The geologic framework provided by the M.S. degree will enable graduates to meet the intellectual challenges of their professional or academic careers and assume leadership roles in their profession.? The program is sufficiently flexible to meet student interests in the application of geology to the solution of hydrologic, geophysical, environmental, geoengineering, or resource extraction problems facing our society.? As a polytechnic university we are dedicated to the "Learn by Doing" philosophy and stress practical interactions between students, faculty and industry/government professionals.