About the course

Carbonate and clastic depositional systems, and sequence stratigraphic studies provide insights into the transfer and storage of sediments in marine environments, and the larger climatic processes that drive them. These processes can be used to investigate changes in sea-level through time, ice-volume storage, and glacial retreat rates over large time and space scales. Ongoing marine geological research offshore of Antarctica focuses on climate in the region during the Holocene, to gain a better understanding of the factors that regulate climate change and how these changes have influenced glaciers and ice sheets. Coastal studies, for example, along the Texas coast, focus on predicting the response of coastal environments to climate change and accelerated sea-level rise. Other studies look at shallow basin systems to understand how ancient systems formed and evolved. Research programs in carbonate and mixed clastic-carbonate systems currently focus on late Quaternary and Cenozoic evolution of the shelf edges, platform margins, slopes and adjacent basins in Maldives, the Great Barrier Reef, the Western Gulf of Mexico, and Gulf of Papua, and the Belize margin. Scholarships - View all scholarships Internships

　　

Start dates and prices

Course fees are indicative and should be used as a guide. Speak to a counsellor to get an accurate price.

　　Duration: 6 Semester(s)Fees: Not available

Intake	Location
Spring (January), 2024	Houston
Spring (January), 2025	Houston
Spring (January), 2026	Houston

　　

How to apply

Entry requirements for Rice University

A completed application form.

　　Transcripts of all previous college or university work.

　　TOEFL scores for foreign students whose language of instruction was not English. The Rice university code is 6609.

　　Three letters of recommendation . GRE or other applicable test scores**

　　**For 2021, Rice is eliminating the Graduate Records Examination (GRE) standardized test requirement for its graduate programs. In general, applicants should have at least a 3.0 (B) grade point average, or the equivalent, in their undergraduate work. The TOEFL IBT Home. A minimum score of 90 is required.

　　IELTS Indicator. A minimum score of 7 is required. TOEFL, at least 600 on the paper-based TOEFL or score 250 on the computer-based TOEFL.

　　

English language requirements

　　7.0

　　Overall IELTS band score

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　　TOEFL Internet based overall score: 90.0

　　

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