Within the geology and geophysics major, students study math, chemistry, physics, and enroll in coursework in physical and historical geology, earth materials, surface processes, plate tectonics, structural geology, sedimentation and stratigraphy, computer-aided analysis, field methods, and a summer geology field camp. Students have a number of electives which can be used to take advanced coursework in seismology, crustal tectonics, engineering geology, hydrogeology, and a wide variety of other topics relevant to geologists. Faculty led classes, labs, and field experiences as well as undergraduate research (encouraged) are all components of this program.