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Geology

Rock solid connections.

To understand the Earth you need to study its minerals, rocks, soils, and landscapes in many different settings. You have to study it at all scales too, from vast landscapes to microscopic soil particles. You have to interact with it through hands-on experiences in labs and on field trips. That is exactly what you get in the geology program at Northland. The faculty love getting out in the field with students, and when they can’t go out, they bring the field into the classroom through maps, rock samples, slides, and stories.

You’ll learn how the Earth works and how society interacts with it. You’ll learn how fundamentally important our relationship with the Earth is and how geology influences all ecosystems. Delve into the remarkable history of the Earth, the rocks of which it is composed, and the physical, chemical, and biological changes that the Earth is continually undergoing. Northland’s geology program gives you a thorough understanding of how the physical earth—its minerals, rocks, soils, water, landscapes—form the foundation on which all ecosystems exist.

Look at Your Course List

  • Geology Major (BS) requirements
  • Geology Minor requirements

Meet Your Professors

  • Tom Fitz faculty headshot
    Tom Fitz
    Professor of Geoscience
    Tom Fitz
  • David Ullman headshot
    David Ullman
    Assistant Professor of Geoscience
    David Ullman

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Where Geology Can Take You

  • Evelyn Doolittle

    Student Intern Makes Surprising Discovery

    Loons and mallards have little in common. In fact, they are rivals…

    Student Intern Makes Surprising Discovery
  • Two students present at Science on Tap

    Searching Star Beams to Tell an Ancient Story

    The third Tuesday of every month at The Alley in downtown Ashland…

    Searching Star Beams to Tell an Ancient Story
  • Northland College student Frank Wroblewski

    Mapping the Mountains of Venus

    In opposition to its neighbor Earth, Venus is hot, acidic, and under…

    Mapping the Mountains of Venus
  • Northland College students help build a section of the Ice Age Trail.

    Students, Faculty Add Muscle to Ice Age Trail

    Northland College Assistant Professor of Geoscience Dave Ullman and four students worked…

    Students, Faculty Add Muscle to Ice Age Trail
  • Lake Superior and beach

    Geologic Perspectives on Climate Change

    BY DAVE ULLMAN, Assistant Professor of Geoscience

    On those really hot days in…

    Geologic Perspectives on Climate Change
  • Tom Fitz looking at rock

    The Penokees are a Geologic Gem

    University Place: The Complex Story Behind ‘Some Of The Oldest Rocks In…

    The Penokees are a Geologic Gem
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