PhD Geosciences at University of Texas at Dallas

Programme overview

The objective of the Department of Sustainable Earth Systems Sciences (SESS) Graduate Program is to provide students with a broad fundamental background in earth and environmental sciences, as well as an in-depth emphasis in one of several specialties. The Master of Science degree in Geosciences (thesis option) is designed for students desiring research experience in a specific area of earth sciences.

Faculty: School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics | Intake: fall and spring | Location: Richardson, TX, United States

What you will study

Requires 75 semester credit hours beyond the baccalaureate degree.

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Application information

Entry requirements

In addition to the University's general admission requirements, applicants are required to submit the following materials as part of their application file for holistic admission consideration: Three letters of recommendation. A statement of purpose/essay. A resume or CV GRE scores are temporarily being waived. Deadline: Please take note of doctoral application deadlines. All complete application files received by the deadline will be reviewed for general admission into the program. Students are accepted for the fall and spring semesters.

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; doctoral programmes follow their own deadline schedule and available terms.

Doctoral applications: Fall opens August 1 of the prior year, priority December 15, closes May 1; Spring opens January 15 of the prior year, priority May 15, closes October 1; Summer opens August 1 of the prior year, priority October 15, closes March 1. Programmes may set their own schedules. The application fee is $75.

Apply through the official page: https://enroll.utdallas.edu/

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