Why geoscience at UNLV?

Geoscience is an all encompassing term used to refer to the Earth Sciences. Geoscientists can come from such fields as the atmospheric sciences, geology, hydrology, mineralogy, petrology, pedology, and oceanography.

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Student resources

If you are a current or prospective student, you will find the information you will need on this page

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Degree options

The Department of Geoscience offers two undergraduate degrees: BS in Geology and BS in Earth and Environmental Science. We also offer three minors: Geology, Earth and Environmental Science, and Physical Geography.

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UNLV Geoscience History

From Tumbleweed Tech to R1 Research Department: Take a geologic tour of the UNLV Geosciences Department from the mid-1950s through the inception of our PhD program in the 1990s.

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