694098 - Geology (MS)
Download as PDF
Application Deadline
Fall: February 1
Contact Information
S-389 ESC
801-422-3918
geology@byu.edu
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Required Test
GRE
Additional Requirements
3.0 overall GPA in all physical science courses
Upload a list of upper division Geology courses you have taken. Applicants should have taken the equivalent of courses in this list:
course – Mineralogy
course – Petrology
course – Sedimentology and Stratigraphy
course – Structural Geology
course, course, course – Geology Field Studies
Apply here
PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
Pursuit of the MS degree not only helps prepare students for exciting career opportunities in areas of distinct benefit to mankind, but it also allows them to experience the challenges and rewards of modern scientific research. It is expected that the thesis work will culminate in new understanding of a problem of scientific significance and that results will be published in a reputable scientific journal.
Areas of specialization: Earth Science Education, Environmental Geology, and Geology.
Requirements for Degree.
Credit hours (30): minimum 24 course work hours plus 6 thesis hours (course); 1 hour of course.
Courses include:
Geology: course and others to be determined in consultation with advisor.
Environmental geology: course, course, course; 9 hours from course, course, course, course, course, course (approved by graduate committee), course, Ch En 411, course, course, course, course. Recommended: course
Earth science education: course (approved by graduate committee); 6–9 hours from course, course, course, course, course, course; 6 hours from course, course, course, course, course
Any additional graduate courses in geology approved by graduate committee may be taken to satisfy remainder of 24 course work hours
Publishable thesis.
Examinations: (A) comprehensive oral examination on course work; (B) final oral defense of thesis.
