GEOSMS - Geosciences
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Requirements
30
Minumum credits: 30 units of course work (15 minimum graded and 2-6 units from GEOS 910)
Core coursework: GEOS 595A, Topics in Geosciences, 1 unit, taken for two semesters, typically in student's first year
Approved courswork - in addition courses from cognate departments may be selected with advisor/department approval:
GEOS 500, Introduction to Geochemistry, 3 units
GEOS 502, Analytical and Numerical Modeling in Geosciences , 3 units
GEOS 504B, Ore Deposits Mapping, 1 unit
GEOS 504C, Mineral deposit types , 1 unit
GEOS 508, Tectonic Petrology, 3 units
GEOS 509, Advanced Petrology, 3 units
GEOS 514, Quaternary Geology, 3 units
GEOS 517, Sedimentary Basin Analysis, 3 units
GEOS 519, Physics of the Earth, 3 units
GEOS 521, Petroleum Geology and Geophysics, 4 units
GEOS 523, Regional Structural Geology, 3 units
GEOS 524A, Space Geodesy, 3 units
GEOS 525, Regional Tectonics, 3 units
GEOS 527, Orogenic Systems, 3 units
GEOS 528, Crustal Deformation, 3 units
GEOS 530, Chemical Evolution of Earth, 3 units
GEOS 532, Earthquake Seismology, 3 units
GEOS 534A, Exploration Seismology, 3 units
GEOS 536, Earthquakes and volcanic systems: processes and hazards, 3 units
GEOS 537, Intro to Earth System Modeling, 4 units
GEOS 539A, Intro to Dendrochronology, 4 units
GEOS 540, Geodynamics, 3 units
GEOS 543C, Geologic Best Practices , 3 units
GEOS 544, Advanced Physical Sed, 3 units
GEOS 546, Economic Mineral Deposits , 3 units
GEOS 550, Geomorphology, 3 units
GEOS 553, Glacial and Quat Geology, 3 units
GEOS 556, Thrust Belts, 3 units
GEOS 566, Stable Isotope Geochem, Paleoclimate, 3 units
GEOS 567, Inverse Problems in Geophysics, 3 units
GEOS 568, Advanced Seismology, 3 units
GEOS 569, Seismic Data Processing, 3 units
GEOS 570L, Volcanology: Laboratory, 1 unit
GEOS 570R, Volcanology: Physical Processes and Petrologic Applications, 3 units
GEOS 573, Earth System Modeling, 3 units
GEOS 574A, Geochronology & Thermochronology, 3 units
GEOS 577, Active Tectonics, 3 units
GEOS 578, Global Change, 3 units
GEOS 579, Intro to Climate Dynamics, 3 units
GEOS 582, Paleoclimatology, 3 units
GEOS 584, Coevolution of Earth and the Biosphere, 3 units
GEOS 585A, Applied Time Series Analysis, 1 unit
GEOS 586, Organic Geochemistry, 3 units
GEOS 587, Physical and Dynamical Oceanography, 3 units
GEOS 589, Quaternary Geochronology, 3 units
GEOS 595E, Topics in Dendrochronology, 1 unit
GEOS 596A, Mineralogy-Petrology-Geochemistry, 1 unit
GEOS 596B, Economic Geology, 1 unit
GEOS 596C, Geomorphology-Quaternary Geology, 1 unit
GEOS 596D, Paleontology-Sedimentary Geology, 1 unit
GEOS 596E, Structure-Tectonics, 1 unit
GEOS 596F, Geophysics, 1 unit
GEOS 596H, Geosciences, 1 unit
GEOS 646A, Advanced Ore Deposit Geology, 4 units
GEOS 646B, Advanced Ore Deposit Geology II, 4 units
GEOS 650, Field Studies in Geomorphology, 3 units
Language requirements: no second language requirement
Other requirements:
MS public presentation of Research requirement (research must be presented in a public meeting and approved by advisor),
MS Thesis submitted to the Graduate College
Transfer credits limited to 6 units of graduate credit
Please refer to the Graduate Student Handbook for students who are pursuing this program of study.