Research
Research in the Geosciences includes a wide range of topics and disciplines in Earth Sciences including Biogeosciences, Energy Geosciences, Paleoclimate, Solid Earth and Planetary Sciences, Surface and Hydrological Processes, and Lithospheric Processes.
Undergraduate Programs
The Geosciences has three undergraduate programs: Majors in Geology, Geophysics, and Earth Science, minors in Geology and Earth Science, and a secondary major in Geology.
News
See More NewsThe School of Earth and Environmental Sciences in the Baylor University College of Arts & Sciences will make its formal debut on June 1, 2026. The new School involves an historic merger of two current departments within Arts & Sciences –– Geosciences and Environmental Sciences.
All students graduating with a B.S. or M.S. degree from the Baylor Geosciences department this past year (August 2024 to May 2025) who were seeking employment were hired within 3 months after graduation.
New insights published in the journal Science explain how a paper-thin layer of clay powered Japan’s most destructive earthquake
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