Graduate Programs

Is a Graduate Degree in Geosciences for Me?

Geoscientists use a variety of interdisciplinary methods including fieldwork, remote sensing, and mathematical modeling to assess the spatial patterns of humans, animals, and plants in nature and the dynamics of their interactions. Geoscientists are particularly interested in understanding the past, present, and future impact of human settlement on the physical and living systems in nature.

The Department of Geosciences offers three graduate degrees and two graduate certificates:

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) with a major in Geosciences

Master of Science (M.S.) with a major in Geosciences

Graduate Certificates

Prospective Students

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Current Students

What's Special about the Graduate Programs in Geosciences at FAU?

Human-Environment Systems: human-environmental Modeling, Urban and Regional Development and Sustainability, Ethnobotany,
Biogeography, Environmental Restoration, Florida Center for Environmental Studies, Environmental Sciences Program

Human Geography: Urban and Regional Geography

Geographic Information Science: Fieldwork, GIS, Remote Sensing, other analytical techniques in Geospatial Modeling,
Center for Geo-Information Science

Hydrology and Water Resources

Environmental geophysics

Coastal geology

Paleobiology, Stratigraphy, and Paleoclimatology

For information about the Ph.D. and MS programs contact:

Dr. Tobin Hindle
Director, Doctoral Program in Geosciences
Department of Geosciences
Florida Atlantic University
777 Glades RD
Boca Raton, FL 33431