[meteorite-list] Degrees in Meteoritics

[Bob Holmes]

(Posted for Dave Mouat)



Please pass this on for me.

Michael Blood is dead wrong on this.  In the physical sciences
(meteoritics, geology, physics, etc.), having a strong background in
mathematics, physics, and chemistry is absolutely essential.  If you
have a BA in English (with little or no coursework in those fields),
you would have to be one incredibly sharp cookie to be considered for
a graduate program in the physical sciences.  You would be taking
graduate courses in geochemistry, geophysics and the like with no
background in the basics.  In fact, most graduate courses have
prerequisites (read "undergrad courses in related fields").

My two cents worth

Dave (current grad student advisor; former Coordinator, Arid Lands
Resource Sciences PhD Program, UofAZ

On Wed, Feb 17, 2010 at 5:30 PM, Michael Blood <mlblood at cox.net> wrote:
>
> Hi Steve and all,
>        With few exceptions, it matters little what one major is in when
> Getting a BA. In fact, most graduate schools prefer to take students
> With a different BA than the focus of the Masters or PhD program
> To which they are applying. They openly state they prefer to see
> Students from broad backgrounds in their programs.
>        Of course, if one wants to be a medical doctor, an engineer or
> Seeks a 2 year professional AA, then, of course, one's major matters
> Far more.
>        Therefore, I encourage you to feel no hesitation at all  in
> recommending, or at least informing students of colleges that offer
> opportunities in the field of meteoritics.
>        This is an example of one of the many ways METEORITE MEN
> Are a service to the meteorite community.
>        Best wishes, Michael
>
>
>
> On 2/17/10 9:38 AM, "Steve Arnold dealer/Qynne" <MeteorHntr at aol.com> wrote:
>
> > On a side note, is there much demand  for new meteorite scientists out
> > there?  If all the slots are filled, or  someone isn't likely to be able to
> > get
> > a job once they would get a degree, I  might want to caution kids not to get
> > too serious about this field for a career  without seriously evaluating the
> > options first.
>
>
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