Geoscience

Geoscience

Geoscience

CAREER EXPLORATION

This page is designed for you to explore and learn about career options both directly and indirectly related to this major. Review Geoscience career options by reading about sample experiential learning and job titles as reported and held by current students and alumni, as well as graduate programs where Geoscience alumni have studied.

To conduct more research, select National Resources are included at the bottom of the page. You can also schedule an appointment with an Exploratory Advisor or a Career Coach.

 

SAMPLES OF EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING – POSITION TITLES

(May include but is not limited to: internship, co-op, research, practicum, and clinical experiences)

Environmental Management Intern

Environmental Policy Intern

Geographic Information Technology Intern

Nature & Science Specialist

Software & Organizational Intern

Job Shadow

Researcher

Student Teaching

Geoscience Research and Teaching Assistant

Environmental Health and Safety Intern

 

SAMPLES OF ORGANIZATIONS WHERE UCONN STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING

Greenwich Inland Wetlands & Watercourses Agency

GROW Windham

Putnam County IT

University of Connecticut Office of Environmental Policy

USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service

Yorktown Parks and Recreation Department

University of Connecticut department of geoscience

Dinosaur State Park

 

SAMPLES OF RECENT UCONN ALUMNI – POSITION TITLES

(Zero to five years of experience, varies by industry; some occupations may have required a degree beyond a Bachelor’s)

Field Technician

Fuels Monitoring Technician

Geologist

Geology Content Coordinator

GIS Technician

Noyce Fellow, M.A.T. Candidate

Project Geologist

Research Analyst

Student Research Hydrologist

Survey technician

Program Intern

Staff Writer

Consultant I, Scientist

Learning and development specialist

Human Resources Coordinate

 

SAMPLES OF EXPERIENCED UCONN ALUMNI – POSITION TITLES

(Six or more years of experience, varies by industry; some occupations may have required a degree beyond a Bachelor’s)

Business Owner

Exploration Geologist

Investigator

Project Hydrogeologist

Geotechnical Engineer

Vice President, Human Resources

 

UCONN ALUMNI – SAMPLES OF WHERE THEY WORK

American Museum of Natural History

Bureau of Land Management

C2G Environmental Consultants LLC

Fidelis Polygraph Services LLC

GeoSonics

HRP Associates, Inc.

New Jersey Resources

University of Connecticut

U.S. Army

The Nader Group

ANS Geo

Dinosaur State Park

The Journal Inquirer

ERM (Environment Resources Management)

Red Bull

ARYZTA

Silicon Labs

Blackstone

Hall Capital Partners LLC

 

UCONN ALUMNI – SAMPLES OF GRADUATE DEGREES PURSUED

Juris Doctor (J.D.), Certificate in Energy & Environmental Law

Master of Arts (M.A.), Urban Planning

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Hydrogeology

Master of Science (M.S.), Earth and Environmental Science

Master of Arts (M.A.), Curriculum and Instruction, secondary Earth science education

 

UCONN ALUMNI – SAMPLES OF GRADUATE SCHOOLS ATTENDED

Texas A&M University

University of Connecticut

University of Connecticut School of Law

Wesleyan University

Duke University

 

NATIONAL RESOURCES

For further insight into industry specifics, use O*NET, Vault, or LinkedIn search functions to locate more titles, alumni, and career options for this major. “What Can I do with this Major?” contains additional content, including professional associations and job boards. Though your specific major is not on this resource, we have listed an alternative that is close to what UConn offers. (Please note: internships and jobs on these sites do not necessarily reflect UConn students from this major).