Welcome to the Geosciences Department!
What is Geoscience?
Geoscience is the study of planet Earth, its materials, the processes that act upon them,and the history of the planet and its life forms since its origin. The mission of Skidmore's Geosciences program is to apply the understanding of Earth processes to contemporary issues such as Earth resources, land-use planning, and global change. For more information, check out our Mission Statement page, click here.
Thinking about a Geoscience major or minor? Great!
Click here for the Skidmore declaration of major form. Directions for declaring a major can be found here.
Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions about becoming a Geoscience major or minor. In the mean time, read this and this! And check out Geoscience alum Cynthia Blum Carroll's ('78) feature in the Fall 2009 Scope Magazine!
Geoscience majors and employment
Recession? Geoscientist are in demand! According to the U.S. Department of Labor 2010-2011 Occupational Outlook Handbook, "Employment of geoscientists and hydrologists is expected to grow faster than the average for all occupations" over the next 8 years. In 2010, the average salary for Geoscientists with 0-2 years experience (entry-level) was $93,000 (The American Association of Petroleum Geologists).
Click here to see additional new and exciting Geosciences News! Here are a few items:
- Skidmore at AGU! Presentations in San Francisco Mon. 12/15 by Katie Kuklewicz (poster B13N-0065)
and Kyle Nichols (talk EP13F-05)
- Student-faculty research on hurricanes and the Maya collapse – Skidmore geoscientists studying what happened to the ancient Maya civilization: Hurricanes didn't cause collapse of Mayan civilization. ... Or did they? USA Today by Doyle Rice, November 10, 2014 (Faculty member Amy Benoit Frappier and student Aurora Pinkey-Drobnis '12)
Living the Liberal Arts: Geosciences
Alumni Matt Shrensel '09 offers advice and insights
