Overview
Outcomes
Skills obtained by graduates from this Geology degree program at Texas A&M University include knowing how to:
- Explain the scope, significance and limitations of geological information to land and environment stewardship and civil infrastructure stakeholders
- Develop new methods to evaluate risk and vulnerability from geological hazards and to make detailed evaluations about quality and quantity of Earth resources
- Determine whether geological data indicate a subsurface target of interest so that reliable drilling and excavation decisions can be made
- Design and execute field studies that employ geological data to solve a given geoscience problem
- Create robust and reliable inferences of fundamental Earth structures and processes from incomplete and possibly inaccurate geological information
- Combine geological and geophysical data to build and assess the implications of integrative models whose value exceed the sum of its components
- Deliver oral presentations and answer technical questions in plain language, in which geological information is motivated, described, interpreted, and from which compelling conclusions are carefully explained to the audience
- Prepare and widely circulate well-written and well-structured written documents that contain sound reasoning and robust conclusions based on geological principles
- Use the full capabilities of commerical software packages to process, display and manipulate geological data and work with companies for their further development and refinement
- Use advanced geological field and laboratory equipment and work with companies for their further development and refinement; execute robust and decisive tests of geological research hypotheses using advanced principles, data, and techniques; apply and further develop advanced principles of scientific uncertainty as they relates to geological hypothesis testing
- Be a role model in professional conduct and misconduct in research and assume leadership roles of professional societies within geological sciences
- Demonstrate exemplary behavior in balancing stakeholder, client and public interest as it pertains to geological investigations
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Field Geology
- Field Methods in Hydrogeology
- Structural Geology
- Global Tectonics
- Petroleum Systems Analysis and Basin Modeling
- Stratigraphy
- Carbonate Rocks
- Regional Geology of North America
- Engineering Geomorphology
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 60 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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Credits
- 64 hours beyond a master’s or 96 hours beyond a baccalaureate degree
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Disciplines
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.
English requirements
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General requirements
- Application & Fee
- Official Transcripts and Records. You must submit transcripts from all colleges or universities attended (excluding community colleges).
- Official Test Scores & English Proficiency
- Letters of Recommendation
- Statement of Purpose
- Resume or Curriculum Vitae
Tuition Fee
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International
18084 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 18084 USD per year during 60 months. -
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18084 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 18084 USD per year during 60 months. -
In-State
8026 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 8026 USD per year during 60 months.
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