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Paleontology
A program that focuses on the scientific study of extinct life forms and associated fossil remains, and the reconstruction and analysis of ancient life forms, ecosystems, and geologic processes. Includes instruction in sedimentation and fossilization processes, fossil chemistry, evolutionary biology, paleoecology, paleoclimatology, trace fossils, micropaleontology, invertebrate paleontology, vertebrate paleontology, paleobotany, field research methods, and laboratory research and conservation methods.
Popular Public Colleges & Universities Offering This Program
- Knoles Drive, Babbitt Administrative Center
Flagstaff, AZ 86011
- Degrees or Certifications Awarded For This Program: 1
- Highest Degree Offered: Doctoral
- Campus Location: Small City
- Tenure System: Has Tenure System
- Students Enrollment: 20,000 and Above
- Classification: Research Universities (High Research Activity)
- Size & Residential Status: Large Four-Year, Primarily Residential
- 501 E Saint Joseph St
Rapid City, SD 57701
- Degrees or Certifications Awarded For This Program: 1
- Highest Degree Offered: Doctoral
- Campus Location: Small City
- Tenure System: Has Tenure System
- Students Enrollment: 1,000 - 4,999
- Classification: Special Focus Institutions--Schools of Engineering
- 911 S Tenth Street
Tucumcari, NM 88401
- Degrees or Certifications Awarded For This Program: 1
- Highest Degree Offered: Associate's
- Campus Location: Remote Town
- Tenure System: No Tenure System
- Students Enrollment: Under 1,000
- Classification: Associates--Public Rural-Serving Small
- Size & Residential Status: Very Small Two-Year
Source: IPEDS Survey 2007-2008