Earth and Ocean Sciences University of Galway

Overview

 The Earth and Ocean Sciences degree programme at  University of Galway  equips students with the knowledge and green skills needed to meet these challenges and graduates are in high demand by employers globally.

Careers

A degree in Earth and Ocean Sciences [EOS] opens up opportunities to a huge range of careers all over the world. Currently, there is increasing global demand for geoscientists, and this will continue to grow as they play a key role in addressing the challenges faced by society. 

The unique skills developed during the degree make EOS graduates highly employable. Our graduates are working in Ireland, across Europe, in Africa, the Americas, Asia, Australia and New Zealand, and some have even worked in Antarctica. They are working on, and in, all of the world’s oceans.  

Graduates are following research and academic careers, they are working for government agencies (e.g. Environmental Protection Agency, Geological Survey Ireland, Met Eireann) and regulatory bodies, and they are working in industry on everything from geothermal projects to geoscience tourism. They work in mineral exploration, renewable energy, environmental and groundwater monitoring, and as oceanographers, palaeontologists, volcanologists and engineers.