Bachelor of Science - Earth Sciences Laurentian University
About this Program
Level: Bachelor of Science - Earth Sciences
Discpline: Earth Sciences
Length: 8 semesters
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Program Description
Enter into an adventurous career as a Professional Geoscientist exploring 4.5 billion years of Earth's history and scientific processes. Contribute to the discovery of raw materials that are in demand from a technology-driven society. Discover various fields of Earth Sciences at the leading Canadian university in Economic Geology research and funding including: Geology, Geophysics, Economic Geology, Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Oceanography, Environmental Geoscience, Sedimentology, and Hydrogeology. Students with an interest in Earth Sciences and Environmental Sciences can enter into the Environmental Geoscience program to study environmental interactions between geology, biology, and hydrology. Learn what makes volcanoes and earthquakes, how minerals and rocks form, how the earth and life evolved, what causes climate change. Understand the Earth’s evolution, including tectonics, biological evolution, and geochemical systems at the Harquail School of Earth Sciences. Find a rewarding life-long career in practising geology in mineral exploration, the mining industry, government, consulting agencies. Gain a strong foundation for further studies at the MSc and PhD levels to develop innovative contributions to Geoscience.
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Study and Work in Canada
Full-time undergraduate and post-graduate international students can work anywhere on or off campus without a work permit. The rules around the number of hours a student will be allowed to work may vary based on the country the student chooses to study in. International students are typically able to work up to 20 hours a week.