{"id":1774,"date":"2021-04-22T09:39:35","date_gmt":"2021-04-22T14:39:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/biology\/?page_id=1774"},"modified":"2021-09-16T14:54:19","modified_gmt":"2021-09-16T19:54:19","slug":"geosciences-minors","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/biology\/geosciences-minors\/","title":{"rendered":"Geosciences Minors"},"content":{"rendered":"

Missouri Western\u2019s Geosciences program provides students with an introduction to geography, geology and environmental science as well as hands-on technical experience with GIS (geographic information systems), GPS (global positioning systems) and other research tools. Options include courses in geography, geology and meteorology. There are two minors in the program, one in geography and another in earth and environmental science. These minors are available to students majoring in any discipline. They also may be included as part of a Bachelor\u2019s of General Studies degree.<\/span><\/p>\n

Students in both minors can take advantage of a wealth of applied learning opportunities provided in the Biology Department.\u00a0 These include hands-on lab and field experiences, research opportunities with Gold Fridays and summer PORTAL (hyperlink to this section of the BIO page), geography internships, study away courses, and opportunities to attend and present at conferences. Students have held internships with the city of St. Joseph and Mo-Kan Regional Council and worked on research projects to assist Mosaic Life-Care and St. Joseph Public Libraries. Recent graduates presented at venues including the Missouri Academy of Science and regional meetings of the American Association of Geographers. Study away trips took students to the US Southwest and Portland, Oregon. Additionally, MWSU provides cutting edge geospatial and geoscience training with industry standard software and hardware to prepare graduates for a variety of job settings.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Students in both minors are encouraged to take advantage of the service learning opportunities offered by MWSU\u2019s Center for Service (hyperlink) and to pair those with the knowledge and skills developed in either minor. Service learning and professional development can be further enhanced through participation in the various student organizations in the Biology Department, including MWSU Geography Club, Wildlife Society, Beta Beta Beta Honor Society, or Gamma Theta Upsilon Honor Society (hyperlinks to these pages, although the geography organization pages still indeed to be built). Whatever a student\u2019s area of focus in these minors, there are opportunities to expand a resume and advance career and educational goals while serving a variety of communities.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>

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