Doctor of Philosophy in Earth and Environment

The PhD in Earth & Environment provides students with extensive and cross-disciplinary research opportunities within the earth and environmental sciences, geography, remote sensing, sustainability, and energy, environment analysis, and policy. Students may specialize, for example, inand at the interface ofclimate dynamics, carbon & nutrient cycling, surface processes, hydrology, active tectonics and crustal evolution, sustainable food, water, and energy, land use/land cover change, environmental analysis and policy, paleoclimate and earth history, and coastal, marine, and ecosystem response to climate change. Upon completion of the PhD, students should be prepared for postgraduate training and to assume teaching and/or research positions in academia, industry, government, or nonprofit agencies.

Learning Outcomes
Demonstrate advanced knowledge of the fundamental concepts and topics in a specific subfield of Earth & Environment.
Demonstrate understanding of key research questions, the research design process, and the quantitative and/or qualitative methods used in a specific subfield of Earth & Environment.
Communicate research questions and results to the scientific community and communicate about problems in Earth & Environment to a broader audience.
Integrate, synthesize, and apply scientific knowledge to societal problems, such as the sustainable use of energy and water resources, the identification and mitigation of risks posed by climate change and natural hazards, and the consequences of human activities on the environment.
Produce and defend an original and substantial contribution to the field.

IELTS- The overall band score of 7.0 is required for admission
TOEFL Paper Based:- 550
TOEFL iBT:- 84 (Minimum score 21 in each Section)
Application
Personal Statement
Three (3) letters of recommendation
Transcripts (all institutions of higher education you have attended)
Test scores (GREs for every applicant, TOEFL scores for international students)