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EPS-PHD - Earth and Planetary Sciences (PhD)

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Earth and Planetary SciencesEarth and Planetary SciencesPHD - Doctor of Philosophy

Program Learning Outcomes

The PhD is conferred upon candidates who have demonstrated substantial scholarship, high attainment in a particular field of knowledge, and the ability to conduct independent research. To this end, the objectives of the doctoral program are to enable students to develop the skills needed to conduct original investigations in a particular discipline or set of disciplines in the earth sciences, to interpret the results, and to present the data and conclusions in a publishable manner.