Bachelor degrees in Geology + Earth Science, General: A program that focuses on the scientific study of the earth; the forces acting upon it; and the behavior of the solids, liquids and gases comprising it. Includes instruction in historical geology, geomorphology, and sedimentology, the chemistry of rocks and soils, stratigraphy, mineralogy, petrology, geostatistics, volcanology, glaciology, geophysical principles, and applications to research and industrial problems.
Located in the northern Appalachian mountains and an hour from the Maine coast, the College affords students excellent opportunities for study and research in the geological sciences. The curriculum utilizes this setting by stressing field-oriented and laboratory-supported inquiry into bedrock, surficial, and environmental geology. This program leads students and faculty alike to a fuller understanding and appreciation of the geological sciences....
Students who major in psychology examine the influences on behavior that derive from biology (especially the brain), from individual psychological processes such as cognitions and emotions, and from our sociocultural surroundings. Students also learn the various methodologies that psychologists use to uncover these influences. Senior majors must complete an empirical or service-learning thesis. For an empirical thesis, a student conducts original...
Geology courses at Bowdoin take students outside to study bedrock, marine and environmental geology. Maine is geologically rich with coastal exposures of metamorphic rocks, ancient volcanoes, rock and gem quarries, an extensive fault system, fossils, sand beaches, glacial sediments and landforms, bedrock aquifers, inland waters and nearby bays.
Geology is the study of the entire Earth. It is the ultimate interdisciplinary science, in that geologists use knowledge of chemistry, physics, mathematics and modern biology to understand the physical and biological history of the entire planet. Geologists are charged with locating virtually all non-biological resources on Earth, and are also at the forefront of understanding and mitigating the environmental impacts of human activities. They are...
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