石油地球科学计划提供高级学位，可为职业专业人员提供在不中断职业生涯的前提下获得其地质或地球物理学硕士学位的机会。该课程包括重点课程，这些课程以加快的顺序交付，以满足当今石油地球学家的需求和时间表。专业学位的目的是从专业化队列开始起的一到两年内完成。可以为赞助整个队列（至少20个学生或更多）的公司设计更高级的课程，该过程可能需要长达两年的时间才能完成，并且需要其他适当的课程来完成学位。该计划的讲师是其研究领域中经验丰富的领导者，包括地球和大气科学系的教职员工以及在石油勘探和生产研究应用方面经验丰富的兼职教职
The Petroleum Geosciences Program offers advanced degrees that provide working professionals the opportunity to earn their M.S. in Geology or Geophysics without interrupting their careers. The curricula consist of focused courses that are delivered in an accelerated sequence to meet the needs and schedules of today's petroleum geoscientists. The professional degrees are designed to be completed in one to two years from the start of a specialization cohort. More advanced programs can be designed for companies sponsoring an entire cohort (20 students or more) that may take up to two years to complete and require additional appropriate courses to complete the degree. The program instructors are highly-experienced leaders in their fields of study and include the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences faculty as well as adjunct faculty who are highly experienced in petroleum exploration and production research applications.<br><br>These accelerated degree programs are ideal for graduates holding a BS or BA degree in Geology or Geophysics and want to enter the petroleum industry or are currently employed and want to improve their marketability or professional position within the petroleum industry.