Universities offering paleontology majors include: Nanjing University, China Geo University, Peking University, Northwest University, Jilin University, University of Science and Technology of China, Chengdu University of Technology, China Youshi University, China University of Mining and Technology, Zhejiang University, Hefei University of Technology, Central South University, Sun Yat-sen University, China Ocean University, Lanzhou University and so on.
What courses do paleontology majors mainly study? Paleontology majors mainly study: introduction to earth science, basic paleontology, mineralogy, petrology, geological history, physical geography, lithofacies paleogeography, paleoecology, stratigraphic principles, structural geology, environmental geology, China geology, evolutionary biology, monographs on vertebrate zoology, paleoinvertebrate zoology, paleobotany, pollen analysis, microbiology and molecular paleontology.
Employment orientation of paleontology 1. Colleges and universities mainly offer geological majors.
2. Scientific research institutes and research institutes, such as Gu Bei Institute, Nangu Institute, Geological Institute, Academy of Geological Sciences, etc.
Three, civil servants and other institutions, such as land and resources departments, museums, etc.
4 business units, such as joint ventures, energy enterprises, geological and mineral departments, etc.
At present, there is still a great demand for students majoring in paleontology in China, and many domestic universities and related research units are eager to attract undergraduates majoring in paleontology to continue their studies in this unit. Paleontology is of great significance in theory and application. Its graduates can not only engage in basic paleontology research, but also make great achievements in energy industries such as oil and coal.