Quaternary Sciences Northern Arizona University
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The Program

Setting up camp along the Colorado River in Grand CanyonQSP offers a Master of Science degree in the multidisciplinary Quaternary Sciences. Students receive specialized interdisciplinary research and academic training in Earth’s present environmental conditions and biota as compared with the geologically recent past.

The program uses a multidisciplinary approach for a balance between eclecticism and specialization. Students develop broad competence in several disciplines — geosciences, paleontology, paleobotany, archaeology, and climatology — 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.