Earth Sciences

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Professor Heather DeShon, Department Chair

Professors: Heather DeShon, Robert T. Gregory, Matthew Hornbach, Zhong Lu, Maria Beatrice Magnani (Director of Graduate Studies), Jim Quick, Brian Stump, Neil Tabor, Crayton Yapp
Associate Professor: Stephen Arrowsmith
Assistant Professor: Rita Economos
Research Professors: Dori Contreras, Anthony Fiorillo, Mihan H. McKenna Taylor, Ian Richards, Matthew Siegler, H. Troy Stuckey, Alisa J. Winkler, Dale A. Winkler, Pierre Zippi

Geology or Geophysics Admission Requirements

The minimum requirements for admission to graduate study in the Earth sciences are those in effect for admission to graduate programs  of SMU. The candidate is required to submit scores on a recent GRE graduate school admission test. International students applying from countries where English is not the native language are required to submit scores on the TOEFL English language proficiency examination.

Programs

• Geology, Ph.D.
• Geophysics, Ph.D.

• Applied Geophysics, M.S.
• Geology, M.S.
• Geophysics, M.S.

Courses

• GEOL 5110 - Independent Study in Geoscience
• GEOL 5199 - Special Topics in Earth Sciences
• GEOL 5210 - Independent Study in Geoscience
• GEOL 5299 - Special Topics in Earth Sciences
• GEOL 5310 - Independent Study in Geoscience
• GEOL 5320 - Dynamic Earth I
• GEOL 5356 - Principles and Application of Remote Sensing
• GEOL 5360 - Electron Microprobe Analysis
• GEOL 5368 - Paleoecology
• GEOL 5369 - Introduction to Palynology
• GEOL 5372 - Principles of Sedimentation
• GEOL 5374 - Petroleum Geology
• GEOL 5380 - Principles of Stratigraphy
• GEOL 5384 - Hydrogeology
• GEOL 5386 - Geochemistry
• GEOL 5389 - Theory of Digital Data Processing in Geophysics
• GEOL 5392 - Introduction to Seismology
• GEOL 5399 - Special Topics in Earth Sciences
• GEOL 5459 - Soils and Paleosols
• GEOL 6049 - Graduate Full-Time Status
• GEOL 6107 - Departmental Seminar
• GEOL 6110 - Independent Study in Geoscience
• GEOL 6209 - Special Topics in Geological Sciences
• GEOL 6210 - Independent Study in Geoscience
• GEOL 6302 - Sedimentology: Clastic Environments
• GEOL 6309 - Special Topics in Geological Sciences
• GEOL 6310 - Independent Study in Geoscience
• GEOL 6321 - Dynamic Earth II
• GEOL 6338 - Thermodynamics of Geological Processes
• GEOL 6340 - Structural Interpretation of Seismic Reflection Profiles
• GEOL 6341 - Basin Analysis
• GEOL 6363 - Environmental Geology Seminar
• GEOL 6371 - Isotope Geochemistry and Geochronology
• GEOL 6375 - Theory of Heat Flow and Diffusion
• GEOL 6380 - Geophysical Inverse Theory
• GEOL 6388 - Geodynamics
• GEOL 6390 - Principles and Application of Radar Interferometry
• GEOL 6393 - Big Data in Geophysics
• GEOL 6394 - Theoretical Seismology I
• GEOL 6395 - Mathematical Methods of Geophysics and Theoretical Seismology II
• GEOL 6396 - Exploration Seismology
• GEOL 6398 - Thesis
• GEOL 6399 - Thesis
• GEOL 7000 - Research
• GEOL 7100 - Research
• GEOL 7155 - Seminar in Geophysics
• GEOL 7158 - Seminar in Sedimentology
• GEOL 7201 - Research in Sedimentology
• GEOL 7203 - Research in Stratigraphy
• GEOL 7209 - Research in Mineralogy and Petrology
• GEOL 7213 - Research in Geophysics
• GEOL 7215 - Research in Geochemistry
• GEOL 7251 - Seminar in Stratigraphy
• GEOL 7253 - Seminar in Petrology
• GEOL 7255 - Seminar in Geophysics
• GEOL 7257 - Seminar in Structural Geology
• GEOL 7300 - Research
• GEOL 7301 - Research in Sedimentology
• GEOL 7303 - Research in Stratigraphy
• GEOL 7305 - Research in Paleontology
• GEOL 7309 - Research in Mineralogy and Petrology
• GEOL 7313 - Research in Geophysics
• GEOL 7315 - Research in Geochemistry
• GEOL 7317 - Research in Geomorphology
• GEOL 7350 - Seminar in Paleontology
• GEOL 7351 - Seminar in Stratigraphy
• GEOL 7352 - Seminar in Sedimentology
• GEOL 7353 - Seminar in Petrology
• GEOL 7354 - Seminar in Geochemistry
• GEOL 7355 - Seminar in Geophysics
• GEOL 7357 - Seminar in Structural Geology
• GEOL 7380 - Research Project in Applied Geophysics
• GEOL 8049 - Graduate Full-Time Status
• GEOL 8100 - Research
• GEOL 8398 - Dissertation Research
• GEOL 8399 - Dissertation Research
• GEOL 8698 - Dissertation Research
• GEOL 8699 - Dissertation Research
• GEOL 8998 - Dissertation Research
• GEOL 8999 - Dissertation Research

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