Graduate Programs
The Department of Geology offers programs leading to a graduate certificate, the Master of Arts or Master of Science in geology with an option in geohydrology, the Professional Science Master's (P.S.M.) in Applied Geoscience, and to the Earth, Environment, & Society Doctoral Program.
The M.A./M.S. program is designed to train geology students beyond the baccalaureate degree for professional employment or for advanced graduate work.
Geology participates in the Earth, Environment, & Society Doctoral Program. Specialized studies in hydrogeology, geomicrobiology, environmental geology, engineering geology, geomechanics, glaciology, and applied stratigraphy, along with multidisciplinary environmental science courses and seminars, will partially fulfill the requirements for the Ph.D. See Earth, Environment and Society Ph.D. for information relative to the Ph.D. program in Earth, Environment, & Society.
Graduate Certificate in Hydrogeology
Purpose
The Graduate Certificate in Hydrogeology provides practicing geologists an opportunity to upgrade their hydrogeology credentials and post-baccalaureate students an accessible way to obtain skills in hydrogeology while partially fulfilling requirements towards a Professional Masters. The certificate is designed to accommodate professionals and students who are employed full or part-time.
Career Opportunities
This Certificate is designed for professionals and students interested in the field of hydrogeology. It can represent a portion of a professional geologist’s recognized training, as well as a portion of the background needed by registered geologists in the state of Oregon. Practicing geologists can use this Certificate, which indicates added skills and background, for professional development. This Certificate program also may be used toward a graduate degree.
Choose 1 course from each of the following 4 sections:
Required:
| G 543 | Ground Water Geology | 4 |
Choose One:
| G 650 | Research Methods I - Reading | 4 |
| G 651 | Research Methods II - Writing | 4 |
| G 523 | Statistics and Data Analysis in the Geosciences | 4 |
Choose One:
| G 524 | Geographical Information Systems for the Natural Sciences | 4 |
| G 525 | Field GIS | 4 |
| G 548 | Chemical Hydrogeology | 4 |
| G 561 | Environmental Geology | 4 |
| G 580 | Basin Analysis | 4 |
| G 581 | Field Geology | 4 |
Choose One:
| CE 565/ESM 525 | Watershed Hydrology | 4 |
| CE 566/ESM 566 | Environmental Data Analysis | 4 |
| CE 568 | Advanced Methods in Hydrologic System Analysis | 4 |
| CE 571/CE 671 | Subsurface Contaminant Transport | 4 |
| CE 572 | Environmental Fluid Mechanical Transport | 4 |
| CE 573 | Numerical Methods in Environmental and Water Resources Engineering | 4 |
| CE 576 | Environmental Fluid Mechanics | 4 |
| CE 578 | Water Quality Modeling | 4 |
| CE 579/ESM 579 | Fate and Transport of Toxics in the Environment | 4 |
| CE 580 | Chemistry of Environmental Toxins | 4 |
| CE 585 | Environmental Cleanup and Restoration | 4 |
| CE 586/Ch 586 | Environmental Chemistry | 4 |
| CE 587/Ch 587 | Aquatic Chemistry | 4 |
| CE 589 | Introduction to Advanced Environmental Fluid Mechanics | 4 |
| CE 590 | Soil and Groundwater Restoration | 4 |
| ESM 520 | Ecological Toxicology | 4 |
| ESM 527 | Watershed Biogeochemistry | 4 |
| ESM 535 | Natural Resource Policy and Management | 4 |
| ESM 552 | Environmental Regulation and Non-regulatory Approaches | 3 |
| ESM 563 | Water Quality Policy & Management | 4 |
| ESM 567 | Multivariate Analysis of Environmental Data | 4 |
| Geog 514 | Hydrology | 4 |
| Geog 580 | Fundamentals of Remote Sensing | 4 |
| Geog 594 | GIS for Water Resources | 4 |
**If
G 524 or
G 525 is taken toward this certificate then
Geog 594 may not be taken from this list to count toward these 4 credits.
Total Credit Hours: 16
Courses must be completed within seven years of the award of the Graduate Certificate, and a cumulative GPA of 3.00 must be attained in all courses to be used for the Certificate. At least two thirds of the credits for the Graduate Certificate, or 15 credits, whichever is larger, are required to be taken at Portland State University.