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 The Department of Geological, Environmental and Marine Sciences (GEMS) provides courses in Geology, Geography, Marine Environmental Science, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Remote Sensing, and Environmental Science. The major in Geology, leading to a Bachelor of Science Degree, is designed to prepare students either for employment in related fields, or for graduate school.  A new major in Marine Environmental Science has been approved by the UNC General Administration and started in the Fall of 2000, and currently has more than 20 majors.

Minor programs are offered in Geology, Environmental Science, and GIS/Remote Sensing. A number of courses offered in the Department are designed to strengthen majors in related disciplines including Social Sciences, Chemistry, Biology, Business, Technology Education and Computer Science.

A practical field internship course is a part of the program. This course takes students out into the field in selected areas to gain practical experience in field methods which are useful to them in their later professional careers. Our students are routinely accepted for technical internships and cooperative programs with various federal and state agencies. In addition, cooperative programs exist between the Department and other academic institutions which also help open doors for graduate school and future employment. The need for geologists is greater than ever and will continue to grow into the foreseeable future.