The Department of Geology at Texas Christian University is large enough to maintain a broad and varied program of teaching and research, but not so large that students remain unknown to the faculty. The department's se ven faculty members and ten to fifteen graduate students form a close-knit group.
Graduate students are an integral part of the research ef fort of the department.
Many of the graduate students in the department plan to enter the energy or minerals industries after receiving their degrees. The University Texas Christian University is a private, self-governing, endowed institution. The university's six sc hools and colleges enroll about 7,400 students, including about 1,100 graduate students. The 550 faculty members hold their terminal degrees from more than 125 different institutions. The AddRan College of Arts and Sciences offers doctoral degrees in five departments and master's degrees in eleven fields, including the Master of Science in geology.