Master of Science [M.S] [Natural Sciences - Geosciences] From Columbus State University

The opportunity to take graduate courses in a specific track or combine graduate courses from each of the tracks allows the student to design a graduate course of study to suit his or her own specific interests and goals. The two-year curriculum allows students to focus on required courses and complete research in a timely manner. Graduate assistantship employment opportunities provide tuition and competitive stipends.

The Natural Sciences Program has...

? Broadly trained faculty with diverse areas of expertise with Southeastern, National and International research programs.

? Well-equipped, modern laboratories as well as access to protected natural areas.

? A wide variety of study abroad courses that allow students to conduct research projects abroad.

The Department of Earth and Space Sciences offers a Master's degree in Natural Sciences with a focus on the Geosciences (MNSgeo). Students accepted to the MNSgeo program complete 36 hours of coursework culminating in a written thesis, with 12 of the 36 course hours devoted to thesis research. Students in the MNSgeo program work with ESS faculty to develop a thesis research project as a requirement for graduation. ESS faculty are involved in a wide variety of research areas encompassing paleontology and paleoenvironments, sedimentology and stratigraphy, structural geology and tectonics, and interactions between the physical and human worlds.