The Department of Geosciences offers a Ph.D. program in Geosciences. Faculty in the department advise Ph.D. students in a wide range of subdisciplines, including geophysics and seismology, economic geology, environmental geology, geochemistry, geochronology, geodynamics, geomorphology, hydrogeology, igneous and metamorphic petrology, petroleum geology, sedimentology, sedimentary petrology, stratigraphy, structural geology, and tectonics. 

Students work with their advisor and graduate committee to identify a dissertation topic and curriculum specific to their academic needs and goals. Prospective students should contact appropriate faculty advisors in the department to refine a program plan.