Master's Student Learning Outcomes
By obtaining M.S. degrees from the Department of Geological Sciences, students will:
- Find peer-reviewed articles, maps, government reports and/or data sets
- Concept Introduced in Geol 500
- Evaluated in GEOL 695, Geol 537, Thesis and one of the following: Geol 531, Geol 555, Geol 577, Geol 570: IBA
- Read, digest, and distill ideas from the published literature
- Concept Introduced in Geol 500
- Evaluated in GEOL 695, Geol 537, and Advancement Proposal
- Identify and clearly articulate a specific research question
- Concept Introduced in Geol 500
- Evaluated in Geol 697, Advancement Proposal and Thesis
- Formulate multiple working hypotheses
- Concept Introduced in Geol 500
- Evaluated in Geol 697, Advancement Proposal and Thesis
- Identify and/or develop process(es) or means to answer a specific research question
- Concept Introduced in Geol 500
- Evaluated in Geol 697 and one of the following (Geol 531, Geol 555, Geol 577, Geol 570: IBA), Advancement Proposal and Thesis
- Work and be able to and problem-solve independently in the lab and/or field
- Evaluated in Geol 697 and Thesis
- Create publication quality figures (maps, line drawings, etc).
- Evaluated in Advancement Proposal and Thesis and one of the following (Geol 531, Geol 555, Geol 577, Geol 570: IBA)
- Write a comprehensive analysis of a geological problem placing it into the context of past research and including background, methods, data analysis and discussion
- Present original research, methods, and outcomes to an audience of peers
- Concept Introduced in Geol 500
- Evaluated in one of the following (Geol 531, Geol 555, Geol 570: IBA), Advancement Proposal and Thesis