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Southern Methodist University - Moody School of Graduate and Advanced Studies PhD in Geology
Southern Methodist University - Moody School of Graduate and Advanced Studies

PhD in Geology

Dallas, USA

4 up to 5 Years

English

Full time

16 Jan 2025

Aug 2025

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* our Ph.D. programs are fully-funded, which includes tuition coverage and health insurance

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Key Summary

    About: A PhD in Geology is an advanced research program designed to deepen knowledge in geological sciences. You'll engage with topics such as earth processes, materials, and their impacts on the environment. The program emphasizes original research and contributing to the field through dissertation work, ensuring a robust academic experience over three to five years.
    Career Outcomes: Graduates can pursue various career paths, including roles in academia, environmental consulting, geotechnical engineering, and research institutions. Opportunities may also extend to governmental agencies and non-profit organizations focused on sustainability and natural resource management.

Introduction

The Roy M. Huffington Department of Earth Sciences in Dedman College at SMU has an internationally distinguished faculty active in both field and laboratory-based studies. They are joined by a dynamic group of graduate students and postdoctoral fellows who benefit both from the Department's excellent laboratory and computational facilities as well as from the individual attention possible in a private university with a low student-to-faculty ratio.

Our location in Dallas offers all of the cultural benefits of a major metropolis at a much lower cost of living and with less congestion than in most cities of comparable size. The city’s mild climate allows for outdoor activities year-round.

Earth Sciences was one of the University’s first Ph.D. granting departments. SMU grants graduate degrees in geology, geophysics, and applied geophysics.

Ph.D. program in Geology or Geophysics

The Ph.D. degree required a minimum of two academic years of residency as a graduate student on campus or at a research facility approved by the Department faculty; satisfactory defense of two original research propositions; and the preparation and public defense of a dissertation that is a significant original contribution to the advancement of science. Proficiency in a foreign language may be required by the advisory committee.

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