KU Graduate Degree Options
Doctoral (PhD), Masters (MS), and Professional Masters (PSM)
The Programs
The M.S. degree requires a total of 30 credit hours for graduation, of which about 6 hours are expected to be thesis hours.
The PhD degree has no formal requirements for credit hours; courses are selected to best support the research.
The PSM degree requires a total of 36 online credit hours for graduation, of which 3 hours are dedicated to a capstone project.
| Offered Annually | Credit Hours | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Physical Hydrogeology | 3 | In-person and Online |
| Contaminant Transport | 3 | In-person and Online |
| Stable Isotope | 3 | In-person |
| Geochemistry | 3 | In-person |
| Contaminants in Ground Water | 3 | In-person |
| Geophysics | 3 | In-person |
| Introduction to Programming Methods (VBA,R,Python,Matlab) | 3 | In-person and Online |
| Quantitative Geosciences | 3 | In-person |
| Research Skills and Responsible Scholarship Environmental Site Assessment | 2 | In-person and Online |
| Project Management | 3 | PFS Online |
| Communications | 3 | PFS Online |
| Finance | 3 | PFS Online |
| Organizational Change | 3 | PFS Online |
| Capstone Course | 3 | Online |
| Workshops and Field Trips | Credit Hours | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Geological Log Analysis | 1 | Online |
| Applied Environmental Geophysics Workshop | 1 | In-person and Online |
| Field Hydrology (in Colorado) | 3 | In-person and Online |
| Contaminated Sites Workshop | 1 | In-person |
| Contaminants in Groundwater Field Trip | 1 | In-person |
| *Direct-push Methods for Site Characterization Workshop | 1 | In-person and Online |
| Contaminated Groundwater Sampling Workshop | 1 | In-person and Online |
| Environmental Site Management *(OSHA 40 hr. Hazwoper Certification) Workshop | 3 | In-person and Online |
| Aquifer Testing Workshop | 1 | In-person and Online |
| Chemical and Microbial Hydrogeology | 3 | In-person and Online |
| Additional Offerings (not yearly) | Credit Hours | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Biogeochemistry | 3 | In-person |
| Geostatistics | 3 | In-person |
| Groundwater Modeling | 3 | In-person |
| Hydrology Energy and Food Nexus | 1 | In-person |