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Careers in the Earth Sciences
With a degree in the Earth Sciences our graduates are well prepared for a successful career or further study.
Skills
Our graduates acquire a sound knowledge of basic science and a deep understanding of their chosen discipline as well as a natural curiosity and problem solving skills.
Careers
Representatives of various organisations visit us each year to discuss career prospects for our students.
To prepare for a career after graduation, many of our 4th year students participate in seminars, mock interviews and discussions organized by the University’s Careers Service.
Our graduates work in a variety of fields:
- Resource industries
- Scientific publishing
- Armed forces
- Hydrographic industry
- Allied fields
They have pursued careers as:
- Environmental consultants
- Geologists
- Research assistants
- Teachers
- Land surveyors
- Engineering consultants
- Museum curators
Further Studies
About 50% of our graduates go on to Masters or Doctoral work.
Those who do sufficiently well in their honours degrees can apply for a studentship to work in research, leading to a PhD in three years.
Alternatively, an honours degree can be followed by an MSc degree in a vocational branch such as:
- Petroleum Geology
- Geographical Information Systems
- Hydrogeology
- Environmental Management
This article was published on Jul 21, 2010