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Master's Degree Program with
an Emphasis on
Geological Science
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| Master's Degree Program |
The Geological Sciences Department at
California State University, Los Angeles offers a wide variety of upper division and graduate courses
designed to provide a broad background in the geological sciences.
This program is designed to prepare the student for success as a
professional geologist, a science educator, or a Ph.D. candidate at
a graduate research institution. Graduate and upper division
courses are scheduled for late afternoon and early evening in order
to accommodate working students. Students in this option meet with Dr. Kim
Bishop to prepare their graduate programs. Entering
students who do not have a Bachelors in Geological Science complete
a makeup program that
fully prepares them to compete with other students in
geology.
Master's Degree candidates may select either
a Thesis or Comprehensive
Examination. The philosophy of the Department has been to encourage
independent research, hence, the Comprehensive Examination Option
also includes a research project. Both options include an oral defense
of the Thesis or Research Project to the student's three member Faculty
Committee. A total of 45 quarter units are required to complete the
MS degree.
You may learn more about the Geological Sciences Option by referring to either the Graduate
Program or the University
Catalog.
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| Current and Recent Geology
Master's Degree Topics: |
- The
Analysis of Sand Dunes on San Nicolas Island, California
- Paleosols
of the Paleocene Silverado Formation, San Joaquin Hills,
California
- Model
for the San Francisquito Fault, Central Transverse Ranges
- Origin
of the Poverty Hills, Owens Valley: A Rock Avalanche
Interpretation
- Geomorphology
and Genesis of the Northern Coyote Basin Escarpment
- Basement
Rock Geology and Tectonics of the Pinto Mountain Fault
- Origin
of Kaolinite in the Ione Formation
- Megacryst
and Xenoliths of the Antelope Creek Basalt
- Structural
Cross Section Through the San Cayetano and Oak Ridge Faults
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| Geology Courses |
| Upper Division/Graduate Courses |
- GEOL411 Geotectonic Development of California
- GEOL422 Environmental and Forensic Geochemistry
- GEOL424 Low Temperature Geochemistry
- GEOL426 Astrogeology
- GEOL433 Quaternary Geology
- GEOL434 Volcanology
- GEOL435 Coastal Processes and Environments
- GEOL473 Clay Mineralogy
- GEOL480 Geophysics
- GEOL481 Engineering Geology
- GEOL482 Engineering Geology Laboratory
- GEOL483 Photogeology
- GEOL484 Hydrogeology
- GEOL485 Groundwater Management & Models
- GEOL486 Environmental & Engineering Geophysics
- GEOL487 Watershed Analysis
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| Graduate Courses |
- GEOL525 Sedimentary Processes, Environments, and Structures
- GEOL530 Structural Geology and Tectonics
- GEOL531 Tectonic Problems of Southern California
- GEOL560 Hydrogeology
- GEOL561 Vadose Zone Hydrogeology
- GEOL562 Contaminant Hydrogeology
- GEOL563 Water Quality Seminar
- GEOL570 Special Topics
- GEOL581 Seminar: Engineering Geology
- GEOL584 Paleoseismology
- GEOL585 Landslides, Avalanches, and Debris Flows
- GEOL597 Graduate Research
- GEOL598 Graduate Directed Study
- GEOL599 Thesis
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| Students may also enroll in approved courses at CSULB
and CSUN and use them as part of their graduate program.
Students enrolling through concurrent enrollment are not held to the
13 unit limit on transfer courses. See the graduate advisor
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| Financial Assistance |
| The Department of Geological Sciences
offers support to help defray the costs of tuition, or graduate thesis
research expenses. At present, graduate students are eligible to apply
for scholarships listed below (intent or restrictions are shown in
parentheses). Other students receive funding through grants
administered by individual faculty members. Additional
financial support may be available through the Office of Financial Assistance, Student Affairs
Building, Room 124. To be eligible for any scholarship, an application
must be filed with the Office of Scholarships
and Financial Assistance in the Student Affairs Building Room
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- Robert Bean
Scholarship (Hydrogeology)
- Chance-Dana
Award (Outstanding Students)
- Robert Stone
Scholarship (Thesis Expenses)
- Martin Stout
Scholarship (Outstanding Promise)
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