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
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