• The department will consider applicants to all programs who have previously completed either a bachelor’s or master’s degree in geoscience or a related field. Although completion of a master’s degree is not required for admission, competitive applicants to our Ph.D. program will be able to demonstrate previous research experience at the bachelor’s or master’s level.
  • Within the department, areas of research specialization include structural geology and tectonics, stable isotope geochemistry, metamorphic petrology, geochronology, stratigraphy, sedimentology, petroleum geology, paleontology, environmental geology, paleoclimatology, geothermic, groundwater and surface water hydrology, igneous petrology, aqueous geochemistry, economic geology, exploration seismology, earthquake seismology, and electromagnetics.