Department of Geology and Geological Engineering

Welcome to the Department's Website!

Message to Alumni

Greetings from your Department of Geology and Geological Engineering.  The Fall 2008 semester has begun and the Department of Geology and Geological Engineering has an undergraduate enrollment of 118 students, which is the second highest in the School of Engineering.

We would like to invite you to visit our website again in the next few weeks as we go through a complete update of the department’s internet presence.  The department faculty want this website to be your window into the department, the School of Engineering, and the University of Mississippi.

As always, the welcome mat is out for you, contact the department and come and visit.  With large numbers of undergraduate students, we are always eager to have you come and visit campus, meet with students, and let us know what you are doing.

Message to Prospective Students
An education in Geology or Geological Engineering prepares you for a variety of careers in exciting fields, ranging from natural resource extraction to environmental law.  The Department of Geology and Geological Engineering faculty offer you to the opportunity to join an energetic group of students that are preparing for challenging and rewarding careers as Geologists or Geological Engineers.  One of the things that I find most notable from my discussions with Geologists and Geological Engineers is the number of them that are still working in the field and enjoying their career choice.

The demand for our graduates continues to be high and the salaries continue to be high.  While the job market is doing well in the oil and gas and mining industries, the demand for Geologists and Geological Engineers in the environmental and geotechnical industries is also very high.

We invite you to look into the exciting field of Geology and Geological Engineering as career choice.  But don’t take our word for it, visit the department, talk with our students, talk with our graduates and then you decide.

Message to Students
As students in the Department of Geology and Geological Engineering, you are key to the success of your department.  Your success while you are a student and after you graduate is an important goal of the department.  To help you succeed, the department will post scholarship opportunities and potential employment opportunities on the departmental website, as they become available.