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Degree Offered
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Program Overview
The master's program in Earth Science trains students
for careers in industry and government. It also provides
preparation for those who wish to do further graduate
study. Graduates typically find employment in the environmental,
hydro geological, engineering geology, energy, or mineral
industries. Students are encouraged to participate in
basic research under the direction of departmental faculty
as part of the program.
Admission Requirements
Students must fulfill the requirements for admission
to the Graduate College.
Admission to the degree program requires 15 undergraduate
semester credit hours in earth science/geology at the
200-level or higher (including a course in Field Geology),
a minimum of 8 credit hours in chemistry at the 200-level
or higher (including at least one laboratory course),
and a minimum of 8 credit hours in physics at the 200-level
or higher (including at least one laboratory course).
An applicant lacking up to 6 credit hours of the above
requirements may be admitted conditionally but must
remove the deficiencies as soon as possible.
Degree Requirements
For students admitted to Master's programs prior to
the Fall 1997 semester, the majority of courses applied
to the Master's degree must be 400-level; a limited
number of appropriate 300-level courses are applicable.
For students admitted to Master's programs for the
Fall 1997 semester and thereafter, all graduate credits
will be at the 400-level, except for a limited number
of 300-level courses specifically approved for graduate
degree credits. Students may apply up to three of these
300-level courses, to a maximum of ten credit hours,
to fulfill program requirements.
Upon full admission to the program, the student must
satisfactorily complete one of two options:
Option 1: 24 semester credit hours of Earth Science
courses at the graduate level, plus six credit hours
for the research thesis (ESCI-499), for a total of 30
credit hours.
Option 2: 30 semester credit hours of Earth Science
courses at the graduate level, plus three credit hours
for the departmental research paper (ESCI-498) for a
total of 33 credit hours.
Both degree options require that an oral presentation
and defense be given.
Course Offerings
ESCI 309 Geochemistry .............................
3 cr.
ESCI 319 Petrology .................... 4 cr.
ESCI 330 Structural Geology ....................................
4 cr.
ESCI 337 Principles of Hydrogeology ...................................
4 cr.
ESCI-401 Environmental Stability - Lake Michigan 3 cr.
ESCI-406 Aqueous Geochemistry 3 cr.
ESCI-407 Advanced Hydrogeology 3 cr.
ESCI-408 Advanced Mineralogy and Crystallography 3 cr.
ESCI-409 Igneous Petrology 4 cr.
ESCI-411 Clay Mineralogy 4 cr.
ESCI-415 Plate Tectonics 3 cr.
ESCI-416 Applied Hydrology 3 cr.
ESCI-418 Ore Deposits 4 cr.
ESCI-419 Exploration and Geostatistics 4 cr.
ESCI-425 Special Topics in Earth Science (title varies)
3 cr.
* Volcanology
* Isotope Geochemistry
* Advanced Coastal Research
ESCI-498 Master's Research Project in Earth Science
3 cr.
ESCI-499 Master's Thesis in Earth Science 6 cr.
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