The comprehensive examination is both oral and written. A final oral defense of the thesis is required. Pass-fail grades are used for evaluation. Economic and geologic evaluation of actual deposits. Chemical and ceramic raw materials emphasized.
Students undertake individual projects.
Emphasis on individual student projects. Students undertake individual projects. Offered alternate years. Ionic and molecular equilibria related to stabilities and solubilities of minerals, with applications to ground water, sea water, and hydrothermal fluids. Applications to weathering processes, natural waters, deposition of sediments, and diagenesis.