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Academics
Geophysics Ph.D. Program
Geophysics Ph.D. course requirements: 1) The three-semester Earth and Planetary Physics I, II, and III; 2) One semester of graduate-level applied mathematics (see "Approved Math Courses," below); 3) Irregularly scheduled seminars on topics in solid earth geophysics; 4) Additional courses of his or her own choosing (see 'Possible Additional Courses,' below).
| Ph.D. Core Courses |
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| ASTR/GEOL/PHYS |
6610 (3) |
Earth and Planetary Physics 1. (Seismology) |
| ASTR/GEOL/PHYS |
6620 (3) |
Earth and Planetary Physics 2. (Geodesy) |
| ASTR/GEOL/PHYS |
6630 (3) |
Earth and Planetary Physics 3. (Geodynamics) |
| ASTR/GEOL/PHYS |
6650 (1-3) |
Geophysics Seminar |
| Approved Math Courses |
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| PHYS/MATH |
5030 (3) |
Intermediate Mathematical Physics 1 |
| APPM |
5350 (3) |
Methods in Applied Mathematics: Fourier Series and Boundary Value Problems |
| ASTR |
5540 (3) |
Mathematical Methods |
| MCEN |
5020 (3) |
Methods of Engineering Analysis 1 |
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The student must take additional courses of his or her own choosing. The CU Graduate School requires a total of at least 30 semester credit hours. It is expected that the student, in consultation with his or her thesis advisor, will choose courses that are compatible with the student's research interests. Possible courses could include, but are not restricted to, the following.
| Possible Additional Courses |
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| GEOL/PHYS |
6670 (3) |
Geophysical Inverse Theory |
| GEOL |
5100 (3) |
X-Ray Crystal Chemistry |
| GEOL |
6200 (3) |
Advanced Mineralogy |
| GEOL |
5680 (3) |
Global Tectonics |
| GEOL |
5714 (1-3) |
Field Geophysics |
| GEOG |
5231 (4) |
Physical Climatology: Field methods |
| ASTR |
5300 (3) |
Magnetospheres |
| ASTR |
5400 (3) |
Introduction to Fluid Dynamics |
| ASTR/PHYS |
5140 (3) |
Astrophysical & Space Plasmas |
| ASTR/PHYS |
5150 (3) |
Plasma Physics |
| ASTR/GEOL |
5800 (3) |
Planetary Surfaces and Interiors |
| ASTR/ATOC/GEOL |
5820 (3) |
Origin and Evolution of Planetary Systems |
| APPM |
7300 (3) |
Nonlinear Waves and Integrable Equations |
| ASEN |
5060 (3) |
Satellite Geodesy |
| ASEN |
5090 (3) |
Introduction to the Global Positioning |
| MCEN |
5023 (3) |
Solid Mechanics |
| MCEN |
7123 (3) |
Dynamics of Continuous Media |
| MCEN |
7143 (3) |
Advanced Theory of Elasticity |
| CVEN |
5131 (3) |
Continuum Mechanics and Elasticity |
| CVEN |
5838 (3) |
Mechanics and Dynamics of Glaciers |
| CVEN |
6595 (3) |
Earthquake Engineering |
| CVEN |
5768 (3) |
Introduction to Rock Mechanics |
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