate Program
An undergraduate experience like no other.
Learn by doing: Engage in active research while you learn how our planet works and how to think critically about the Earth system.
Train for a career in geological and environmental consulting, land use and planning, resource and energy exploration and production, natural hazard mitigation and other professions.