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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Read moreThe 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.
Read moreFrom 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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