Overview

About the Program

Within this context, you will find a healthy combination of both field- and model-based Earth Science research as well as applied and academic research opportunities.

Our faculty offer courses and are active in the following specific research areas: air quality, applied climatology, applied geophysics, biogeochemistry, climate change, coastal geology, emerging diseases, environmental geology, epidemiology, fluvial processes, geospatial analysis, GIS/geo-computation, groundwater hydrology, land change dynamics, landscape ecology, marine geology, mineralogy and geochemistry, numerical modeling, paleoecology, paleontology, quaternary geology, remote sensing, renewable energies, sedimentology, severe weather, soil science, stratigraphy, structural geology, sustainability, tropical cyclones, urban ecology, volcanology, and weather forecasting.

The Earth Sciences program of The University of North Carolina at Charlotte is designed to address a range of student needs and to be completed in two years of full-time study. Graduates of the program will employ their expertise in a wide variety of activities and will be prepared for careers such as environmental consultants, geologists in the energy and mining industries, meteorologists, regulators in governmental agencies, and Earth Science teachers in secondary schools. Furthermore, the M.S. in Earth Sciences prepares students for admission to traditional Atmospheric Science, Geology, or Earth Science Ph.D. programs as well as interdisciplinary Ph.D. programs such as Infrastructure and Environmental Systems – a program we also offer in conjunction with the College of Engineering.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Earth Systems Analysis: Biogeochemical Cycles

Quaternary Paleoenvironmental Sciences

Landscape Ecology

Ecosystem Restoration

Earth Systems Analysis: Geodynamics

Earth Systems Analysis: Paleoenvironments

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-18 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-08-01 00:00:00
Starting 2027-01-12 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

30 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Charlotte, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

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General requirements

The department expects an overall undergraduate GPA of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 point scale

Three letters of reference are required

Applicants must write a personal statement that directly addresses their reasons for conducting graduate work, as well as their desire to participate in the M.S. in Earth Sciences program at UNC Charlotte. Applicants should comment on their expectations regarding the benefits of a M.S. and how the program at UNC Charlotte fits their career and professional goals. Applicants to the research option of the program should identify potential advisors with whom they would like to work and explain why those advisors were selected. Applicants are strongly encouraged to contact potential advisors prior to submitting an application.

Scores on the Graduate Record Exam (GRE)

Transcripts of all previous college study must be submitted

International applicants whose native language is not English must provide English proficiency scores

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

20627 USD / year

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Out-of-State

20627 USD / year

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In-State

4841 USD / year

≈ 4841 USD / year

Living costs

Charlotte

United States

1133 - 2060 USD / month

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