Tuition Fee
Start Date
Medium of studying
Duration
48 months
Program Facts
Program Details
Degree
PhD
Major
Geoscience
Area of study
Natural Science
Timing
Full time
Course Language
English
About Program
Program Overview
Saint Louis University's Ph.D. in Geosciences program offers concentrations in Geophysics and Environmental Geosciences, preparing students for diverse careers in research, academia, government, and industry. The program emphasizes the application of physics and chemistry to study Earth processes, with research opportunities focused on earthquake seismology, water quality, and geomorphology. Students benefit from excellent computing and research facilities, including a seismograph network and environmental geochemistry lab.
Program Outline
These studies prepare SLU graduates for diverse careers in government, industry, consulting and academia.
Program Highlights:
- Concentrations are offered in geophysics and environmental geosciences.
- The University's geoscience facilities include a network of seismograph stations surrounding the New Madrid fault zone.
- Excellent computing facilities including:
- An environmental geochemistry lab with instrumentation to analyze the chemistries of waters, soils and sediments
- A remote-sensing lab
- A digital-image analysis lab
Objectives:
- Graduates will be able to assess relevant literature or scholarly contributions in the earth and atmospheric sciences.
- Graduates will be able to apply the major practices, theories or research methodologies in the earth and atmospheric sciences.
- Graduates will be able to apply knowledge from the earth and atmospheric sciences to address problems in broader contexts.
- Graduates will be able to articulate arguments or explanations to both a disciplinary or professional audience and to a general audience in oral forms.
- Graduates will be able to articulate arguments or explanations to both a disciplinary or professional audience and to a general audience in written forms.
- Graduates will be able to evidence scholarly or professional integrity in earth and atmospheric sciences.
Outline:
Structure:
- SLU's Doctor of Philosophy in Geosciences requires a minimum of 48 credits of coursework and exactly 12 credits of dissertation research.
- Up to 24 credits of coursework leading to a master’s degree may count toward the credit requirement.
Course Schedule:
- Students typically begin the program in the fall semester.
Individual Modules:
Required Courses:
- EAS 5500 Scientific Communication (3 credits)
- EAS 5900 Geoscience Journal Club (1 credit)
Concentration Elective Courses:
- Select 32 credits of the following concentrations:
- Geophysics
- Environmental Geosciences
Dissertation Research:
- EAS 6990 Dissertation Research (taken over multiple semesters) (12 credits)
Continuation Standards:
- Students must maintain a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.00 in all graduate/professional courses.
Geophysics Concentration:
Concentration Requirements:
- EAS 5060 Physics of Solid Earth (3 credits)
- EAS 6320 Advanced Seismology II (3 credits)
- EAS 6310 Advanced Seismology I (3 credits)
- Concentration Choice #1:
- EAS 5170 Divergent & Convergent Margins (3 credits) or
- EAS 5180 Trans Margins & Plate Interior (3 credits)
- Concentration Choice #2: Select two of the following: (6 credits)
- EAS 5040 Potential Theory
- EAS 5400 Continuum Mechanics in Wave Propagation
- EAS 5510 & EAS 5520 Seismic Exploration Methods and Seismic Exploration Lab
Concentration Elective Courses:
- Select 14 credits of the following:
- EAS 5040 Potential Theory
- EAS 5120 Time Series Analysis in Geophysics
- EAS 5180 Trans Margins & Plate Interior
- EAS 5190 Seminar in Geoscience
- EAS 5390 Seminar in Seismology
- EAS 5400 Continuum Mechanics in Wave Propagation
- EAS 5450 Advanced Petrology
- EAS 5460 Geodynamics
- EAS 5720 Seismological Instrumentation
- EAS 6100 Advanced Topics in Solid Earth Geophysics
- EAS 6981 Independent Study
Environmental Geosciences Concentration:
Concentration Elective Courses:
- Select 32 credits of elective course work in consultation with advisor. Example courses include:
- BST 5400 Applied Data Management
- CVNG 5330 Open-Channel Flow
- CVNG 5370 River Engineering
- CVNG 5930 Special Topics
- EAS 5190 Seminar in Geoscience
- EAS 5280 Environmental Geochemistry
- EAS 5410 Hydrology
Careers:
- SLU's geoscience Ph.D. program prepares students for careers in academic research, teaching, government or industrial research environments.
Other:
- Active research areas in geophysics include earthquake seismology and tectonics.
- Active environmental geoscience research at SLU includes land-use effects on water quality, contaminant transport hydrogeochemistry, surface water-groundwater interactions, river/reservoir sustainability, wetland biogeochemistry, fluvial geomorphology coastal geomorphology and processes.
- Fieldwork and Research Opportunities:
- Active research areas in geophysics include earthquake seismology and tectonics.
- Active environmental geoscience research at SLU includes land-use effects on water quality, contaminant transport hydrogeochemistry, surface water-groundwater interactions, river/reservoir sustainability, wetland biogeochemistry, fluvial geomorphology coastal geomorphology and processes.
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