Develop new understanding through research and creativity with the Master of Science in Geology.
Through this degree program, you will learn how to:
- Place geological information into a context that is meaningful to land and environment stewardship and civil infrastructure stakeholders.
- Assess risk and vulnerability from geological hazards and make realistic evaluations about quality and quantity of Earth's resources.
- Determine whether geological data could be indicative of a potential subsurface target of interest.
- Recommend the suitability of a given type of geological data to address a given geoscience problem.
- Suggest generalizations about fundamental Earth structures and processes from incomplete and possibly inaccurate geological information.
- Combine geological and geophysical data to build an integrative model whose value exceeds the sum of its components.
- Prepare an oral presentation in which you will describe, interpret and draw conclusions from geophysical information; respond to questions about your presentation.
- Prepare a well-written and well-structured written document that contains sound reasoning and defensible conclusions based on geological principles.
- Access and learn to use commercial software packages that process, display and manipulate geological data.
- Access and learn to use basic geological field and laboratory equipment.
- Execute a test of a geological research hypothesis using basic principles, data and techniques.
- Understand the basic principles of scientific uncertainty as it relates to geological hypothesis testing.