Overview
Graduate students from the Geosciences program at the University of California, San Diego routinely participate in expeditions at sea and on land and many doctoral theses evolve from these experiences.
Students are encouraged to begin a research project from the beginning and typically do not hold teaching assistant positions during their first year. Students may change advisers during their first year, and they must find an adviser by the end of the first year.
The geosciences curriculum consists of a series of core courses and a series of research focus courses. Students are expected to take at least nine classes in their first year. They are expected to take at least four units of research per quarter during their first year for a total of at least forty-eight units.
Research areas in geological sciences include:
- The origin and evolution of the ocean-atmosphere system, global climate, and biosphere
- Geology, geochemistry, and geophysics of oceanic crustal rocks and near-shore environments
- Tectonic and structural evolution of the oceans, plate margins, and back-arc basins
- The role of fluids in the crust
- Chemistry of rare gases and stable and radiogenic isotopes in active volcanoes and magmatism
- Cosmochemistry
- The use of natural nuclear processes for understanding physical and chemical processes in the Earth
- Paleomagnetic applications in geology and geophysics
- Interaction of humans with their natural environment
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Whole Earth Geochemistry
- Isotope Geochemistry
- Stratigraphy and Sedimentology
- Petrography and Petrology
- Volcanology
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 60 months
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Geology View 54 other PhDs in Geology in United StatesAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
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Other requirements
General requirements
- Candidates for admission should have a bachelor's (BS) or master's degree in one of the physical, biological, or earth sciences; in some cases a degree in mathematics or engineering science is accepted.
- A scholastic average of B or better (3.0) in upper-division courses, or prior graduate study, is required.
- A major in one of the earth sciences and undergraduate physical chemistry and calculus are required. Preparation beyond the minimum requirements in mathematics, physics, and chemistry is strongly recommended.
Tuition Fee
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27366 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 27366 USD per year during 60 months. -
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In-State
12264 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 12264 USD per year during 60 months.
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