重点领域是地球化学，地质学，地球物理学，地下水和环境地球化学以及石油地质学的理学学士学位。地质和地球物理计划由地球科学，地质和石油工程系提供。地质，​​地球化学和地球物理研究地球和其他行星体的历史，组成和结构。地质和地球物理计划的专业知识和活动有助于使密苏里科技大学成为美国领先的研究型大学之一。教职员工正在研究诸如核废料处理，地下水污染，古地层学（微化石），地质灾害（例如地震，塌陷的洞穴）反射和理论地震学的地球物理特征，计算地球物理学，石油的3D地震应用等领域勘探，石油储层演化，矿床成因，岩浆作用和构造。
For over a century, the geology and geophysics program at Missouri S&T has provided students with a great education, hands-on experiences, and opportunities for cutting-edge research all over the world. For geologists and geophysicists, the complexity of our Earth is an opportunity for constant discovery. Geologists study everything from the origin and evolution of the Earth, to environmental issues that affect the world around us. As a geoscientist, you might explore oil and natural gas resources in the deep ocean, identify adequate sources of water and other natural resources for villages around the world, or help to predict when and where the next earthquake, volcanic explosion or tsunami may happen. S&T graduates in geology and geophysics work for oil, mining and environmental companies, higher education institutions, and state and federal government agencies, such as the U.S. Geological Survey, Missouri Department of Natural Resources and NASA. They travel and work all over the world and tend to have tremendous job satisfaction.