Geology

The Geology major program 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.

Please consult the UMW Undergraduate Catalog for specific and up-to-date major requirements.

Thinking About This Major?

The Center for Career & Professional Development has many tools and resources available to help you choose your major. Below are three of them:

Focus 2: A series of reliable, intuitive, career and education decision-making assessments to help students select a major, explore occupations, make informed career decisions, and take action in their career development.

Skills developed as a Geology major (via Focus2): Decision making, listening, managing time, problem solving, reading comprehension, reasoning, science, writing and authoring.

What Can I Do With This Major: Learn more about what you can do as a Geology major! Some areas of career options are energy, environmental remediation, geologic mapping, minerals, planetary sciences, and education.

Handshake: UMW’s online career management platform that includes the latest jobs from employers hiring at your school. You can search for organizations based on major, location, job type, and many other categories.

Geology – Current Job Opportunities

Note: Job & Internship opportunities are pulled from UMW’s online job and internship database, Handshake, and update every 12 hours. Log into your UMW Handshake account to find hundreds of other opportunities and events.

Watershed GIS Specialist - Research Analysis Specialist, Job ID 70068

Ecosystem Geo-Statistics Research

Marketing & Administrative Coordinator

PFAS Coordinator - Planning Director, Job ID 69993

Asbestos Analyst - Eurofins Built Environment - Phoenix, AZ

Geology Graduate Data

Note: Undergraduate outcome data is collected by the UMW Career Center each year. The data is then broken down by major in order to determine how many graduates in each major are employed, attending graduate school, or pursuing a different path within 6 months of graduation.

• “knowledge rate” defines the percent of graduates for which the institution has reasonable and verifiable information concerning the graduates’ post-graduation career activities
  
• “career outcome rate”  is the number of graduates who have landed in any of the employment categories (full-time, part-time, internship) in addition to service, military, and continuing education divided by the total number of students for whom an outcome is known.

Geology Alumni (2016-2020)

Where do our alumni land?

 

Alumni Success Stories

UMW alumni are excited to help current students and other alumni succeed in their fields. Below are stories from alumni about their experiences at UMW and after.

Geology Alumni Profiles: A brief look at what some alums are doing now!

Alumni Videos: Visit the Geology Alumni playlist on our Youtube page to learn more about our successful alums.

Professional Associations