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Department of Earth
and Atmospheric Sciences
Geoscience Graduate Program Requirements
Robert
B. Herrmann, Ph.D.,
Graduate Program Director
The
Geoscience section of the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences offers
graduate programs leading to the degrees of Master of Science and Master of
Science (Research) in geoscience and Doctor of Philosophy in geophysics.
Students with undergraduate degrees in geology, geophysics, physics,
mathematics, or engineering are encouraged to apply to these programs. Active
research areas in geophysics include earthquake seismology, tectonics,
gravimetry, physics of the deep interior, and exploration geophysics. Active
research areas in geology include tectonics, Precambrian crustal evolution,
remote sensing, sedimentary geology and sedimentation, igneous and metamorphic
petrology, geochemistry, geochronology, structural geology and fluid-rock
interactions. Research facilities include a network of seismograph stations
surrounding the New Madrid fault zone, state-of-the-art seismic observatories
which transmit data by satellite from sites distributed across a broad region of
the central United States, excellent computing facilities consisting of a large
network of Sun SPARC stations, Mac and PC workstations, rock preparation and
mineral separation facilities, stable isotope geochemistry, remote sensing and
digital image analysis labs.
Core courses
All students must take the following courses, unless they have taken equivalent
courses elsewhere:
EAS.A450
Scientific Communications
EAS.A437 Earth Dynamics or EASA-506 Physics of the Solid Earth
EAS.A515 Properties of Earth Materials
EAS.A519 Seminar in Geosciences or EASA-539 Seminar in Geophysics
EAS.A591 Geoscience Journal Club each semester
Geoscience
Journal Club is normally taken for 0 credit hours per semester. MS students must
register for at least 1 semester for 1 credit hour; PhD students must register
for at least 2 semesters for 1 credit hour each.
Master of
Science in Geoscience
Geology option:
Prerequisites:
mineralogy, petrology, sedimentology, and structural geology. One year each of
calculus, physics, and chemistry is highly desirable.
Required
courses: core courses, EAS.A517 Divergent and Convergent Margins and EAS.A518
Transform Margins and Plate Interiors
Geophysics option:
Prerequisites:
structural geology, college physics, classical mechanics, and mathematics
through differential equations.
Required
Courses: core courses, two courses from EAS.A504 Potential Theory, EAS.A540
Continuum Mechanics and EAS.A551-552 Seismic Exploration.
Additional
Requirements for both options: EAS.A588 Independent Study and EAS.A598 Graduate
Reading Course and additional courses from the graduate and
upper
division graduate geoscience courses for a minimum of 33 credit hours of study.
A formal
minor is not permitted.
Master of
Science (Research) in Geoscience
Geology option
:
Prerequisites:
mineralogy, petrology, sedimentology, and structural geology. One year each of
calculus, physics, and chemistry is highly desirable.
Required
courses: core courses, EAS.A517 Divergent and Convergent Margins and EAS.A518
Transform Margins and Plate Interiors
Geophysics option:
Prerequisites:
structural geology, college physics, classical mechanics, and mathematics
through differential equations.
Required
Courses: core courses, two courses from EAS.A504 Potential Theory, EAS.A540
Continuum Mechanics and EAS.A551-552 Seismic Exploration.
Additional
Requirements for both options: EAS.A599 Thesis Research and EAS.A598 Graduate
Reading Course and additional courses from the graduate and upper division
graduate geoscience courses for a minimum of 30 credit hours of study.
A formal
minor is not permitted.
Doctor of
Philosophy
The
course preparation for the Doctor of Philosophy degree requires a minimum of 48
semesters hours, when pursued from the baccalaureate. Advanced standing may be
credited for graduate work at other institutions, but the minimum residency
requirements of the Graduate School apply.
Prerequisites:
structural geology, college physics, and mathematics through differential
equations.
Additional
requirements: core courses plus a specified number of credits from those
available in the Department or at the graduate level in other departments.
Students
in Seismology must take EASA-539, EASA-631 and EASA-632.
A formal
minor is not permitted.
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