Environmental Systems, Geology Concentration, M.S.

Program Prerequisites

Applicants should (a) have an undergraduate major in geology or a related science and (b) submit transcripts and Graduate Record Examination scores in both aptitude and geology. Applicants must have at least a year of college physics and a minimum of two semesters of calculus (three semesters desirable).

Required Courses

Complete all core requirements above plus concentration requirements:

GEOL 550 - Fluvial Processes Units: 3
GEOL 551 - Hillslope Processes Units: 3
GEOL 553 - Quaternary Stratigraphy Units: 4
GEOL 554 - Advanced Geology Field Methods Units: 2
GEOL 555 - Neotectonics Units: 3
STAT 630 - Data Collection & Analysis Units: 4

Upper Division and Graduate Elective Courses

Approved upper division and graduate courses in a coherent package to bring the total units to 30. Electives generally will be taken within the College of Natural Resources and Sciences.