MS Earth Sciences at Syracuse University

Programme overview

Research-based master's in which every student writes and defends a thesis, with field, lab and computational research on the Earth's deep interior, lithosphere and surface. Research areas include tectonics, geomorphology, hydrogeology, sedimentology, paleobiology and global environmental change.

Faculty: College of Arts and Sciences | Department: Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences | Duration: Funding typically covers four semesters | Study mode: full-time | Location: Syracuse, NY, United States

What you will study

Each student has a faculty advisor and advisory committee. Training covers data collection and analysis, publication, proposal writing, professional networking and teaching experience.

Career pathways

Suited to industry, consulting and government roles where an advanced degree helps but a PhD is not required.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Incoming students are expected to have two semesters of the following courses: calculus, chemistry, and physics or biology. Applicants must have already taken (or take during their first two years of graduate study) at least three Earth Science courses, such as: Paleobiology, Sedimentology, Mineralogy, Structural Geology, Geochemistry, Geophysics, Climatology, Geomorphology and/or Hydrogeology. Students are strongly encouraged to have participated in an approved summer field course or comparable field experience. Substitutions may be granted upon petition of the department.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Fall entry for most graduate programmes; spring entry for College of Engineering and Computer Science master's programmes and College of Law LL.M.

Graduate deadlines for fall: College of Engineering and Computer Science master's May 1 and PhD December 15; College of Visual and Performing Arts February 1; School of Architecture January 3; College of Law J.D. rolling admission, LL.M. May 15, J.D. for foreign law graduates June 1. Spring: Engineering and Computer Science master's November 1; Law LL.M. November 15. Other colleges set deadlines by programme.

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