{"id":12281,"date":"2025-05-19T13:39:05","date_gmt":"2025-05-19T18:39:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.winona.edu\/academics\/?page_id=12281"},"modified":"2025-05-19T13:39:06","modified_gmt":"2025-05-19T18:39:06","slug":"programs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.winona.edu\/academics\/colleges\/science-engineering\/geoscience-department\/programs\/","title":{"rendered":"Geoscience Programs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WSU\u2019s Geoscience programs provide students with a discovery-based curriculum rich in field and research opportunities.&nbsp;Our programs will prepare students for a broad spectrum of careers or graduate school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Geoscience curriculum is focused on developing and deepening observational skills, hypothesis building, idea testing and critical thinking\u2014while also providing a foundational liberal arts education.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n    <div class=\"panel panel--white\">\n        <div class=\"panel__container\">\n            <div class=\"panel__intro\">\n                        <\/div>\n            \n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Majors<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our department has it all\u2014we offer 2 Bachelor of Science programs, a Bachelor of Teaching program, and a Bachelor of Arts program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-block tabs\">\n\n    <div class=\"tabs-nav\">\n        <button class=\"tabs__toggle\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"tabbed-1\">BS Major<\/button>\n<button class=\"tabs__toggle\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"tabbed-2\">BT Major<\/button>\n<button class=\"tabs__toggle\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"tabbed-3\">BA Major<\/button>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"tabs-content\">\n        <button class=\"tabs__mobile__toggle\">BS Major<\/button>\n<div class=\"tabs__content__item\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div><p>We offer 2 BS majors: <a href=\"https:\/\/w3.winona.edu\/DataServices\/WSUCatalog\/3243\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Environmental Science<\/a>\u00a0and <a href=\"https:\/\/w3.winona.edu\/DataServices\/WSUCatalog\/3234\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Geology<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Both BS majors provide students with the classroom, laboratory and field experience they need to be successful geoscientists.<\/p>\n<p>View the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.winona.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Geoscience-Environmental-Science-Major-Map-2019.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Environmental Science Major Map<\/a> (PDF).<\/p>\n<p>View the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.winona.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Geology-Major-Map-2019.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Geology Major Map<\/a> (PDF).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<button class=\"tabs__mobile__toggle\">BT Major<\/button>\n<div class=\"tabs__content__item\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div><p>In partnership with the College of Education, we offer the <a href=\"https:\/\/w3.winona.edu\/DataServices\/WSUCatalog\/2948\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BT major Earth Science Teaching<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Through both science and teacher education courses, this major prepares students to become licensed high school and middle school teachers.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<button class=\"tabs__mobile__toggle\">BA Major<\/button>\n<div class=\"tabs__content__item\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/w3.winona.edu\/DataServices\/WSUCatalog\/3232\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BA major in Earth Science<\/a>\u00a0prepares students for success in our increasingly interdisciplinary world.<\/p>\n<p>This major must be combined with another major or minor.<\/p>\n<p>View the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.winona.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Geoscience-Major-Map-2019.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Geoscience Major Map<\/a>\u00a0(PDF).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n    <div class=\"panel panel--white\">\n        <div class=\"panel__container\">\n            <div class=\"panel__intro\">\n                        <\/div>\n            \n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Minors<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-block tabs\">\n\n    <div class=\"tabs-nav\">\n        <button class=\"tabs__toggle\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"tabbed-1\">Geoscience<\/button>\n<button class=\"tabs__toggle\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"tabbed-2\">Geospatial Information Science<\/button>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"tabs-content\">\n        <button class=\"tabs__mobile__toggle\">Geoscience<\/button>\n<div class=\"tabs__content__item\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/w3.winona.edu\/DataServices\/WSUCatalog\/2862\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Geoscience minor<\/a> is a great option for students majoring in other disciplines who want to enhance their degree.<\/p>\n<p>This minor also provides students with a background in the field and laboratory skills that geologists and environmental scientists rely on.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<button class=\"tabs__mobile__toggle\">Geospatial Information Science<\/button>\n<div class=\"tabs__content__item\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/w3.winona.edu\/DataServices\/WSUCatalog\/4086\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Geospatial Information Science minor<\/a>\u00a0provides students with a background in powerful computing technology used to solve problems with mapping and spatial analytics.<\/p>\n<p>This minor is great for both Geoscience majors and many other majors.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n    <div class=\"panel panel--white\">\n        <div class=\"panel__container\">\n            <div class=\"panel__intro\">\n                        <\/div>\n            \n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Careers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Geoscience is an interdisciplinary field that connects in with many other disciplines in many ways.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Employment <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bls.gov\/ooh\/life-physical-and-social-science\/geoscientists.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">opportunities and compensation in the geosciences<\/a> have rapidly grown in recent years, and the&nbsp;U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics&nbsp;forecasts continued growth during the next decade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Geoscience majors are equipped with a wide range of skills that open doors to countless possibilities. Here are some of the things Geoscience graduates do:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Solve a broad range of environmental problems as consultants in both industry and government<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Discover and manage our planet\u2019s mineral and energy resources<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Teach in our elementary schools, high schools and colleges<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Work in museums and national parks<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Practice environmental law and write for newspapers and magazines<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Explore other planets<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Explore <a href=\"https:\/\/www.americangeosciences.org\/workforce\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">careers in the geosciences<\/a>, including Earth Science (Teaching).\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n    <div class=\"panel panel--white\">\n        <div class=\"panel__container\">\n            <div class=\"panel__intro\">\n                            <div class=\"h3\">Contact the Geoscience Department<\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n            \n\n<div class=\"wsu-block grid grid--33\">\n    <div class=\"wsu-block contact-card mb-1\">\n   <div class=\"contact-card__content\">\n       <div class=\"contact-card__title h4\">\n           Geoscience Department\n       <\/div>\n       <div class=\"contact-card__subtitle h4\">\n           Pasteur 120\n       <\/div>\n       <div class=\"contact-card__description\">\n           <p>507.457.5260<\/p>\n\n       <\/div>\n       <a class=\"wsu-link contact-card__link\" href=\"mailto:geoscience@winona.edu\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\">Email the Geoscience Department<\/a>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wsu-block contact-card mb-1\">\n   <div class=\"contact-card__content\">\n       <div class=\"contact-card__title h4\">\n           W. Lee Beatty\n       <\/div>\n       <div class=\"contact-card__subtitle h4\">\n           Department Chair\n       <\/div>\n       <div class=\"contact-card__description\">\n           <p>507.457.2241<\/p>\n\n       <\/div>\n       <a class=\"wsu-link contact-card__link\" href=\"mailto:wbeatty@winona.edu\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\">Email W. 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