The CU-Boulder Hydrologic Sciences Graduate Program focuses on quantitative studies of water in the environment including its role in geologic and biogeochemical processes, ecosystem functions, and global elemental cycling. The Program is interdisciplinary and interdepartmental. It is intended for currently enrolled science and engineering graduate students.
The program is designed to encourage students with a variety of undergraduate backgrounds to enter the field. Nevertheless, all students in the program must have a substantial background in math and physics, including fluid dynamics. Deficiencies in one area can be addressed during the first year of the program.
Students are members of the broader CU-Boulder Geophysical Sciences Program, which has two specialization options: Solid-Earth Geophysics and Hydrologic Sciences.