QSP provides students with an interdisciplinary academic program combined with a field research experience
The Quaternary Science Program offers a Master's of Science degree in multidisciplinary Quaternary Sciences. Students receive specialized interdisciplinary research and academic training in Earth’s present environmental conditions and biota in the context of the geologically recent past.
The program uses a multidisciplinary approach for a balance between eclecticism and specialization. Students develop broad competence in several disciplines — geomorphology, paleobotany, and paleoclimatology — and depth of knowledge in one. They obtain practical knowledge of the peer-review process, which includes writing grant proposals, producing research manuscripts, and presenting results at scientific meetings.
