Geological and Environmental Sciences

What is this major? 
Classic Geology Track: Designed for those students that plan to go to graduate school to pursue a career as a professional geologist.
Environmental Geology Track: Designed for those students interested in careers in the hydrological or environmental field or who are considering graduate school.
Secondary Earth Science Teaching Track: Designed for those students interested in secondary education as an Earth Science teacher.

What can I do with this major? 

Bachelor's Degree/Entry Level	Further Education/Experience Required
hydrologist/hydrogeologist environmental scientist staff geologist seismologist mining engineer	geologist geological oceanographer petroleum geologist geophysicists paleontologist

What skills will I improve/gain? 
Define research problems, measure distances/sizes/relationships, review scientific literature, perform calculations, identify materials/specimens, establish hypotheses, summarize research findings, observe data and things, gather/analyze data, inform, explain, instruct, evaluate ideas, prepare technical reports, utilize math formulas, see relationships among factors, use technical instruments, draw meaningful conclusions, field sampling

Who employs graduates from this major? 
Petroleum companies, state/federal government, colleges/universities, mining companies, research laboratories, railroads, construction companies, engineering firms, consulting firms, marketing and research firms

What is special about this major at Hartwick? 

• Each year geology majors go the Geological Society of America (GSA) Meeting
• 5-10 field trips per year led by faculty, 7 are overnight, to study geology in the field
• Collaborative research projects between students and faculty

Department Chair
David Griffing, 607-431-4629, griffingd@hartwick.edu

Undeclared Contact
Robert Titus, 607-431-4733, titusr@hartwick.edu

Major Connections Contacts
Laura Clough (minor), 607-431-6649, cloughl@hartwick.edu
Raimie Utterback, 607-431-6290, utterbackr@hartwick.edu
Jessie Werner (minor), 607-431-6264, wernerj@hartwick.edu