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Working in the field Photo: Marc Tule
http://grd.ucsd.edu/GeosciencesDescriptionGeological Sciences emphasizes the application of general principles of geology, geochemistry, and geophysics to problems in the marine and terrestrial environments of the Earth. Graduate students routinely participate in expeditions at sea and on land and many doctoral theses evolve from these experiences. Research areas in geological sciences include: the origin and evolution of the ocean-atmosphemere system, global climate, and bisophere; geology, geochemistry, and geophysics of oceanic crustal rocks and near-shore environments; tectonic and structural evolution of the oceans, plate margins, and back-arc basins; the role of fluids in the crust; chemistry of rare gases in active volcanoes; the use of natural nuclear processes for understanding physical and chemical processes in the Earth; paleomagnetic applications in geology and geophysics. Program of Study The geosciences curriculum consists of a series of core courses and a series of research focus courses. Students are expected to take at least nine classes and at least four units of research per quarter during their first year for a total of 48 units. All students are responsible for material in Marine Geology (SIO 240). Additionally students must take at least one geophysics, one geochemistry, and one geology class. Geophysics core classes are either, Introduction to Geophysics (SIO 103) or Geodynamics (SIO 234). Geochemistry core classes include: Marine Sediments-Paleo Proxies (SIO 245) and Petrology and Geochemistry of the Solid Earth (SIO 251). Geology classes include: Stratigraphy and Sedimentology (SIO 105), Introduction to Volcanology (SIO 170), Marine Chemistry (SIO 260) and Geological Record of Climate Change (SIO 201). Students are also encouraged to take Introduction to Computers at SIO (SIO 233), Data Analysis for Physical Oceanographers (SIO 221B), Physical Oceanography (SIO 210), and Biological Oceanography (SIO 280) but these may not be used to substitute for the geology, geophysics and geochemistry core requirements.
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