Graduate Program

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The UC Davis Earth and Planetary Sciences department combines academic excellence with a rewarding professional and personal experience.

The Earth and Planetary Sciences (EPS) Graduate Program prepares students to be valued team members in their chosen careers and in their communities. Our program brings together formal education to learn advanced theoretical and practical knowledge, mentorship in research-driven scholarly inquiry to develop exceptional problem-solving, critical-thinking, communication skills, and service to society through generation of knowledge, teaching and community engagement. We provide a learning environment that respects the individual goals of our students by encouraging self-directed research projects, supporting professional development for diverse career paths, promoting community-based learning, and encouraging a practice of life-long learning and knowledge-sharing. To ensure equal access to and benefit from this learning environment, we endeavor to offer strong financial support for all of our graduate students.

Earth and Planetary Sciences Graduate Program

"We think that educating and training our graduate students is arguably the most important activity we are engaged in here in the department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, and we take this responsibility very seriously (while having a good time doing it!)."

– Sandy Carlson

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