Feb 01, 2025  
2024-2025 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog 
    
2024-2025 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog

Department of Geosciences


 

Callum J. Hetherington, Ph.D., Chairperson

Pevehouse Professor: Sylvester
Professors: Ancell, Bruning, Hetherington, Horita, Lee, Nagihara, Ridley, Schroeder, Weiss, Yoshinobu
Associate Professors: Ardon-Dryer, Carter, Dahl, Gurrola, Karlsson, Leverington, Nittrouer, Pal, Sweet
Assistant Professors: Ardill, Bhattachan, Henderson, Khaled, McAdams, Reygadas-Langarica, Segvic, Tung, Wang
Professors of Practice: Xu, Schroeder
Instructors: Asquith, Shaw, Weaver
Adjunct Faculty: Asquith, Holterhoff, Johnson, McGovern, Polyakov, Solis, Stout, Van Pelt

CONTACT INFORMATION: 125 Science Building | Box 41053 | Lubbock, TX 79409-1053 | T 806.742.3102 | www.depts.ttu.edu/geosciences

About the Department

This department supervises the following degree programs:

Minors

The department offers six minors: Geography and the Environment , Geology , Geophysics , Atmospheric Science , Geographic Information Science and Technology , and a Composite Minor in Geosciences . The residency requirement for all minors is 6 hours.

Teacher Education

The department cooperates with the College of Education in preparing individuals for science certification in the programs in Education  (middle-level education) and Multidisciplinary Science  (composite science certification). The student should consult the College of Education and the Department of Geosciences for requirements. Geography coursework is included in the social science composite field certification program in secondary education. Specific course requirements for this program may be obtained in the department.

Graduate Program

For information on graduate programs offered by the Department of Geosciences, visit the Graduate Programs  section of the catalog.

Undergraduate Program Offerings, Course Descriptions & Curricular Tables

(Click on program for curricular table.)

Programs

    Bachelor’sUndergraduate MinorUndergraduate Certificate

    Courses

      ATMO - Atmospheric Science (Undergraduate Courses)GCH - Geochemistry (Undergraduate Courses)GEOG - Geography (Undergraduate Courses)GEOL - Geology (Undergraduate Courses)GIST - Geographic Information Science and Technology (Undergraduate Courses)GPH - Geophysics (Undergraduate Courses)