The Master’s Degree in Geology at Bircham International University explores the origin, structure, and composition of minerals and igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks. It integrates plate tectonics, volcanism, rock deformation, earthquake activity, and mountain building, and it focuses on specialized training with practical knowledge and specific skills tied to the student’s concentration.
This is an online distance-learning Master’s program with a structure of 70% textbooks and 30% project. The program requires 36 to 54 academic credits above a Bachelor’s program, and it runs for 9 to 12 months. Fees include the program of study, textbooks, study guide, evaluation and assessment, diploma, and transcript.
Modules
- 501GEA - Earth Science
- 502GEA - Geology
- 503GEA - Volcanism & Earthquakes
- 504GEA - Soil & Water Conservation
- 505GEA - Hydrology
- 506GEA - Mineral Deposits & Sedimentology
- 507GEA - Stratigraphy & Earth History
- 508GEA - Rock & Fluid Properties
- 509GEA - Geomorphology
- 510GEA - Seismology
- 511GEA - Petrology & Petrography
- Research methodology and final project or thesis
