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- The Department of Earth Sciences at the University of California at Riverside
offers the Bachelor of Science degree in Geology and Geophysics. These B.S.
degree programs are designed for students with a strong interest in various
aspects of the Earth sciences. The programs in the Department of Earth Sciences
place substantial emphasis on fieldwork with field courses, field trips in all
appropriate courses, and excursions between quarters.
The Department offers the M.S. and Ph.D. in Geological Science. A common theme
across the Department of Earth Sciences is our commitment to learning geology
in its natural context - which means that our program is strongly hands-on,
with a focus on fieldwork. The Department offers a program built around the
core research areas listed below, and these strengths are reflected at all
levels across the curriculum.
Organic and Paleoenvironmental Evolution
-Paleoecology of evolutionary radiations: Neoproterozoic/Cambrian,
Ordovician, Tertiary
-Biogeochemistry of ancient and modern environments
-Early Paleozoic, Tertiary, and Recent biogeography
-Deposition and geochemical control of organic-rich rocks
-Precision in biostratigraphic and lithostratigraphic correlation
-Fire ecology
-Stratigraphic and geochemical record of the biosphere in the
Neoproterozoic and Cambrian
-Evolution of developmental mechanisms
-Temporal resolution in the stratigraphic record
-Evolutionary paleoecology
Earthquake Science and Geodynamics
-Observational, experimental, and numerical studies of faulting
-Neotectonics and structural geology
-Petrology, geochemistry, geothermics
Quantitative Earth Surface Processes
-Geohydrology
-Quaternary Geology
-Geomorphology
-Quaternary Paleoenvironmental Change
-Tectonic Geomorphology
-Hydrogeology
-Climatology
Website: http://www.earthscience.ucr.edu/
[Summary provided by University of California, Riverside.]
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