Learning Outcomes

• Mastery of geology sufficient to succeed for a professional career in basic research, in either academia, industry or public service.
• Completion of a major body of original geologic research, the results of which are published in peer-reviewed professional venues.
• Proficiency in accessing and utilizing the professional scientific literature.
• Proficiency in oral and written communication of scientific results.
• Thorough understanding of the origin and composition of the geologic materials that make up the Earth.
• Thorough understanding of the dynamic geologic processes that operate within the Earth?s interior and on its surface.
• Thorough understanding of geologic time, in both relative and absolute terms, and how geologic time is measured.
• Thorough understanding of the evolution of the Earth and of the evolution of life on Earth.
• Ability to use principles of mathematics, chemistry, biology and physics to solve geologic problems.