GEO 152/GEO 350 in Iceland                    See even more pictures >>>

A field-oriented course that exposes Berry College students to geologic features that are unseen in Georgia and are only scarcely seen in other parts of the United States including: geothermal springs, glaciers, extensional rift systems, dynamic fault zones, glacial/fluvial/lacustrine sequence stratigraphy, volcanoes (strato, cinder, and composite types), and volcanic features (pillow and pahoehoe lavas, pyroclastic debris). This course requires a week of in-class preparatory study at Berry College and is followed by a two-week guided field study of Iceland.  As you can see from the photographs, the geologic events that have taken place over the past 18 million years have sculpted breathtaking scenery. In addition, the uniqueness of Icelandic culture is part of our daily studies and experience.