Education

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Year 1

Winter Semester

• Required Course: Frontiers in Environmental and Atmospheric Sciences (depth requirement)
• Research

Spring Semester

• Required Course: Methodologies in Environmental and Atmospheric Sciences (depth requirement)
• Research
• Preparation and presentation of dissertation proposal

Year 2

Winter Semester

• Elective Course in the area of concentration
  (depth requirement)
• Research on dissertation proposal including a comprehensive examination consisting of a written and oral examination taken at the beginning of the course

Spring Semester

• Elective Course in the area of concentration (depth requirement)
• Research

Year 3

Winter Semester

• Elective Course not in the area of concentration (breadth requirement)
• Research

Spring Semester

• Research
• Dissertation writing and oral defense of PhD Dissertation

The advisor(s) and the dissertation committee of the student can suggest to their student to attend any additional seminars, lectures or workshops they deem necessary and make changes to the course requirements for the student.