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The department offers graduate courses and research 程序s leading to an M.S. in Geology or Geophysics and a Ph.D. in 地球 and Environmental Sciences. We provide graduates with the interdisciplinary vision they need to advance careers in academia, 政府, and the private sector.
Deadline for fall admission is
1月10日.
电子游戏正规平台生 Degree Programs
硕士
The 程序 offers an M.S. degree and, in partnership with BC's Lynch School, an M.A.T. The curriculum is flexible and is developed by the student and his or her faculty advisory committee.
Ph.D.
Ph值.D. 程序 provides our graduates with the disciplinary credibility and the interdisciplinary vision they need to advance careers in academia, 政府, and the private sector.
双学位
In conjunction with BC's Carroll School, the department offers a combined M.S./M.B.A. degree 程序 for students interested in careers in industrial or financial geoscience management.
Department 电子游戏正规平台
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电子游戏正规平台 Across the Globe
Our students use state-of-the-art research techniques, including modern scientific equipment and instrumentation, performing field-based research across the globe in areas such as the Appalachians, 美国西部, 欧洲, 新西兰, 澳大利亚, 中国, 和格陵兰岛, as well as at sea in the Atlantic, 太平洋, and Arctic Oceans. Topics researched include: coastal and estuarine processes, 沉积学, 地貌学, earthquake and exploration seismology, 构造, structural geology, igneous and metamorphic petrology, isotope geochemistry, groundwater hydrology, 海洋学, paleoclimatology, marine biogeochemistry, and environmental geology and geophysics.
Weston Observatory
The Weston Observatory is a research and science education center that operates a 16-station regional seismic network that records data on earthquakes in the northeast, as well as distant earthquakes. The facility offers students a unique opportunity to work on exciting projects with modern, sophisticated, scientific research equipment in a number of different areas of scientific and environmental interest.
Cooperative University Program
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Take classes at BU or Tufts
The department is part of a cooperative 程序 with the Department of 地球 Sciences at Boston University as well as the Civil 工程 Department at Tufts University. This 程序 permits degree candidates at Boston College to enroll in courses that are unavailable at Boston College, but are available at Boston University or Tufts. A list of courses is available in the department.
Upon completion of an M.S., graduates should be able to:
- Conduct original, publishable research in the field.
- Demonstrate a broad knowledge of earth processes.
- Demonstrate in-depth knowledge of a sub-discipline in the earth sciences.
- Demonstrate acquired skill in field or laboratory methods and application of appropriate quantitative methods.
- Write and speak effectively to professional and lay audiences about issues in the field.
- Teach effectively at the K-12 and undergraduate levels.
Upon completion of a Ph.D., graduates should be able to:
- Formulate, conduct, and publish original research in the field.
- Demonstrate a broad knowledge of 地球 processes.
- Demonstrate in-depth knowledge of one or more sub-disciplines in the 地球 sciences.
- Demonstrate acquired skill in field or laboratory methods and application of appropriate quantitative methods.
- Write and speak effectively to professional and lay audiences about issues in the field.
- Teach effectively at the undergraduate and graduate levels.