M.A. degree program in earth and environmental sciences
HEGIS code 1914
NYS SED program code 02091

The M.A. program in earth and environmental sciences offers advanced instruction and research experience in a wide array of subjects in earth and environmental sciences. Depending on the interests of the student, the degree program can include lectures, laboratory work, field work, seminars, and teaching. Thesis research may be conducted in such areas as classical geology, including petrology, sedimentology, geochemistry, and paleontology; geotechnology, including GIS and remote sensing; and environmental science, including groundwater hydrology, environmental chemistry, and aquatic pollution.

The M.A. degree prepares students for employment in university-based laboratories, in environmental and geological consulting companies, in such governmental regulatory agencies as the EPA, NYDOE, and NPS, in state and federal survey departments, and in urban planning agencies. It also provides masters-level research training for earth science teachers.

Our M.A. degree prepares students to pursue a doctoral degree at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York or at another university of their choice, and to teach and research at the college and university level.

Program Heads

Name	Title	Phone	Location	Email	Office Hours
Chamberlain, John A	Graduate Deputy	718-951-5416	5312 Ingersoll Hall	johnc brooklyn.cuny.edu	call/email for appointment

   Building codes:
   A-Whitehead;   B-Boylan;   J-James;   N-Ingersoll;   NE-Ingersoll Extension;   R-Roosevelt;   RE-Roosevelt Extension;   WEB - West End Building

Matriculation requirements

Applicants must offer an undergraduate major in geology, or a related field, completed with a grade point average of 3.00 (B) or higher.

General matriculation and admission requirements of the Division of Graduate Studies are in the Bulletin section "Admission."

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Degree requirements

Thirty credits in courses in Earth and Environmental Sciences are required for the M.A. degree. Pertinent courses in other science departments may be included in the 30 credits with permission of the Graduate Deputy.

Student must pass a comprehensive examination.

Courses in the Earth and Environmental Sciences Department offered toward the degree must be numbered 7100 or above.

The program of study must be approved by the deputy chairperson.