Doctor of Philosophy in Geosciences
Richardson, USA
DURATION
4 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
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TUITION FEES
USD 18,276 / per semester
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
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Introduction
The Ph.D. The Geosciences degree program provides a curriculum that is designed to be relevant to many of today’s career prospects, as well as the opportunity to interact in a research context with faculty. Students can benefit from select research programs — some of which involve faculty researchers from other institutions if students are interested in analytical approaches in geosciences — and a recently renovated space. Geosciences is a long-established program at the University and traces its deep roots to the early 1960s.
The Ph.D. in Geosciences degree emphasizes research in distinct specialities in geosciences and is designed to prepare students for positions in the energy or environmental professions in industry or government, or for positions in academia. The department requires that a Ph.D. dissertation will consist of a number of independent research contributions, most of which will be published in peer-reviewed geoscience journals.
Admissions
Curriculum
Degree Requirements
75 semester credit hours minimum beyond the baccalaureate degree
- GEOS 5315 The Earth: An Overview
- GEOS 5325 Remote Sensing Fundamentals or GEOS 6381 Geographic Information Systems Fundamentals
- GEOS 5375 Tectonics
- GEOS 5387 Applied Geophysics
A minimum of 18 semester credit hours of additional Geosciences graduate courses to be specified by the student's research supervisory committee and the graduate advisor.
A minimum of 36 semester credit hours of additional graduate courses or research.
A minimum of 9 semester credit hours of thesis research including GEOS 8399 Dissertation and submit an acceptable dissertation.
In addition to the above course requirements, students seeking a Ph.D. degree must submit an acceptable degree plan and research proposal describing the intended project to be completed for the dissertation.
Students entering with masters should complete this proposal in the third semester; students entering without a master have until the fourth semester. An oral qualifying examination covering the broad background and detailed knowledge relating to the student's specialization and research proposal will be held in the same semester that the proposal is submitted. After a satisfactory performance on the Qualifying Examination, the student will complete and publicly defend the dissertation.
Career Opportunities
Graduates of the program seek positions in industry, government, or academia.