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Unique Classroom Experiences
GEO department courses provide rigorous training in the classroom and in the field.
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Expand Your Knowledge & Experience
The GEO department at Calvin provides countless opportunities for you to gain real experience in the field you'd like to enter.
- Take part in research projects your professors are conducting either in the summer, or throughout the year.
- Find off-campus internships during the year, or in the summer.
- Study abroad in GEO-related academic programs.
- Get a part-time job through the GEO department doing everything from updating the GEO Website to maintaining the GIS computer lab.
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Consider Graduate Study
Going to graduate school is a great way to deepen your knowledge of a specific area within or related to the geosciences.
Talk with your faculty advisor to learn more about preparing for grad school.
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Meet the Right People
Even while you're an undergraduate student, expanding your network of contacts within your target career field will help you make your way after graduation. A few ideas on how to build a professional network:
- Get to know your professors. With their years of experience, they know many people in their fields that may be able to help establish your career.
- Attend extracurricular lectures and seminars and introduce yourself to speakers. Department seminars are a good place to start, but watch for university-wide lectures like those offered in The January Series
- Become involved in student clubs to start developing relationships with your future colleagues.
- Do an off-campus internship with a local organization and keep in contact with those you work with there.
- Work with a professor on a paper or presentation and co-present your findings at a professional conference.
May term GEO courses
Visit the Calvin Off-Campus Programs website for an up-to-date list of currently active off-canmpus programs in GEO and other disciplines. Programs that are offered can include:
- GEOL 112 Earth Science for Educators (May)
- GEOL 153 Big Sky Geology: Montana (May)
- DCM: Faith and Nature in the Range of Light (May)
- GEO W41: Field Geography of Scotland (May)
Advising Resources
Find major and minor checklists, important forms, and other information to help you plan your GEO program at the Advising page.
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Environmental Science and Studies
Analyze Earth's environmental systems and learn how to effectively serve God in their care and preservation. -
Geology
Explore the processes that shape the Earth's structure—and the ways they affect our environment and societies today. -
Geography
Investigate physical and cultural landscapes and the effects they have on our societies. -
Master in Geographic Information Science
Advance your career opportunities in the GIS world with a Master of Science in Geographic Information Science, online and at your own pace. -
Earth/Space Science Secondary Education Major
Equip yourself to teach earth/space science at the secondary education level. -
Earth/Space Science Secondary Education Minor
Equip yourself to teach earth/space science at the secondary education level. -
Geography Secondary Education Minor
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