Geosciences Ph.D.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

1. Upon completion of the degree, students should be able to define, design, propose, and execute original research projects that yield meaningful advances in scientific knowledge.

2. Upon completion of the degree, students should be able to communicate the results of independent research in both verbal and written form.

3. Upon completion of the degree, students should be able to demonstrate technical expertise in one or more laboratory, field and/or computational methods used in the geological sciences.

4. Upon completion of the degree, students should be able to demonstrate experience in instructional methods for undergraduate science courses.

5. Upon completion of the degree, students should be able to demonstrate detailed understanding of the foundational knowledge underpinning the student's sub-specialty in the geosciences.