地球与环境科学系对地球的组成材料，其结构和表面特征的发展，这些随时间变化的过程以及其资源的来源，发现和保护进行研究。 ，燃料和矿物质。我们的学生使用从地壳运动的地震学和卫星跟踪调查到最先进的地球化学仪器等各种技术。我们鼓励大学生和具有理学学士学位的毕业生申请我们的MS或Ph.D. 在地球与环境科学专业。我们鼓励拥有自然科学学士学位的在职专业人员申请我们的地球与环境科学专业硕士学位，候选人必须根据批准的学习计划完成30小时的研究生学习。通常提交基于原始研究的论文。候选人的顾问可酌情决定免除此要求。
The Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences offers the M.S. degree in a range of specialties, listed below. Interdisciplinary research takes place with other groups, including the Darrin Fresh Water Institute and the Departments of Biology, Physics, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Math and Computer Science, and Materials Science and Engineering. The department also provides supervision of research and curriculum planning for students in the Applied Science Master's program in areas including contaminant geochemistry and applied geophysics. Candidates for the M.S. degree must fulfill the requirements of the Office of Graduate Education. Two M.S. tracks are offered: 1) thesis or project program, and 2) courses-only track Evidence of success in graduate-level study must be shown. Ongoing research is described on the department webpage. Applicants are encouraged to discuss current research topics with individual faculty members. Candidates must complete 30 hours of graduate study based on an approved plan of study. A thesis based on original research is usually submitted. This requirement may be waived at the discretion of the candidate's adviser.