East Carolina University Summer Geology Field Course

Hosted by: East Carolina University

2025-05-19-2025-06-24

https://geology.ecu.edu/undergraduate-field-course/

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ECU Field Course at the Rio Grande Gorge, NM

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Description

The Summer Geology Field Course (GEOL-4000) is a 6-semester hour, capstone Geology Field experience administered by the Department of Geological Sciences at East Carolina University. The Course is conducted in northern New Mexico and southern Colorado within a geologic and tectonic setting that includes the Southern Rocky Mountains, the Colorado Plateau, the Rio Grande Rift, the Jemez Caldera, and the San Juan Mountains. The course emphasizes project-based learning including: field mapping, stratigraphy and geophysics, and is designed to train students in field oriented problem solving and critical thinking that will prepare them for a professional career in the Geological Sciences. This includes introducing students to complete project life cycles from data collection in the field, to analysis in a digital and GIS based environment and final production of scientific reports.

Credits

NA

Application Deadline

2025-04-04

Costs

Tuition - 3975
Other course fees - 0

Other Important Information

In addition, the drive out to New Mexico exposes students to geology across the continent from the evolution of the Appalachians in North Carolina to the Appalachian Plateau in Tennessee and the Great Plains of Oklahoma and Texas.

Contact Info

For more information, contact David Farris (farrisd19@ecu.edu) or Emily Kancharla (griffinem18@ecu.edu).