Graduate Programs

The Department of Geology offers programs leading to a graduate certificate, the Master of Arts or Master of Science in geology with an option in geohydrology, the Professional Science Master's (P.S.M.) in Applied Geoscience, and to the Earth, Environment, & Society Doctoral Program.

The M.A./M.S. program is designed to train geology students beyond the baccalaureate degree for professional employment or for advanced graduate work.

Geology participates in the Earth, Environment, & Society Doctoral Program. Specialized studies in hydrogeology, geomicrobiology, environmental geology, engineering geology, geomechanics, glaciology, and applied stratigraphy, along with multidisciplinary environmental science courses and seminars, will partially fulfill the requirements for the Ph.D. See Earth, Environment and Society Ph.D. for information relative to the Ph.D. program in Earth, Environment, & Society.