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Beyond PetroleumWHAT CAN GEOLOGY DO FOR YOU?
Industry TrendsTransferable SkillsWhat You Can Do
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What do BS Geology graduates look like nationally? 2015
What do BS Geology graduates look like nationally? 2015
And a good core of standard geology classes.
Industry TrendsTransferable SkillsWhat You Can Do
Transferable Skills = Marketable Skills
Geoscience Students are Trained in …• Technical Writing, Research, Applied Science, Advanced Math
Geoscience Students develop • Analytical, Problem Solving, Communication, and Management Skills
Transferable Skills = Marketable SkillsGeoscience Students are Trained to
• Collect, analyze, and interpret large, incomplete, and messy data sets
• Make detailed observations of complex temporal and spatial data (4-dimensions)
• Analyze data using geology, physics, chemistry, and advanced math
• Work with complex computer software
• Make predictions based on observed past behavior of systems
• Work with other scientists to solve some of societies biggest problems
Industry TrendsTransferable Skills = Marketable SkillsWhat You Can Do
What You Can Do
GradesGradesGradesGrades
What You Can Do
Meet with your advisorPrepare a “Grad Plan”
Choose the major that’s right for you• Geology• Earth Science Education• Geoscience Computing• Environmental Geoscience
Learn more in the catalog and on our department website.
What You Can DoThink outside the Geology Grad School box:
• MBA• Public Administration• Law• Medicine• Environmental Science• GIS• Disaster Management• Construction Management• Water Resources• Economics or Finance• Engineering …
What You Can Do
Diversify
• Business• Economics• Engineering• Soils
What You Can Do
Increase Quantitative Skills
• Statistics• More Math (differential equations & linear algebra)• Computer Programming
What You Can Do
Create a Professional Portfolio
• Document your marketable skills • Major Class Projects • Significant Lab Reports• Technical Writing Sample
What You Can Do
Learn to Network and Get Involved
• P2B Conference• Sit by and talk with new people at
devotional and in classes
• Join Geology Society, AAPG, Student-Mentored Research, TA (helps resume and letters of recommendation)
What You Can Do
Have Faith Stay PositivePray for Guidance
Geology … it’s more than rocks!