Geology and Geological Oceanography B.S.
Overview
This degree is designed for students with an interest in earth, environmental, or oceanographic science careers or affiliated fields such as environmental law and earth/environmental science education.
Geoscientists are employed by three segments of the economy: private, government and academia. Opportunities exist with private companies in environmental protection and management and the petroleum industry has again begun to hire significant number of geologists.
B.S. in Geology and Geological Oceanography has two options: (1) a Geology option and (2) a Geological Oceanography option.
The two options allow students to take specialty courses focusing on a range of geoscience topics such as environmental geology/hydrogeology, sedimentology/stratigraphy/paleontology, coastal geology/oceanography, geochemistry/petrology, or geophysics/tectonics, and supporting elective courses chosen from geosciences, natural resources science, environmental economics, and oceanography. Students may use their supporting electives to pursue in-depth study within a given field or to broaden their interdisciplinary perspective.
The B.S. in Geosciences at the University of Rhode Island is obtained through a combination of:
- General Education courses
- Supporting Science courses
- A core series of Geosciences courses; and
- Specialized Geosciences courses pertaining to the major option.
Undergraduate research
All majors are encouraged to engage in undergraduate research with a Geoscience faculty member. The exposure to cutting-edge Geoscience research engages students outside of the typical classroom setting, while also reinforces learned concepts. All faculty members routinely take students for research during semester and the experience can be used as credit towards a majors degree.
Undergraduate Advisor
