Students in Saint Louis University's Master of Science in Geoscience program apply physics and chemistry to study Earth processes from the surface to the core. These studies prepare SLU graduates for diverse careers in government, industry, consulting and academia. The University's geoscience facilities include a network of seismograph stations surrounding the New Madrid fault zone; excellent computing facilities; an environmental geochemistry lab with instrumentation to analyze the chemistries of waters, soils and sediments; a remote sensing lab; and a digital-image analysis lab. Extensive research is conducted at the Saint Louis University Earthquake Center and the Seismic Analysis and Remote Sensing Laboratories. Concentrations are offered in geology, geophysics and environmental geosciences. Active research areas in geophysics at SLU include earthquake seismology and tectonics. Active research areas in geology include tectonics, remote sensing, and igneous and metamorphic petrology. Active research areas in environmental geosciences include land-use effects on water quality, contaminant transport, hydrogeochemistry, surface water-groundwater interactions, river/reservoir, wetland biogeochemistry, fluvial geomorphology, coastal geomorphology and processes. Graduates will be able to assess relevant literature or scholarly contributions in the earth and atmospheric sciences. Graduates will be able to articulate arguments or explanations to both a disciplinary or professional audience and to a general audience in written forms. Graduates will be able to apply the major practices, theories or research methodologies in the earth and atmospheric. Graduates will be able to apply knowledge from the earth and atmospheric sciences to address problems in broader contexts. Graduates will be able to articulate arguments or explanations to both a disciplinary or professional audience and to a general audience in oral forms.
Career Path
Graduate career path includes Geologist, Petroleum Geologist, Hydrogeologist, Environmental Geologist, Engineering Geologist, Structural Geologist, Sedimentologist, Stratigrapher, Mineralogist, Paleontologist, Volcanologist, Petrologist, Seismologist, Geophysicist (Geology Focus), Geochemistry Specialist GIS & Remote Sensing Geologist, Mining Geologist, Exploration Geologist, Geoscience Data Analyst,Geoscience Policy Analyst, Natural Hazard Specialist, Climate Change & Earth Systems Analyst,Academic & Research Careers (Faculty, Principal Investigator), Planetary Geologist, Marine Geologist, Government Geological Survey Scientist, Arctic/Polar Geologist, Geoscience Consultant, Resource Management Specialist.
