地球科学理学硕士

地球科学理学硕士课程提供了一个高级学位，可以使学生为在私营企业或政府机构工作，在社区学院或高中任教或继续深造而获得另一所大学的博士学位做好准备。研究生课程还为专业的地球科学家提供了更新和升级其工作技能的机会。地球与气候科学系的教师在地质，气象，海洋学和古气候领域具有专业知识，这些领域对于理解许多环境问题至关重要，例如空气和水污染，活动断层，海岸侵蚀和全球变暖。MS计划内没有正式的集中课程，但是大多数学生选择强调与专业领域相吻合的研究。我们鼓励学生从事跨学科项目的工作，尤其是在旧金山湾区。我们还鼓励学生与大
The Master of Science in Geosciences provides an advanced degree that prepares students to work in private industry or government agencies, teach in community colleges or high schools, or continue postgraduate studies leading to a doctoral degree at another university. The graduate program also gives professional geoscientists an opportunity to update and upgrade their job skills.<br><br>The Department of Earth & Climate Sciences' faculty has expertise in geology, hydrology, oceanography, and paleoclimatology –fields critical to understanding many environmental problems, such as air and water contamination, active faulting, coastal erosion, and global warming. There are no formal concentrations within the M.S. program, but most students choose to emphasize research that is aligned with the faculty area of expertise. We encourage students to work on interdisciplinary projects, particularly in the San Francisco Bay Area. We also encourage students to develop linkages with other departments in the university, and with agencies and firms in the local region.<br><br>All students take courses in their respective areas of emphasis plus a common core of three courses: ERTH 700, a seminar that acquaints students with the M.S. program and research in the department, and ERTH 701 and 702, research and quantitative methods courses that prepare students for thesis research. M.S. thesis projects are expected to be grounded rigorously in the sciences and will often involve extensive laboratory, field, and/or computer work.<br><br>We strongly recommend that students plan a course of study before beginning the M.S. program, in consultation with a faculty advisor in their area of research interest and the graduate coordinator.