Geology/Earth Science, General.
A program that focuses on the scientific study of the earth; the forces acting upon it; and the behavior of the solids, liquids and gases comprising it. Includes instruction in historical geology, geomorphology, and sedimentology, the chemistry of rocks and soils, stratigraphy, mineralogy, petrology, geostatistics, volcanology, glaciology, geophysical principles, and applications to research and industrial problems.
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Natural Sciences Managers
11-9121
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers
19-2042
Hydrologists
19-2043
Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians
19-4043
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1051
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