Graduate Studies in Hydrogeology at the University of Kentucky
The M.S. degree in Geology requires at least 24 hours of regular coursework
(including at least 16 in GLY courses, at least 12 of which must be at the 600
or 700 level). Ph.D. students with an M.S. degree must complete at least 18
hours of regular coursework. Hydrogeology students typically take GLY 530
(Low-Temperature Geochemistry) and GLY 585 (Hydrogeology) as part of their
coursework in geology. Other relevant graduate courses in geology include:
- GLY
560 Geophysical Field Methods
- GLY
610 Topics in Hydrogeology and Surficial Processes
- GLY
625 Topics in Applied Geophysics and Engineering Geology
- GLY
645 Topics in Petrology and Geochemistry
- GLY
741 Clay Mineralogy
- GLY
745 Seminar in Petrology and Geochemistry
Relevant courses in
other departments, depending upon the student's interest, include (but are not
limited to):
- AEN
461G Biometeorology
- BAE
438G Fundamentals of Groundwater Hydrology
- BAE
537 Irrigation and Drainage Engineering
- BAE
538 GIS in Water Resources
- CE
461G Hydrology
- CE
471G Soil Mechanics
- CE 546
Fluvial Hydraulics
- CE 555
Microbial Aspects of Environmental Engineering
- CE 653
Water Quality in Surface Waters
- CE 660
Groundwater Hydrology
- CE 662
Stochastic Hydrology
- CE 676
Groundwater and Seepage
- CHE
565 Environmental Chemistry
- ES
600* Environmental Systems Seminar
- ES
620* Environmental Health
- ES
630* Legal, Social and Economic Sciences in Environmental Systems
- FOR
460G Forest Watershed Management
- GEO
451G Fluvial Forms and Processes
- GEO
731 Earth Surface Systems
- PLS
450G Biogeochemistry
- PLS
455G Wetland Delineation
- PLS
456G Constructed Wetlands
- PLS
477G Land Treatment of Waste
- PLS
566 Soil Microbiology
- PLS
567 Methods in Soil Microbiology
- PLS
575 Soil Physics
- PLS
576 Laboratory in Soil Physics
- PLS
671 Soil Chemistry
*(courses in the
Environmental Systems graduate certificate program)
Students
with degrees in geology and related fields (e.g., biology, chemistry,
engineering, and agriculture) are encouraged to apply for graduate study.
Successful applicants typically have completed at least two semesters each of
calculus, chemistry, and physics (although up to two of these courses can be
made up as deficiencies during graduate study) and the equivalent of a minor in
geology.
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