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Geosciences

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DEPARTMENT: Geosciences

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About the Geosciences major

The Union geosciences major offers small classes, hands-on labs, and research with active faculty in fields like paleoclimate, volcanology and geochemistry. Field studies cover the Adirondacks, Green Mountains and Panama, with global research opportunities in Dominica, Barbados, Costa Rica and the Andes. A New Zealand term highlights sustainable energy and environmental management. Students often co-author papers and present at conferences like GSA and AGU, with additional opportunities through the Keck Geology Consortium.


Courses and requirements

A student and a geology professor examine minerals using an electronic scanning device in the basement of the Olin Center.

Students benefit from world-class instrumentation for coursework and faculty-supervised research, including mass spectrometers, SEMs and Raman spectrometers.


#2
Science lab facilities, based on student surveys

Princeton Review

80%
of students participate in research

Research at Union


After Union

CAREER DASHBOARD

What can a degree in geosciences do for you? Here is what our alumni have been up to:

  • Co-Founder, Cella Mineral Storage Inc. 

  • Exploration geologist, Hess Corporation
  • Forest ranger, New York state
  • Field geologist, McPhail Associates, LLC
  • Geologist, Arcadis design and consultancy
  • Geologist, Clough, Harbour & Associates LLP
  • M.S. candidate in geosciences, University of Michigan
  • Paleontological Technician, Stantec
  • Physical scientist, Naval Oceanographic Office, Stennis Space Center
  • Project scientist, TerranearPMC LLC
  • Research Technologist, Los Alamos National Laboratory
  • Seismologist, National Earthquake Alert Center, Australia
  • Sustainability consultant, Steven Winter Associates
  • Tsunami geologist, Washington State Department of Natural Resources

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