Graduate Students
Future Leaders
A graduate education at UAF is helping prepare the next generation of innovators, scientists and leaders. We’re proud to continue to serve ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥, the nation and our global community.
Graduate students help the college make new scientific discoveries and they help our undergraduates share in those discoveries.
The College of Natural Science and Mathematics confers graduate degrees in the following fields and concentrations
Earth System Science (MS, PhD)
Concentrations:
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- Atmospheric & Climate Sciences
- Cryosphere
- Ecosystems
- Hydrology
- Geoscience
- Geospatial Science (+ GradCert)
- Solid Earth Geophysics
- Sustainability
Concentrations:
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- General Geology
- Economic Geology
- Petroleum Geology
- Quaternary Geology
- Remote Sensing
- Volcanology
Concentrations:
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- Solid-Earth Geophysics
- Snow, Ice, and Permafrost Geophysics
- Remote Sensing Geophysics
CNSM students: Here you will find thesis and other important deadlines, meet your graduate coordinators, and links to other useful information from travel to lifestyle and general student support resources.
View and stories profiling departmental graduate students produced by the Geophysical Institute. These videos give you a glimpse into the lives and studies of fellow students.
The Graduate School is here to help in your academic journey. They track your progress, and help provide direction and connection to resources outside your academic home department when needed.
Research and teaching assistantships may involve teaching courses, leading a discussion section, supervising a laboratory or meeting with students, or assisting faculty on research projects.