University of Tulsa

The geosciences degree prepares students for careers in the study of Earth’s physical characteristics including composition, structure and processes. As a geoscientist, graduates can work at organizations, corporations and government entities as well as in mining, quarrying and oil and gas extraction industries where fieldwork is prominent. The environmental sciences option of the geosciences degree provides the tools needed to investigate the Earth’s components while considering environmental factors. The geology option offers a broader education to apply geological sciences in nontechnical careers such as scientific writing, business and elementary or secondary teaching. The geophysics option provides students with the fundamentals of the physics discipline as they study Earth’s materials and organic systems. The biogeosciences option incorporates the hard sciences, mathematics and statistics with the core fundamentals of biology and geosciences to focus on Earth systems science.