2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog
Earth Sciences
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www.smu.edu/earthsciences
Professor Heather DeShon, Department Chair
Professors: Stephen Arrowsmith, Heather DeShon, Robert T. Gregory, Matthew Hornbach, Zhong Lu, Maria Beatrice Magnani, Brian Stump , Neil Tabor (Director of Undergraduate Studies), Crayton Yapp
Assistant Professors: Alexander Chase, Xiao Yang
Lecturer: Weimin Feng
Research Professors: Michael Blanpied, Dori Contreras, John C. Eichelberger, Anthony Fiorillo, Sarah McComas, Mihan H. McKenna Taylor, H. Troy Stuckey, Alisa J. Winkler, Dale A. Winkler, Pierre Zippi
General Information
The Roy M. Huffington Department of Earth Sciences provides ways of understanding and appreciating dynamic Earth processes, the physical environment, and the place of humanity in the long and complex history of the planet and solar system. The programs also provide the background for rewarding careers in industry, government and academia. The faculty offers learning and research opportunities in geology, geochemistry, geophysics, resource geology, planetary geology, paleontology, and natural resource and energy management.
Earth science is an interdisciplinary, applied science that integrates well with other fields. It attracts students with broad interests in geology, chemistry, biology, environmental science, archaeology, astronomy, oceanography, engineering, applied mathematics or physics. The department strongly encourages combined majors. In addition to combinations with the above fields, many undergraduate Earth science majors have double majors or minors in business (especially finance, real estate or marketing), economics, prelaw, computer science, archaeology, world languages, English, history, journalism and premed.
Academic programs are tailored to the educational and career objectives of each student. Because of the heavily funded active research programs within the department and ties with the Dallas geological community, students often receive excellent pre- and post-graduation employment opportunities. The department also has some financial aid available for undergraduate majors, including department scholarships and support for off-campus field programs.
The department offers two different majors in Earth sciences: earth sciences B.A. and B.S. Students may specialize within the B.S. in geology, geophysics and environmental science. Specializations within the B.A. include geology and environmental studies. Two minors, one in geology and the other in environmental earth sciences, are available for those not pursuing a major in the earth sciences.
ProgramsMajor(s)Minor(s)CoursesEarth Sciences
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