Hi All,
I'm new to the forums but have been lurking for some time. I'm a 27 year old female, wanting to go back to school and make a career shift in Earth Sciences/Environmental Science. A little background: Have a BS degree in Organizational Leadership, served in the Air Force for four years and spent the past three working in defense contracting and for the federal gov't. I've been accepted into a MS in Geoscience program that is aimed generally at teachers, military professionals in Emergency Management (me) fields, extension agents, etc. I would like to get into environmental geology, natural resource conservation and management, possibly specifically military land sustainability. My husband is active duty Army so ideally I would love to work for NAVFAC, NOAA, Army Corps of Engineers, or an in-house environmental team (state or federal). I'm concerned about not having an undergraduate degree that is either in Geology or Environmental Science. Is it realistic to think that I could be competitive after completing this MS degree without undergrad experience in a specific area of Geoscience? Is having an MS in Geoscience valuable? Worth it? Especially with an unrelated bachelor's?