Graduate Program in Applied Geophysics

 

Degrees

Sample Course Sequence

List of Courses and Electives


Degrees


Master of Science
Master Of Engineering
The Ph.D. Degree



Sample Course Sequences

The following list is recommended for most students who satisfy the basic prerequisite requirements. Students who do not have the prerequisites, should take them in the first semester or as summer school.  With the consent of the student's adviser, courses listed under technical electives may be substituted based on interest or background.

An example M.S. curriculum for a student wishing to complete the coursework in 1 year is given below:
 

Fall
Spring
CIV ENG 178, CIV ENG 173, 
CIV ENG 281, CIV ENG 286
ENGIN 241, EPS 104 or EPS 130, 
any two of CIV ENG 285A, B, C, D 

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List of Courses and Electives

Core Sequence
(Course No., Title, Units, and Instructor)


CIV ENG 178 Applied Geophysics  Becker/Morrison
CIV ENG 285A Electromagnetic Methods in Applied Geophysics 2 Becker/Morrison
CIV ENG 285B Electrical Methods in Applied Geophysics 2 Morrison
CIV ENG 285C Seismic Methods in Applied Geophysics 2 Rector
CIV ENG 285D Gravity and Magnetic Methods in Applied Geophysics 2 Becker/Morrison
CIV ENG 286 Digital Data Processing 3 Rector
 
And At Least One Of
   
CIV ENG 290F Advanced Topics in Seismology 3 Rector
CIV ENG 290G Advanced Topics in Electrical and Electromagnetic Methods 3 Becker/Morrison
CIV ENG 171 Introduction to Geological Engineering 2 Staff
PHYSICS 110 Electromagnetism and Optics 3 Physics - Staff


Technical Electives
(Course No., Title, Units, and Instructor)


MAT SCI 161 Chemical Behavior of Minerals, Materials, and Fluids  3 Doyle
ENGIN 120 Principles of Engineering Economics 3 Barlow
ENGIN 230B Engineering Analysis, Part II 3 Staff
ENGIN 240 Fundamentals of Multiphase Flow in Earth Systems 3 Patzek
ENGIN 241 Mathematical and Numerical Methods in Earth Sciences 4 Patzek/Silin
CIV ENG 116 Environmental Aqueous Geochemistry 3 Sposito
CIV ENG 172 Introduction to Rock Mechanics 3 Cook/Goodman/Glaser
CIV ENG 173 Groundwater and Seepage 3 Rubin/Sitar
CIV ENG 175 Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering 3 Bray/Pestana/Seed/Sitar
CIV ENG 193 Engineering Risk Analysis  3 Der Kiureghian
CIV ENG 202B Geostatistics and Stochastic Hydrogeology 3 Rubin
CIV ENG 219 Contaminant Transport Processes  3 Hunt
CIV ENG 268F Risk Assessment and Management of Technology  3 Bea/Roberts
CIV ENG 271 Elastic Signal Interpretation for Engineering Material Characterization 3 Glaser
CIV ENG 281 Engineering Geology 3 Sitar
EPS 104 Mathematical Methods in Geophysics 3 Johnson
EPS 111 Petroleum Geology 3 Helgeson
EPS 120 Analysis of Environmental Data 3 Kirchner
EPS 130 Strong Motion Seismology 3 Johnson
EPS 204 Elastic Wave Propagation 3 Staff
EPS 205 Theoretical Seismology 3 Johnson
EPS 264 Sedimentary Rocks and Processes 4 Berry
STAT 102 Introduction to the Theory of Statistics 4 Staff
STAT 131A Statistical Inferences for Social and Life Scientists 4 Staff
STAT 153 Introduction to Time Series 4 Staff
STAT 155 Game Theory 3 Staff
BUS ADM 188 Introduction to International Business 3 Staff
ESPM 60 Environmental Policy, Administration and Law  4 Fairfax
IND ENG 166 Decision Analysis 3 Oren
IND ENG 268 Applied Dynamic Programming 3 Dreyfus
MEC ENG 248 Transport in Porous Media 3 Udell
MEC ENG 290M Expert Systems in Mechanical Engineering  3 Agogino
NUC ENG 275 Principles and Methods of Risk Analysis 4 Kastenberg
CHM ENG 140 Introduction to Chemical Process Analysis 3 Staff
CHM ENG 141 Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics 3 Staff
CHM ENG 142 Chemical Kinetics and Reaction Engineering 3 Staff
EL ENG 100 Electronic Techniques for Engineering 4 Oldham
EL ENG 123 Digital Signal Processing 4 Lee
PE175/220 Well Logging/Advanced Topics in Well Logging 3 Stanford University

BUS ADM = Business Administration
CIV ENG = Civil Engineering
CHM ENG = Chemical Engineering
EL ENG = Electrical Engineering
EPS = Earth and Planetary Science
ESPM = Environmental Science Policy & Management
IND ENG = Industrial Engineering
MAT SCI = Materials Science and Engineering
MEC ENG = Mechanical Engineering
NUC ENG = Nuclear Engineering
PHYSICS = Physics
STAT = Statistics

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