地质哲学博士

在科学硕士（MS）和哲学博士（Ph.D.）级别都提供地质学研究生课程。这些课程旨在让学生了解地质学和相关学科的基础知识。研究调查是每个程序的重要组成部分。MS学位通常仅作为论文选修课。硕士和博士学位的研究机会。在石油地质学，沉积学和地层学，结构地质学，构造物理，深层地壳和地幔动力学，同位素地球化学，古气候和气候变化，古生物学和古生态学，水文地质学和环境地质学和地球化学等方面都可以找到相应的水平。
Work leading to the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Geology is designed to give candidates a thorough and comprehensive knowledge of their professional field and training in methods of research. The final basis for granting the degree shall be the candidate's grasp of the subject matter of a broad field of study and a demonstrated ability to carry out and communicate independent research. In addition, the candidate must have acquired the ability to express thoughts clearly and convincingly in both oral and written communications. The degree is not granted solely for the completion of coursework, residence, and technical requirements, although these must be met.<br><br>Skills obtained by graduates from this degree program include: explain the scope, significance, and limitations of geological information to land and environment stewardship and civil infrastructure stakeholders, develop new methods to evaluate risk and vulnerability from geological hazards and to make detailed evaluations about quality and quantity of Earth resources, determine whether geological data indicate a subsurface target of interest so that reliable drilling and excavation decisions can be made, design and execute field studies that employ geological data to solve a geoscience problem, create robust and reliable inferences of fundamental Earth structures and processes from incomplete and possibly inaccurate geological information, combine geological and geophysical data to build and assess the implications of integrative models whose value exceed the sum of its components, deliver oral presentations and answer technical questions in plain language, in which geological information is motivated, described, and interpreted, from which compelling conclusions are carefully explained to the audience, prepare and widely circulate well-written and well-structured documents that contain sound reasoning and robust conclusions based on geological principles, use the full capabilities of commercial software packages to process, display, and manipulate geological data and work with companies for their further development and refinement, use advanced geological field and laboratory equipment, execute robust and decisive tests of geological research hypotheses using advanced principles, data, and techniques, apply and further develop advanced principles of scientific uncertainty as they relate to geological hypothesis testing, be a role model in professional conduct in research and assume leadership roles of professional societies within geological sciences, and demonstrate exemplary behavior in balancing stakeholder, client, and public interest as it pertains to geological investigations.