Graduate Programs

The City College offers the following master’s degree in Earth and Atmospheric Science: M.S. in Earth and Atmospheric Science.

Please refer to our EAS Graduate Program Site for more information on our course offerings and the research focus of our faculty members.

For information about the Ph.D. program in Earth and Environmental Science please visit the EES Department webpage at the CUNY Graduate Center.

Students who receive an M.S. from the EAS Department will be prepared for employment in environmental companies and government agencies, as well as for Ph.D. level study in ESS, Geology, Environmental Sciences, Environmental Public Policy, or Terrestrial Ecology.

The Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences (EAS) of the City College of New York integrates research, teaching, and service dedicated to inspire, educate and prepare students to be leaders in the field of earth systems science. Based on the emerging awareness of the interrelationships between natural and social systems EAS promotes and sustains:

• fundamental and innovative research for the understanding of the Earth as an interconnected, dynamic system,

• the integration of earth science and science education research to promote students’ learning as well as their awareness of the role of the environmental context in all of their future endeavors.

1. Promote inquiry, analytical, technical, and communication skills necessary to succeed in the earth and atmospheric science professions.
2. Promote scientific literacy and the critical thinking skills needed for continued, life-long learning.
3. Promote the understanding of ethical, economical and social issues as an integrated system, which is necessary to evaluate societal impact and the consequences of scientific development on policy matters.
4. Develop instructional and research collaborations with stakeholders.
5. Conduct research in areas of local, national, and global importance.
6. Promote a systems approach in the integration of research and teaching.
7. Serve the community and the earth science profession.
8. Improve access to research and industry opportunities for our diverse student body.

1. Execute field research programs
2. Use computers for earth system science applications
3. Perform quantitative calculations
4. Reason scientifically in the context of the earth system
5. Discuss issues and controversies in earth system science
6. Identify and work with earth materials and earth structures
7. Function well in team-coordinated activities
8. Identify, formulate and solve real world earth science problems
9. Communicate effectively at all levels, orally and in writing
10. Use earth science instruments

Graduate Advisor
Prof. Steve Kidder
Location: MR 831
212-650-8431
skidder@ccny.cuny.edu