Geology and Environmental Science Department
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Geology is defined as the scientific study of the origin, history, and structure of the Earth, and nearly everything we utilize each day has something to do with the Earth. We rely on clean water for healthy life and recreation, and protecting water resources and the environment are core aspects of geology. Our lives require daily use of energy and minerals, and geological science is of paramount importance in locating resources, extracting them from the Earth efficiently and having the least possible impact on the environment.
Majors and Minors in Geology and Environmental Science
Whether your goals are to pursue a career in industry, governmental regulatory agencies, education, or a career in scientific research, a degree in geology from UW-Eau Claire will be a step above the rest. Our field-based curriculum gives students the opportunity to do geologists' work from the first entry-level course. If you enjoy the outdoors and the environment, math, chemistry, and science, you’re in the right place.
Meet the Faculty
The Geology and Environmental Science Department at UW-Eau Claire, along with the Materials Science Center, houses state-of-the-art analytical equipment that is rarely found at undergraduate institutions. Blugold geology students gain hands-on experience with professional techniques that enhances their employment or graduate school opportunities.
Student-faculty collaborative research is the hallmark of the Geology and Enviromental Science program at UW-Eau Claire. Each faculty member is committed to the philosophy that “learning” science is best achieved by “doing” science. The “learning-by-doing" philosophy has proven enormously successful at preparing our students for both industry and graduate study.
Our department provides a rigorous field-based program, where traditional geological field skills are uniquely blended with modern technology and computational science. Geology and Environmental Science classes at UW-Eau Claire include regular field excursions to the Black Hills and Badlands areas of South Dakota, northern and western Wisconsin, New Mexico, Montana, the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, and many local field trips in the Eau Claire area.
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Blugold Stories
UWEC helped me develop into the person I am today. The Department of Geology and my faculty mentor have gone above and beyond to help me succeed. I began working on a student-faculty research project my junior year that ended up sending me to Alaska for a summer job/internship. The opportunity that UWEC gave me has helped shape my entire future and I finally know what I want to be when I grow up!
Being part of the Geology Club is a super fun experience. You get a tight-knit family and meet a bunch of different people. We also go on fun camping trips and just do a bunch of different geology-related activities together.
After taking courses in minerology and economic deposits, Trevor Nelson found himself fascinated with mining and his enthusiasm led to an internship in Juneau, Alaska. Following graduation, he will begin working at the same mine where he interned as an exploratory geologist.
Geology and Environmental Science Department
Phillips Science Hall 157
101 Roosevelt Avenue
Eau Claire, WI 54701
United States
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