Department of
Earth Sciences
The University of Delaware’s Department of Earth Sciences (ES) prepares students for the real world by exposing them to exciting opportunities through education and research in the classroom, the laboratory and the field.
Our graduates go on to fulfilling careers in environmental consulting firms, the energy industry, governmental regulatory agencies, earth science teaching and research in the geological sciences. ES programs feature small classes with hands-on field and laboratory-based instruction delivered by an internationally respected, research-active faculty.
Academic Programs
UNDERGRAD PROGRAMS
Earth Sciences (B.A. or B.S.)
Earth Science Education (B.S.)
MASTER'S PROGRAMS
Environmental Science and Management (M.S.)
Earth Sciences (M.S.)
Water Science and Policy (M.S.)
PH.D. PROGRAMS
FEATURED ACADEMIC PROGRAM
Water Science & Policy Ph.D.
The interdisciplinary Water Science and Policy program draws on faculty expertise from four different colleges within UD, allowing students to build a broad knowledge of the subject while also developing a specialty in an aspect of either water science or policy. Learn more about the program and find a list of faculty advisors.
News and events
LATEST NEWS
UD doctoral candidate Kuan-Yu Lin helps collect core samples from the Earth’s mantle
UD researchers suggest the climate crisis requires international minerals agreement
Free and open to the public, the exhibits display art, minerals, manuscripts and printed materials
UD doctoral student studies threat to freshwater
Delaware Geological Survey’s David Wunsch reflects on geological career, impact of UD and DGS on the First State