Environmental Geosciences - UC
About This Certificate
The Environmental Geoscience Certificate enables undergraduate students to obtain employable skills in the environmental sector that stacks on their current degree program of choice.
The benefit to students is access to excellent faculty and courses to obtain these credentials without having to complete an entire bachelor's degree program in the geosciences.
What You Will Learn
Students will gain an understanding of physical and environmental geology, applied geoscience techniques, Earth materials, and Earth surface processes.
Elective course options that build on this core are intentionally broad, including topics in climate, soils, and watershed sciences an in the environmental social sciences. Environmental geoscientists find careers with private sector environmental and engineering firms, energy and mining companies, government agencies, and non-profits.
ADVISING
At a Glance
College: S.J. & Jessie E. Quinney College of Agriculture & Natural Resources
Department: Water, Earth & Environmental Sciences
USU Location(s):
- Logan campus
Faculty: View profiles of faculty members on the department directory.
Program Requirements
Career And Outcomes
Career Opportunities
- Environmental consulting
- Environmental remediation
- Environmental scientist
Job Outlook
USU Locations
LOGAN CAMPUS
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