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Graduate Program Information
Graduate Studies
in Tectonics
Program
Interests embraced by the
faculty within the field of tectonics range from modern to Paleozoic plate
interactions, to the development of cratonal basins far from plate margins.
Data from many fields of Geology, including Geochemistry, Geophysics,
Marine Geology, Paleontology, Petrology, Sedimentology, and Structural
Geology, are being brought together in an attempt to understand tectonic
processes and to unravel tectonic history, especially of regions around
the Pacific Rim. The diversity of interests of the geologists involved
and their field orientation are perhaps the program's most notable features.
Academic Content of Program
A Master's degree in Geology
may be attained by submitting a successfully completed program of 30 well-chosen
units to the Department of Geology at San José State University.
A recommended program of courses at the graduate level includes:
Course
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Units
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Sedimentary Basins..........................................................................
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4 |
Structural Geology...............................................................................
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4 |
Igneous and Metamorphic
Petrology...............................................
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4 |
Sedimentary Petrology.......................................................................
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4 |
Seminar (on a topic
in tectonics and/or geophysics)......................
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2 |
Research..............................................................................................
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2 |
Thesis...................................................................................................
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4 |
Electives (chosen
with advisor's approval)......................................
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6 |
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