实践训练，适销对路的技能
In UNC’s 地球与大气科学 bachelor’s degree program, you’ll learn by doing. Our program st和s out for its h和s-on field work 和 research opportunities, providing you with advanced training 和 direct experience that’s often reserved for graduate 学生. You won’t merely study science you’ll actively practice it.
Our bachelor of science degree in 地球与大气科学 includes emphasis areas in environmental 地球 sciences, geology, meteorology 和 secondary teaching. All four concentrations feature small classes led by Ph.D. 教员，为你提供 有很多机会接触到教授. 你也会得到很多实际的，动手的机会 experience via field trips, professional internships 和 collaborative research opportunities that bolster your resume for job 和 graduate school applications. 我们的位置 in one of 世界’s most environmentally dynamic regions, UNC can provide a first-rate educational experience that prepares you to excel in graduate school or the work force.
度的选择
B.S. in 地球科学: Environmental Science Concentration
Gain a comprehensive environmental sciences education that covers biology, chemistry, ecology, geology, groundwater, meteorology, oceanography 和 more. 这个通用的 degree prepares you for graduate study or immediate employment in a wide range of 字段. 你会 get practical, h和s-on training in scientific writing, geographic information systems (GIS), global positioning systems (GPS) 和 other specialized 技能.
B.S. 地球科学:地质学专业
Study the forces that shape the 地球, while preparing for careers 和 graduate programs involving energy, mining, natural resources, climate change 和 related subject areas. 你会 take field trips throughout the West, work with advanced instrumentation 和 analytical technology 和 enjoy lots of faculty attention (including internship 和 研究机会).
B.S. 地球科学:气象学集中
Meet the certification requirements for the American Meteorological Society (AMS) 和美国国家气象协会(NWA). 你将获得最先进的实践经验 weather forecasting models 和 technology, graduating with the 技能 和 experience to l和 a good entry-level job or graduate school placement in meteorology. 博天堂官方的学生 consistently achieve top-10 placement in the national weather forecasting contest 以及其他国家奖学金和研究项目.
B.S. in 地球科学: Secondary Education Concentration
Develop a broad foundation of science knowledge 和 learn the art of classroom instruction 和管理. 你会 complete a student-teaching practicum 和 get full preparation for state certification as a licensed science teacher for grades 7 through 12. UNC is Colorado’s top educator of secondary science teachers.
小的选择
地球科学
A minor in 地球科学 pairs well with a range of majors, including Anthropology, Biology, Business, Chemistry, Communications, Economics, Environmental 可持续性, Geography, Journalism, Mathematics, Physics 和 Recreation 和 Tourism. 处理 your minor advisor, you’ll choose 20 credits from Astronomy (AST), Earth Science (ESCI), Geology (GEOL), Meteorology (MET) 和 海洋学 (OCN) prefixes.
你在地球科学的未来
National policy makers 和 economic leaders have placed high priority on exp和ing America’s capacities in scientific research 和 natural resource development. 作为一个 result, UNC's 地球科学 degree provides you with strong opportunities no matter 你选择哪个重点领域. Due to current trends 和 transitions in energy development, climate research, resource conservation 和 numerous other issues, you’ll find high dem和 for your 技能 in a broad range of industries 和 education venues.
考虑UNC的 B.S. 如果你:
- 对应用科学感兴趣
- 享受野外工作
- 喜欢小班授课和教师指导
- 实践研究和实习机会
你将学习:
- 环境监察及规管
- 自然资源经济与管理
- 地球系统和相互依存关系
- 科学写作
- 天气和气候
- 测试和分析技术
样本课程:
- 物理地质
- 生态
- 气候学
- 海洋学
- 地理信息系统和全球定位系统简介
课堂之外
At UNC, the classroom is as vast 和 wide open as the West. 我们的学士学位 in 地球科学 provides outst和ing fieldwork 和 research opportunities. 你会 enjoy opportunities to travel throughout the Great Plains, Rocky Mountains 和 desert 西南. 此外，你可以协助博士.D. 研究项目的教员， an opportunity that few undergraduate programs can offer. 博天堂官方的学生非常活跃 clubs 和 campus chapters of professional organizations, enabling you to meet like-minded 学生 和 further explore your academic 和 career interests in 地球科学.
你的学位能给你带来什么?
- 多学科研究生院
- 7-12年级的科学老师
- Government agency involved in environmental research, regulation or monitoring
- Environmental 和 weather forecasting firms or agencies
- Jobs in the natural resource sector (including energy 和 mining)
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当前地球科学研究
史蒂文·安德森博士.D.,火山学家
史蒂文·安德森博士.D., 和 his 学生 travel 世界 chasing active 和 erupting 火山. Recent studies have focused on the lava lake at Kilauea Volcano on the 夏威夷大岛. Light Detection 和 Ranging (LiDAR) allows mapping features 它们是肉眼看不到的.
埃米特·埃文诺夫博士.D.古生物学家和地层学家
埃米特·埃文诺夫博士.D., specializes in reconstructions of environments in the Mountain West familiar to the large vertebrates that succeeded the dinosaurs in this part of 世界. He often consults with national parks in the west to conduct paleontology surveys 和 chronicle the history of western bone hunters 和 surveyors.
