134 Full-time PhD programmes in Geology

The Geological Sciences Ph.D. program at the University of Texas El Paso embraces a variety of advanced disciplines in Earth and Environmental Sciences.

The graduate program in the Department of Geological Sciences from Binghamton University offers Master of Science (MS) and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree programs in geological sciences.

 Our research in Geoscience at Aarhus University relates to Earth surface processes with focus on clastic and carbonate sedimentology, basin analysis, soil science, hydrology and glacial geology.

Studies in Marine Geology and Geophysics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) focus on understanding how our earth works by investigating the structure of the earth beneath the oceans.

The Geology (Earth Sciences) doctorate at the University of Bern essentially consists in research work in the laboratory or in the field. 

The Department of Geosciences at The University of Arizona offers the four-year Ph.D. program in Geosciences.  

Geology Ph.D. students at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign are evaluated by two oral examinations: a preliminary examination, and a final examination. 

The Faculty of Georesources and Material Technology is entitled to confer the titles of Dr.-Ing. and Dr. rer. nat. At RWTH Aachen University, a doctoral program is viewed as a graduate's first practical work experience. 

Our Geospatial Data Science programme from University of Glasgow is suitable for students wishing to pursue a PhD and undertake innovative research in a wide range of subjects which aligns to one of our Geospatial Data Science themes, including: geostatistics and geospatial data quality.

As the terminal degree in Geology, the Ph.D. at University of Georgia is the starting point of an academic career in the Earth and Planetary Sciences. It is also sought-after by public- and private-sector organizations focused on natural resources development and regulation.

The Ph.D. degree in Geology at University of Oklahoma generally requires a minimum of three years beyond the M.S. degree. 

In the Geology programme at University of Glasgow we aim to advance fundamental, quantitative understanding of critical geological phenomena on Earth and across the Solar System to solve scientific, engineering, and societal challenges.

The fields of Marine Chemistry and Geochemistry explore chemical and geochemical processes in the oceans, the solid earth, and the atmosphere. The Marine Chemistry and Geochemistry program is offered by the University of California, San Diego.

Our Geological Engineering program at University of British Columbia delivers an interdisciplinary experience, combining principles of geotechnical engineering, hydrogeology and geology, to provide a versatile set of skills needed to solve a wide range of practical problems related to engineering interactions with the earth environment.

Students in the PhD in Geosciences program at the University of Rochester are expected to spend three to five semesters in intensive coursework (both within the department and in other departments) before taking their qualifying examinations. 

The main focus of the training is to provide an introduction to independent research. Students in the Experimental Geosciences programme from University of Bayreuth are not only supervised by one doctoral supervisor alone, but by a whole group of scientists. 

The Geochemistry program at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) offers study in biogeochemistry, cosmochemistry, crystal chemistry, experimental petrology, isotopic studies of stable and radioactive elements, marine geochemistry, meteorite research, planetology, and lunar geochemistry.

Geophysics at Uppsala University is about "looking into" and understanding the Earth's structure, its history and processes - based on measurements of the Earth's physical properties.

Mineral Processing at Luleå University of Technology deals with the unit operations and processes for treating particulate solids, primarily metal ores, industrial minerals and solid fuels, but also residues and recyclable waste material as well as products from the processing industry.

In the Palaeoenvironmental Change Research Group at the School of Environment, Earth and Ecosystems Sciences, our mission is to untangle some of the key Earth system processes that drive the planet’s climate. This Oceanography and Palaeoceanography programme is offered at The Open University UK.