The Department of Earth Sciences offers comprehensive programs of study leading to Bachelor of Science degrees in Meteorology, Ocean Sciences and Coastal Studies, and Geology. We also offer a program for earning a Bachelor of Arts in Earth Sciences, with a new option in Environmental Geology, and a Bachelor of Science in Education in Earth Science with a teaching certification in Earth and Space Science.

Students Launch "Weather Watch" TV!

Students leaning toward a career in broadcast meteorology can now participate in the production the new Weather Watch TV program, produced twice monthly in collaboration with MUTV-99.  Each show is also viewable on-demand via a dedicated Weather Watch YouTube channel. Learn more at MUWeatherWatch.com >>

Earthquake Shakes Millersville!

The August 23, 2011 Mid-Atlantic earthquake was felt on the MU campus. Here are a few links to learn more:

• Quake report by Dr. Charles Scharnberger
• USGS Newsroom: Magnitude-5.8 Earthquake Strikes National Capital Area
• USGS Quake details.
• Map of quake intensity.
• Image of Millersville's Seismograph 8/23/11.

Earth Sciences launches Master of Science in Integrated Scientific Applications!

Learn more about this exciting new major >>

Earth Sciences Continues Rain Sampling

Under an agreement and with funding from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), Millersville University will continue to operate a collection site as part of the National Atmospheric Deposition Program (NADP) and Mercury Deposition Network (MDN) through 2014. In the photo, Anna Salvaggio and Travis Toth, both trained site operators, demonstrate proper sample collection techniques to their peers in the course ESCI 447, Meteorological Instruments, Measurements, and Observing Systems. Read more >>

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Department of Earth Science
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