Master of Science in Geosciences

University of Arizona

The Department of Geosciences at the University of Arizona offers both a two-year M.S. and a four-year Ph.D. program. Both programs are research based and have course work requirements, as well as a final requirement of an M.S. thesis or a Ph.D. dissertation.All students who apply are considered for financial support (in the form of teaching/research assistantships, or fellowships). Almost all students admitted to our degree programs are offered financial support M.S. students are funded for two years, and Ph.D. students are funded for four years. Available fields for PhD research are biogeochemistry climate dynamics dendrochronology, geoarchaeology geochemistry geochronology geomorphology geophysics mineral resources mineralogy paleolimnology palynology paleontology petrology sedimentology and stratigraphy structure and tectonics.

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