Program Overview

University Program Information

The University of Texas at El Paso offers a range of academic programs, including undergraduate and graduate degree programs.

College of Science

The College of Science comprises several departments, including:

• Biological Sciences
• Chemistry and Biochemistry
• Earth, Environmental and Resource Sciences
• Mathematical Sciences
• Physics

Earth, Environmental and Resource Sciences

The Department of Earth, Environmental and Resource Sciences offers various degree programs, including:

• BS in Environmental Science
• BS in Geological Sciences
• Minor in Environmental Science
• Minor in Geography
• Minor in Geological Sciences
• Fast Tracks, such as:
  • BS in Environmental Sciences to MS in Environmental Sciences
  • BS in Geological Science to MS in Geological Science
  • BS in Geological Sciences to MBA

Fast Tracks

The Fast Tracks program allows students to pursue a bachelor's and master's degree in a shorter timeframe. One such program is the BS in Environmental Sciences to MS in Environmental Sciences.

BS in Environmental Sciences to MS in Environmental Sciences

This program offers a range of courses, including:

• BINF 5341: Anal./Model of Bio Structures (3 hours)
• BINF 5351: Intro. Bioinformatics I (3 hours)
• BINF 5352: Intro. Bioinformatics II (3 hours)
• BINF 5354: Post-Genomic Analysis (3 hours)
• BIOL 5130: Seminar (1 hour)
• BIOL 5131: Ethical, Soc/Pol Dimensions (1 hour)
• BIOL 5301: Select Adv Topics Biol Science (3 hours)
• BIOL 5305: Herpetology (3 hours)
• BIOL 5308: Rsrch Funding & Prof Developmt (3 hours)
• BIOL 5313: Biogeography (3 hours)
• BIOL 5316: Biosystematics (3 hours)
• BIOL 5322: Advances/Evolutionary Theory (3 hours)
• BIOL 5326: Advances Immunological Concept (3 hours)
• BIOL 5327: Advances in Ecological Theory (3 hours)
• BIOL 5328: Biostatistics (3 hours)
• BIOL 5329: Physiology of Bacterial Cell (3 hours)
• BIOL 5340: Structure/Funct Macromolecules (3 hours)
• BIOL 5344: Molecular Pathogenesis (3 hours)
• BIOL 5351: Intro Bio I:Basic Seq. Comp. (3 hours)
• BIOL 5352: Intro Bio II: Gene Find/Compar (3 hours)
• BIOL 5360: Aquatic Ecology (3 hours)
• CHEM 5321: Advanced Organic Chemistry I (3 hours)
• CHEM 5322: Advanced Organic Chemistry II (3 hours)
• CHEM 5329: Contem Topics Organic Chemistr (3 hours)
• CHEM 5339: Contemp Topics in Biochemistry (3 hours)
• CHEM 5341: Anal./Model of Bio Structures (3 hours)
• CHEM 5351: Advanced Physical Chemistry I (3 hours)
• GEOL 5101: Graduate Seminar (1 hour)
• GEOL 5115: Selected Topics in Geol Scien (1 hour)
• GEOL 5162: Directed Study in Geology (1 hour)
• GEOL 5289: Graduate Research in Geol Sci (2 hours)
• GEOL 5303: Computer Appl in Earth Sci (3 hours)
• GEOL 5308: Planetary Geology (3 hours)
• GEOL 5310: Intro Entrepreneurial Geosci (3 hours)
• GEOL 5315: Selected Topics-Geological Sci (3 hours)
• GEOL 5317: Hydrogeology (3 hours)
• GEOL 5318: Petroleum Geology (3 hours)
• GEOL 5320: Environmental Tracers in Water (3 hours)
• GEOL 5321: Introduction to GIST (3 hours)
• GEOL 5322: Advanced GIST (3 hours)
• GEOL 5323: Spat Analysis Earth/Env Sci (3 hours)
• GEOL 5324: Machine Learning in Geoscience (3 hours)
• GEOL 5343: Isotope Geology (3 hours)
• GEOL 5344: Advanced Petrology (3 hours)
• GEOL 5362: Directed Study in Geology (3 hours)
• GEOL 5363: Sandstone Petrography (3 hours)
• GEOL 5364: Sedimentary Depositional Envir (3 hours)
• GEOL 5365: Basin Analysis (3 hours)
• GEOL 5375: Quantit Techniq Geological Sci (3 hours)
• GEOL 5376: Low Temperature Geochemistry (3 hours)
• GEOL 5378: Global Biochemical Cycles (3 hours)
• GEOL 5381: Paleoclimatology (3 hours)
• GEOL 5389: Graduate Research in Geol Sci (3 hours)
• GEOL 5397: Geol/Mineral Resources Mexico (3 hours)
• GEOL 5401: Fundamentals of Earth Science (4 hours)
• GEOL 5402: Fundmtls/Fld Meth in Earth Sci (4 hours)
• GEOP 5163: Directed Study in Geophysics (1 hour)
• GEOP 5263: Directed Study in Geophysics (2 hours)
• GEOP 5306: Atmospheric Processes (3 hours)
• GEOP 5336: Digital Image Processing (3 hours)
• GEOP 5352: Geophysical Inverse Theory (3 hours)
• GEOP 5353: Reflection Seismic Data Proces (3 hours)
• GEOP 5354: Seismology (3 hours)
• GEOP 5356: Topics in Geophysics (3 hours)
• GEOP 5357: Well Logging (3 hours)
• GEOP 5361: Plate Tectonics (3 hours)
• GEOP 5363: Directed Study in Geophysics (3 hours)
• GEOP 5460: Geop App-Digital Signal Proces (4 hours)
• MATH 5311: Topics in Applied Mathematics (3 hours)
• MATH 5321: Principles of Analysis (3 hours)
• MATH 5325: Principles of Algebra (3 hours)
• MATH 5329: Numerical Analysis (3 hours)
• MATH 5330: Comp Methods of Linear Algebra (3 hours)
• MATH 5331: Real Variables (3 hours)
• MATH 5335: Techniques in Optimization (3 hours)
• MATH 5341: General Topology (3 hours)
• MATH 5343: Numer Solution Part Diff Equat (3 hours)
• MATH 5345: Numerical Optimization (3 hours)
• MATH 5351: Complex Variables (3 hours)
• PHYS 5196: Graduate Research in Physics (1 hour)
• PHYS 5321: Mechanics (3 hours)
• PHYS 5325: Mathematical Physics (3 hours)
• PHYS 5341: Electrodynamics (3 hours)
• PHYS 5361: Quantum Mechanics (3 hours)
• PHYS 5365: Advanced Statistical Mechanics (3 hours)
• PHYS 5371: Solid State Physics (3 hours)
• PHYS 5393: Special Topics in Physics (3 hours)
• PHYS 5396: Graduate Research in Physics (3 hours)
• STAT 5329: Statistical Programming (3 hours)
• STAT 5354: Post-Genomic Analysis (3 hours)
• STAT 5428: Intro to Statistical Analysis (4 hours)