Doctor of Philosophy in Earth and Planetary Sciences (Formerly Geology)

at University of California, Davis

Modules
 

• Fracture and Flow of Rocks
• Stable Isotopes Biogeochemistry
• Marine Chemistry and Geochemistry
• Oceans and Climate Change
• Active Tectonics
• Petrology  

• A minimum 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale (or equivalent) from the institution where you have earned or will earn your bachelor's degree.
• By the time they enroll, successful applicants must hold a bachelor’s degree or the equivalent that is comparable to a degree from the University of California both in distribution of academic subject matter and in scholarship achievement.

International Tuition Fees:

$27864 per year

Students graduate with the qualitative and quantitative skills necessary for professional research and teaching of earth structure and evolution; resource geology; paleobiology; paleoenvironments; modern/paleo climate change. The campus is well situated to provide access to field areas exhibiting diverse geologic and tectonic phenomena, to the Bodega Marine Laboratory, and to other UC research stations.