Overview

About the program

We are proud of the research specialties that we have developed in hydrogeology, paleontology and paleo-environments, human-environmental modeling, and urban and regional development.

The Department of Geosciences at Florida Atlantic University places a strong emphasis on fieldwork, GIS, remote sensing and other analytical techniques in geospatial modeling, and encourages interdisciplinary research.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Physical Geography
Quantitative Methods
Biogeography
Remote Sensing of Environment
Principles of GIS
Weather, Climate and Climate Change
History of Earth & Life
Mineralogy and Petrology
Structural Geology
Solid Earth Geophysics
Stratigraphy & Sedimentation
Hydrogeology

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-01-10 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-09-01 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2026-09-15 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2027-05-10 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-04-01 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2027-08-16 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-04-01 00:00:00 , International

More details

summer/fall national deadline: March 14 / rolling decision

Language

English

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IELTS

6.5

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Boca Raton, United States

Disciplines

Earth Sciences Geology View 474 other Bachelors in Geology in United States

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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IELTS

6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

Admission to FAU is selective and is based on high school GPA, grades in academic core courses, course selection, college readiness in math, writing and reading, class rank, and having a standardized test score.
First time incoming international students MUST have their high school records, including courses/subjects and grades completed throughout the entire high school career and exam results (e.g. CXC/GCSES), evaluated and submitted by a NACES accredited evaluation agency.
Students whose first language is not English must submit English proficiency test scores.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

20760 USD / year

≈ 20760 USD / year
Out-of-State

20760 USD / year

≈ 20760 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

5976 USD / year

≈ 5976 USD / year

Living costs

Boca Raton

United States

900 - 1400 USD / month

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Overview

About the program

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

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Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic

Living costs

Boca Raton

Funding

Scholarships Information

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