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Program
Requirements
Geology,
MA
Campus
Location:
Main Campus
Full-time/Part-time
Status
Students are required to complete the degree program through classes offered before 4:30 p.m.
General
Program Requirements:
Number of Didactic credits
required beyond the Baccalaureate:
24
Required Courses:
Geology courses (7 in number) are chosen from: 410, 421, 454, 461, 462, 600, 602, 700, 725, 801.
One elective, chosen with consultation with advisor
Internship:
False
Language Examination:
False
Culminating
Events:
Culminating Exam
Comprehensive Exam Description - The purpose of the comprehensive examination includes demonstrating breadth and depth of knowledge in the concepts of geological sciences. The exam has written and oral sections.Comprehensive Exam Subject - The subject areas are general geology in the written portion and discussion of potential thesis topic and other general geology concepts in the oral portion.Comprehensive Exam Complete - Students take the examination near the completion of 20 credits.
Comprehensive Exam Write - The Graduate Faculty in the Geology program writes the questions. Faculty members from each area of specialization participate.Comprehensive Exam Grade - The Graduate Faculty members who write the questions also evaluate the answers. The oral examination is evaluated by the student's advisor and at least 2 other faculty members. The combined results of the written and oral examinations determine whether a student has qualified.Comprehensive Exam Pass - The written examination is evaluated for content and understanding of core concepts. The oral examination is evaluated on the basis of clarity of the thesis proposal presentation and other general geology concepts. Together these evaluations constitute a basis for qualificationComprehensive Exam Schedule - Comprehensive examinations are generally administered once annually in April. The written examination runs from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and is proctored by a faculty member.Thesis
Thesis 1 - The Department of Geology requires an original research thesis as the culminating project in its Master's degree program. The purpose is to involve each degree candidate in a field or laboratory research project in which the student gains experience in designing a project, specifies hypotheses to be tested, carries out sampling procedures and analyses results. The project is then presented in written form (typically 75 - 150 pages) with title page, abstract, introduction, methods, data, interpretation, tables, figures, plates and references. Students are required to defend their theses publicly to the academic community.Thesis 2 - The defense is scheduled 2 weeks after the student's advisor and committee have approved the thesis document.Thesis 3 - The thesis is evaluated by a committee of 2 faculty members and the thesis advisor. The thesis is evaluated for writing style and scientific content.
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