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.

Admission requirements

Applied Geoscience PSM

Geology M.A./M.S.

Graduate Certificate in Engineering Geology

Graduate Certificate in Environmental Geology

Graduate Certificate in Hydrogeology

Hydrogeology Graduate Certificate

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 543Ground Water Geology

4

Choose One:

G 650Research Methods I - Reading

4

G 651Research Methods II - Writing

4

G 523Statistics and Data Analysis in the Geosciences

4

Choose One:

G 524Geographical Information Systems for the Natural Sciences

4

G 525Field GIS

4

G 548Chemical Hydrogeology

4

G 561Environmental Geology

4

G 580Basin Analysis

4

G 581Field Geology

4

Choose One:

CE 565/ESM 525Watershed Hydrology

4

CE 566/ESM 566Environmental Data Analysis

4

CE 568Advanced Methods in Hydrologic System Analysis

4

CE 571/CE 671Subsurface Contaminant Transport

4

CE 572Environmental Fluid Mechanical Transport

4

CE 573Numerical Methods in Environmental and Water Resources Engineering

4

CE 576Environmental Fluid Mechanics

4

CE 578Water Quality Modeling

4

CE 579/ESM 579Fate and Transport of Toxics in the Environment

4

CE 580Chemistry of Environmental Toxins

4

CE 585Environmental Cleanup and Restoration

4

CE 586/Ch 586Environmental Chemistry

4

CE 587/Ch 587Aquatic Chemistry

4

CE 589Introduction to Advanced Environmental Fluid Mechanics

4

CE 590Soil and Groundwater Restoration

4

ESM 520Ecological Toxicology

4

ESM 527Watershed Biogeochemistry

4

ESM 535Natural Resource Policy and Management

4

ESM 552Environmental Regulation and Non-regulatory Approaches

3

ESM 563Water Quality Policy & Management

4

ESM 567Multivariate Analysis of Environmental Data

4

Geog 514Hydrology

4

Geog 580Fundamentals of Remote Sensing

4

Geog 594GIS 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.