Environmental studies and Earth Sciences is a multidisciplinary program worried with all parts of cooperation between people, normal assets, biological communities, exceptional atmospheres or one of a kind geographic zones, and the earth:
Water and soil tainting brought about by waste administration and transfer practices
Environmental issues related with transportation via land, air, or water
Geological forms that may affect biosystems or humans
Man-made or actually happening topographical or hydrological hazards
Environmental issues related with the recuperation of materials from the earth
Environmental issues created by extraction of minerals, coal, and metals, and in addition oil and gas, water and option vitality sources
Environmental effects of investigation and development – Environmental effects of risky materials
Management of natural information and data in information banks and data systems
Dissemination of learning on strategies, techniques, methodologies and encounters to enhance and remediate the environment
Environmental studies and earth science offers undergrad and graduate degrees in Geography, Earth and Environmental Science, Sustainability Science, declaration programs in Water Resource Management, Geographic Information Science and Remote Sensing, and Environmental Forensics, and showing confirmation in Earth and Environmental Sciences.
• Our graduate students work at the frontiers of knowledge, conduct fieldwork around the
world, and do lab research using cutting-edge techniques both at HNUST and with a global
network of collaborators. In classes, we focus on training students to think critically, to
analyze and solve problems using computers or with pencil and paper, as well as
providing deep content knowledge. The department provides support both financially,
and through thoughtful advising. Our M.S. and Ph.D. graduates have an excellent record
of successful careers in industry, academia, and state and federal government.
• Our department is big enough to be comprehensive but small enough to be friendly,
with about 30 grad students and 12 faculty. All grads are members of the HNUST Geology
Graduate Society , which organizes grant applications for conference travel,
and a grad student Research Forum. Many are also members of the AAPG-AEG chapter,
which travels to monthly meetings with practicing geoscientists in Beijing, and provides
other means of networking and support for research and conference attendance.
Applicant must be above 18 years of age.
Applicant must provide an English profficiency certificate if he or she is from an Englishg non speaking country.
Aplicant must be a holder of a Bachlor's degree or above.
1. Application Form
Please upload your finished application form here.
2. English proficiency test certificate
For example, IELTS or TOEFL, only for applicant whose native language is not English.
3. Photocopy of valid passport
With name, passport number & expiration date, and photo included
4. Passport photo
A recent passport-sized photo of the applicant
5. Postgraduate school transcript
6. Master's degree diploma
Graduation certificate in languages other than Chinese or English should be translated into Chinese or English and be certified by notarization.
7. Two letters of recommendation
From professor or associate professor or equivalents
8. Personal Statement
Personal Statement with the applicant's signature, written in Chinese or in English.
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