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MS Geology

2 Years On Campus Masters Program

University of Vermont

Program Overview

The Master of Science in Geology is a rigorous research thesis program with grounding in related course work. Research programs include environmental geology; geomorphology; water resources; environmental (bio)geochemistry; mineralogy; sedimentary, igneous and metamorphic environments; geochronology and structural geology; tectonics; and the evolution of orogenic belts. Examples of specific faculty interests include geologic history and recent sedimentation in the Lake Champlain Basin; processes and chronology of glaciation; stable and cosmogenic isotopic studies; water quality and pollutant transport; crystal chemistry and crystallography; mineral structure analysis; molecular-scale environmental mineralogy; (bio)geochemical cycling in the critical zone; the tectonic evolution of deformed continental margins and interiors; petrofabric and structural analysis of deformed rocks; partial melting processes; and stratigraphy and sedimentary environments of lower Paleozoic sandstones and carbonates.

Program Key Stats

$49897 (Annual cost)



71 %

Eligibility Criteria


80
150
150
500
6.5
80

Additional Information & Requirements

Application, Statement of Purpose, Resident Status Questionaire, Letters of Recommendation, Transcripts, Writing samples, Test scores: GRE, GMAT, IELTS, TOEFL, Evidence of Financial Support

Career Options

  • Ecologist
  • Environmental analyst
  • Geochemist
  • Geodesist
  • Geologist
  • Geophysicist
  • Geoscientist
  • Hydrologist
  • Mineralogist
  • Mining engineer
  • Oceanographer
  • Paleontologist
  • Petrologist
  • Sedimentologist
  • Seismologist
  • Soils engineer
  • Technical writer
  • Volcanologist

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