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Geology/Earth Science, General
A program that focuses on the scientific study of the earth; the forces acting upon it; and the behavior of the solids, liquids and gases comprising it. Includes instruction in historical geology, geomorphology, and sedimentology, the chemistry of rocks and soils, stratigraphy, mineralogy, petrology, geostatistics, volcanology, glaciology, geophysical principles, and applications to research and industrial problems.
What can you become with this major?
- Natural Sciences Managers
- Water Resource Specialists
- Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers
- Hydrologists
- Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary
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