MS Geology at West Virginia University

Programme overview

The MS in Geology offers a Research Track (with thesis) and a Professional Studies Track focused on energy or environmental geology, including methods applied to natural gas, natural gas liquids and oil development or environmental assessment.

Faculty: Eberly College of Arts and Sciences | Department: Geology and Geography | Duration: Minimum 32 graduate credit hours | Study mode: full-time | Location: Morgantown, WV, United States

What you will study

Core of 15 hours (Scientific Writing, Deep Time Earth Systems, Graduate Professional Development and Scientific Integrity, plus data analytics courses such as Computer Aided Subsurface Interpretations, Aqueous Geochemistry and Quantitative Methods in Geoscience), 9 hours of electives and an 8-hour graduation track (seminar and research, or seminar with project or internship).

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Application information

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 applications are made through the WVU online graduate application with a $75 application fee (waivers for WVU and WVU Medicine employees, active military and veterans, AmeriCorps and Peace Corps members); minimum cumulative GPA 2.75 on a 4.0 scale for regular admission, and some programmes require higher. International graduate applicants also pay the non-refundable $75 fee.

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