PhD Geosciences at University of Arkansas

Programme overview

The PhD in Geosciences is designed for professional employment in academia, industry or government, with research in basin evolution, crustal and mantle composition and tectonics, geomorphology, geoinformatics, groundwater and karst hydrology and paleoclimatology.

Department: Geosciences | Duration: 42 credit hours beyond a master's or 72 beyond a bachelor's | Intake: Fall | Study mode: full-time | Location: Fayetteville, AR, United States

What you will study

Requirements include Research Methods and Colloquium, at least 12 hours of regularly offered GEOS courses, 6 hours outside the department, and 18 to 30 dissertation hours. Two candidacy exams are taken within the first two years: a review paper and an oral defense of a dissertation proposal.

Career pathways

Academia, industry or government.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Admission Requirements: Undergraduate and graduate GPA as well as GRE (Verbal, Quantitative, and Writing) will be reviewed on a competitive basis by the Geosciences Ph.D. admissions committee Recommendations: Three (3) letters of recommendation from individuals qualified to assess the applicant’s academic potential Acceptance by an adviser Current curriculum vitae Statement of academic and research interests

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.

Graduate entry terms: Fall, Spring and Summer sessions.

Graduate School application deadlines: August 1 for fall, December 1 for spring, April 15 for summer sessions; some departments set earlier deadlines. The application fee is $60 for new applicants; $30 for returning UA graduate students.

Law (JD): priority application deadline April 15, with rolling review after that date; admission is for the full-time program in the fall.

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