Overview
The Geoscience graduate student at University of Wisconsin Madison is expected to acquire a broad foundation in geoscience and in the supporting sciences before specializing.
Features
- Courses are selected by the student in consultation with a three-member guidance and evaluation committee. Individual research and scholarship is required in all graduate work.
Programme Structure
Curriculum:
- Microbial Geoscience
- Mineralogy
- Paleontology
- Paleoclimatology
- Petrology
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 60 months
Start dates & application deadlines
- Fall Deadline January 4
- Spring Deadline November 1
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Credits
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Disciplines
Earth Sciences Geography View 54 other PhDs in Earth Sciences 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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Other requirements
General requirements
- Graduate students may enter the degree program with a bachelor's degree in geology or a related earth science, or some other field relevant to the intended field of specialization.
- In addition to meeting the minimum admission requirements of the Graduate School, candidates must have had one year each of college chemistry, physics, and calculus. Graduate students in paleobiology are allowed to substitute statistics courses for the calculus requirement.
- A student entering the program with an undergraduate degree in geology is expected to have completed a 6–8 credit course in geologic field mapping.
Tuition Fee
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Scholarships Information
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Available Scholarships
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