What will I learn in a NevadaTeach geology degree program?
Students who complete this NevadaTeach program will earn two degrees: the Bachelor of Science in Education/Secondary Education and the Bachelor of Science in Geology. This program provides students with a foundational background in geology. Students who successfully complete the program are prepared to teach in secondary education, graduate school, or an immediate career in a STEM field.
Why study secondary education and geology at the 91ԭƬ?
Geology department faculty, researchers and students pursue field, laboratory, experimental and modeling studies of geological and environmental problems around the world. The department's excellent facilities and technical personnel support a range of methods and the department's ideal location also provides ready access to the many natural laboratories of Nevada, California and the western United States. Research specialties include earth and planetary surface processes, geodynamics, volcanology, geochemistry, petrology, earthquakes and seismology, mineral and energy resources, hydrology and hydrogeology.
In addition, our campus is less than an hour away from some of the most beautiful and geologically interesting landscapes in the country, like Lake Tahoe and the Black Rock desert.
