MS Geology at University of Alabama

Programme overview

Students pursuing the M.S. degree often go on to pursue further academic study or seek employment in government organizations and industry. Students are able to establish successful careers in environmental and geotechnical consulting, water and resource management, and energy exploration. Students are prepared for this wide range of careers through a flexible curriculum in which they work closely with their advisor to conduct theoretical, field, and/or laboratory research for a thesis in their chosen topic.

Faculty: J. Frank Barefield Jr. College of Arts and Sciences | Department: Geological Sciences | Duration: 30 credit hours | Study mode: full-time | Location: Tuscaloosa, AL, United States

What you will study

The degree requires 30 credit hours. Courses in the listed curriculum include GEO 502 Communicating Geology.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Admission to the graduate program in the Department Geological Sciences (DGS) is highly competitive. Students should evaluate the research specialties of individual DGS faculty members and contact who they would like to work with prior to submitting an application to the UA Graduate School. They should share the following with the faculty member of interest and describe what types of research projects (or which particular research project advertised by the faculty) that they would like to pursue as part of their graduate studies. The more detailed they can be, the better. Previous research experience: type of experience, relevance to faculty member’s research, depth of expertise Professional scientific publications as first author or co-author Published conference abstracts and scientific conference presentations Awards or other types of recognition Based on the above, the faculty member will decide whether or not to meet with the student and/or to have a one-on-one conversation via te

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.

Entry terms: Fall, Spring and Summer (the admissions page lists Spring, and Summer/Fall priority deadlines).

Graduate application fee is $65 for U.S. citizens and permanent residents and $80 for international students (nonrefundable). Deadlines are set per programme in the Academic Programs Portal; some programmes require a standardized test such as GRE or GMAT.

Apply through the official page: https://graduate.ua.edu/

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