Geophysics

Academics & Admissions

See the Stanford Bulletin for more information about our undergraduate and graduate programs - including degree requirements, course listings, and other policies and procedures critical to students, faculty and staff. Stanford Bulletin

Degree requirements from previous years can found on the Bulletin Archive

Degree Programs

Graduate Admissions

The Department of Geophysics offers graduate education in a wide range of geophysical disciplines.

How to Apply

Undergraduate Programs

The mission of our undergraduate programs is to expose students to a broad spectrum of geophysics, including: resource exploration, environmental geophysics, seismology, and tectonics.

Major, Minor, Honors Program

Graduate Programs

The objective of our graduate programs is to prepare students to be leaders in geophysics, academia, government, the private sector, non-profit and other organizations, through the completion of fundamental courses in their major field and related sciences, as well as through independent research.

Current Graduate Student Resources
MS, PhD Programs
Coterminal MS Program

Postdoctoral Program

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Learn more about our postdoctoral fellowships.

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