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Overview
The Geology framework provided by the M.S. degree at Cal Poly Pomona University will enable graduates to meet the intellectual challenges of their professional or academic careers and assume leadership roles in their profession.
Learning outcomes
The program is sufficiently flexible to meet student interests in the application of geology to the solution of hydrologic, geophysical, environmental, geoengineering, or resource extraction problems facing our society. As a polytechnic university we are dedicated to the "Learn by Doing" philosophy and stress practical interactions between students, faculty and industry/government professionals.
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Visit official programme websiteProgramme Structure
Courses included:
- Advanced Topics in Geosciences
- Field Investigations
- Thesis Proposal
- Thesis Research
- Master's Degree Thesis
- Earth Science Seminar
- Engineering Geology II/Laboratory
- Sedimentary Geology
- Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology
- Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology Laboratory
- Soil Physics
- Ore Deposits
- Shallow Subsurface Geophysics
- Exploration and Mining Geology
- Geotectonics
- Introduction to Seismology, Earthquakes and Earth Structure
- Field Module Laboratory
- Planetary Science
- Special Topics for Upper Division Students
- Quaternary Geology
- Micropaleontology
- Advanced Hydrogeology
- Petroleum Geology
- Advanced Shallow Subsurface Geophysics
- Topics in Advanced Seismology
- Contaminant Transport
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 12 months
Start dates & application deadlines
- Starting
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Language
English
IELTS 6.5
TOEFL® IBT 80
Credits
30 alternative credits
Delivered
On Campus
Disciplines
Earth Sciences Geology Environmental Sciences View 606 other Masters in Environmental Sciences in United StatesAcademic requirements
GPA 2.5
English requirements
IELTS 6.5
TOEFL® IBT 80
Other requirements
General requirements
- Have completed an acceptable baccalaureate degree or its equivalent from an accredited or internationally recognized institution
- Are in good academic standing at the last college of university attended
- Have attained a grade-point average of at least 2.5 in the last 60 semester (90 quarter units) attempted
- Satisfactorily meet the professional, personal, scholastic, and other standards for graduate studies, which may include qualifying examinations
Tuition Fee
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International
8830 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 8830 USD per year during 12 months. -
National
8830 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 8830 USD per year during 12 months.
Living costs for Pomona
1100 - 1600 USD /month
Living costs
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Funding
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