该系提供研究生课程和研究计划，可获地质学或地球物理学硕士学位。我们鼓励学生通过参加地质，地球物理学和环境地球科学以及其他科学和数学课程来获得广泛的背景知识。多学科准备对于寻求未来行业工作的学生特别有用。该系大约有20名研究生在校，坐落在德夫林厅，并在韦斯顿天文台设有其他研究设施。学生与教师保持着密切的工作关系，同时能够使用可用的现代科学设备进行研究。该计划强调了地球科学的强大背景以及开展研究的能力。它为学生做好了在环境和工程行业，石油和天然气勘探或政府服务领域的地球科学家的成功职业生涯的准备，或为继续攻读
The M.S. program includes coursework and a research-based thesis. The curriculum is flexible, and a program that is consistent with the student's background, and professional and research objectives, is developed by the student and his or her faculty advisory committee. Like the Ph.D. program, the M.S. program assumes a basic undergraduate foundation in the geosciences. Students lacking such a background may be required to complete certain subjects at the undergraduate level before or during their graduate program. Master's candidates in geology or geophysics are expected to have taken two semesters (or equivalent) of a college-level physics or chemistry course before admission, and must complete, or have completed, a minimum of two semesters of college-level calculus before completing their degree. Students are encouraged to obtain broad backgrounds by taking courses in geology, geophysics, and environmental geosciences along with the other sciences and mathematics. Multidisciplinary preparation is particularly useful for students seeking future employment in industry.<br><br>The program stresses a strong background in the earth sciences, as well as the ability to carry out research. It prepares students for successful careers as geoscientists in the environmental consulting and engineering industries, natural resource exploration, government service, or for continued studies toward a Ph.D. A particularly beneficial aspect of the M.S. program is the opportunity for students to integrate studies in geology, geophysics, and environmental subjects.