Vital additional courses are paleontology and structural geology. A four-year Bachelor's degree in geosc ience is the usual requirement for the job market. Students should take all the course options possible at the fourth year level, and are advised to take computer sciences to keep up with modern techniques of data processing. Many graduates subsequently g o to a Master's or Ph.D. degree, sometimes after several years of experience in the oil industry. Sedimentologists with geochemical leanings are advised to take course options in low temperature geochemistry and biochemistry.
Researchers normally require the doctoral degree as a minimum.