Program Contacts

Department Head: Dennis Newell, (435) 797-0479, dennis.newell@usu.edu

Graduate Program Coordinator: Daniel Carolan, (435) 797-2463, daniel.carolan@usu.edu

Program Description

Graduates are prepared to work as hydrologists, wetland specialists, and watershed managers for federal and state agencies.

Because USU’s watershed science program is designated as a Western Regional Graduate Program, students from participating western states qualify for in-state tuition. For more information, visit http://wrgp.wiche.edu.

Students in the program study water-related physical processes, including climate, surface and ground water, river formation, soil sciences, and water chemistry. This discipline focuses on protecting aquatic systems and includes coursework in hydrology, geomorphology, stream restoration, water pollution, climate change, and aquatic habitats.

Each student has an individualized plan of study created for them by their graduate committee. Students are able to take courses in other departments on campus, including civil and environmental engineering; plants, soils, and climate; and geology. This program encourages students to gain a broad-based education in areas related to watershed systems and water resource use.

Specializations are available in Climate Adaptation Science, Geomorphology, and Earth Surface Processes as part of this degree. For additional degree information, see the program page or the ?dept? website.

Watershed Science - PhD

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