Spring Field Courses : Washington and Lee University

Spring Field Courses

W&L's Spring Term gives Geology courses the opportunity to get out in the field and stay out in the field, whether the field is local, domestic, or international. Students in Earth Lab, our topic-based Introductory Geology course, our Field Methods courses, and our Regional Geology course for majors that takes students on three- or four-week field-based trips all benefit from extended time studying the environment and different cultures in a wide variety of locations.

GEOL 105 Earth Lab: Introduction to the Geology of Hawai'i

Hawai'i Geology and Culture in a First-year Seminar, with Elizabeth Knapp and Clare Wilkinson '17, Spring 2019

GEOL 105 Earth Lab: The Next Big One: The Geology of Natural Hazards

Volcanoes, earthquakes, hurricanes, and a trip to Mount St Helen's, with Cassidy Jay, Spring 2019

GEOL 105 Earth Lab: Is the Earth Worth Saving?

Rockbridge County mountains and Belizean coral reefs -- and more, with Lisa Greer, Spring 2018

GEOL 105 Earth Lab: SAND!

The Blue Ridge, Eastern Shore, and Zion National Park, with David Harbor and Liz Olson '14, Spring 2018

GEOL 231 Environmental Field Methods

Lots of time in the field and lab with water!, with Margaret Anne Hinkle, Spring 2019

GEOL 373 Regional Geology: Iceland

The island of fire and ice, for 4 weeks!, with David Harbor and James Biemiller '15, Spring 2019

GEOL 373 Regional Geology: New Zealand

New Zealand with Chris Connors and Stephen Ball '15, Spring 2018

GEOL 373 Regional Geology: Colorado Plateau

Utah, Grand Canyon, and a rafting trip down the Colorado River with Lisa Greer, Spring 2016

GEOL 373 Regional Geology: Greece 2015

Crete, Santorini, Naxos, Syros, and Athens with Jeff Rahl, Spring 2015