Master of Science in Geoscience
MSc
DURATION
2 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
Students in Saint Louis University's Master of Science in Geoscience program apply physics and chemistry to study Earth processes from the surface to the core. These studies prepare our graduates for diverse careers in government, industry, consulting and academia.
Program Highlights
- The University's geoscience facilities include a network of seismograph stations surrounding the New Madrid fault zone; excellent computing facilities; an environmental geochemistry lab with instrumentation to analyze the chemistries of waters, soils and sediments; a remote sensing lab; and a digital image analysis lab.
- Extensive research is conducted at the Saint Louis University Earthquake Center and the Seismic Analysis and Remote Sensing Laboratories.
- Concentrations are offered in geology, geophysics and environmental geosciences.
The non-thesis option requires 30 credits to complete; the thesis option requires 24 credits to complete, plus six thesis credits.
Three concentrations are available:
- Geology
- Geophysics
- Environmental geoscience
Fieldwork and Research Opportunities
- Active research areas in geophysics at SLU include earthquake seismology and tectonics.
- Active research areas in geology include tectonics, remote sensing, and igneous and metamorphic petrology.
- Active research areas in environmental geosciences include land-use effects on water quality, contaminant transport, hydrogeochemistry, surface water-groundwater interactions, river/reservoir sustainability, wetland biogeochemistry, fluvial geomorphology, coastal geomorphology and processes.
- Graduates will be able to assess relevant literature or scholarly contributions in the earth and atmospheric sciences.
- Graduates will be able to apply the major practices, theories or research methodologies in the earth and atmospheric sciences.
- Graduates will be able to apply knowledge from the earth and atmospheric sciences to address problems in broader contexts.
- Graduates will be able to articulate arguments or explanations to both a disciplinary or professional audience and to a general audience in oral forms.
- Graduates will be able to articulate arguments or explanations to both a disciplinary or professional audience and to a general audience in written forms.
- Graduates will be able to evidence scholarly or professional integrity in earth and atmospheric sciences.
SLU's M.S. in geoscience program prepares students for careers in private industry and government agencies or further advanced studies. After graduating, alumni might pursue a career as an earthquake hazard analyst, environmental consultant or an exploration geophysicist.