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2024-2025 Graduate Catalog

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2024-2025 Graduate Catalog

Environmental Science and Management (MS)

Program Educational Goals:

The objective of the degree is to train environmental scientists and managers with a practical orientation and an ability to provide data-based information that is rigorous and useful in the environmental management process. Students who successfully complete the program will be able to:

Demonstrate fundamental interdisciplinary knowledge of environmental science, management, data analysis, policy, and economics to apply in response to real-world environmental science challenges.
Integrate natural and social science data, perspectives, and knowledge to advance the management of coupled human and natural systems.
Synthesize the key insights from new research within their track to develop and implement management improvements of an environmental system.
Categorize and assess relevant physical processes and implement appropriate quantitative metrics for addressing critical environmental challenges within their track.
Apply organizational, collaborative, and critical thinking skills in real-world scenarios based on experience gained in a group capstone research project.
Communicate scientific concepts and knowledge in oral and written form.

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Program Policy Document:

Please see the Program Policy Document for more information.

Requirements for the Degree:

The Environmental Science and Management MS degree has 36 required course credits.

Management Foundation:

6 credits.

MAST 675 - Economics of Natural Resources Credit(s): 3

One of the following:

UAPP 690 - Seminar: Public Administration Credit(s): 3
UAPP 707 - Public Policy Analysis Credit(s): 3

Environmental Science Foundation:

ENSC 601 - Fundamentals of Environmental Science Credit(s): 3

Data Analysis:

Two of the following:

GEOG 604 - GIS for Environmental Research Credit(s): 3
SPPA 704 - Advanced Quantitative Methods Credit(s): 3
SPPA 721 - Data Science Tools for Evidence-based Policy Credit(s): 3

Science-Management Connection:

One of the following:

MAST 610 - Coupling Human to Natural Systems Credit(s): 3
MAST 628 - Offshore Wind Power: Science, Engineering and Policy Credit(s): 1-4

Science and Management Tracks

12 credits. Students must choose and follow a track. In each track, the student must take 6 credits of science courses and 6 credits of management courses.

Marine Science Track:

Science Courses:

6 credits.

MAST 602 - Physical Oceanography Credit(s): 3
MAST 609 - The Ocean and Climate Change Credit(s): 3
MAST 621 - Coastal Field Biology Credit(s): 3
MAST 627 - Biological Oceanography Credit(s): 3
MAST 637 - Geological Oceanography Credit(s): 3
MAST 646 - Chemical Oceanography Credit(s): 3

Management Courses:

6 credits.

MAST 619 - Climate Change Adaptation Policy & Practice Credit(s): 3
MAST 628 - Offshore Wind Power: Science, Engineering and Policy Credit(s): 1-4
MAST 662 - Climate Change: Policy, Equity and Mitigation Credit(s): 3
MAST 674 - Legal Aspects of the Coastal Zone Credit(s): 3
MAST 676 - Environmental Economics Credit(s): 3

Climate Science Track:

Science Courses:

6 credits.

GEOG 612 - Physical Climatology Credit(s): 4
GEOG 657 - Climate Dynamics Credit(s): 3
GEOG 658 - Paleoclimatology Credit(s): 3
MAST 609 - The Ocean and Climate Change Credit(s): 3

Management Courses:

6 credits.

ENEP 626 - Climate Change:Science, Policies & Political Economy Credit(s): 3
GEOG 616 - Climate Fiction, Science, and Communication Credit(s): 3
GEOG 619 - Climate Change Adaptation Policy & Practice Credit(s): 3
MAST 639 - Renew Energy and Climate: Law, Regulation and Environment Credit(s): 1-3
MAST 662 - Climate Change: Policy, Equity and Mitigation Credit(s): 3
MAST 688 - Climate Change Economics Credit(s): 3

Earth Resources Track:

Science Courses:

6 credits.

GEOG 632 - Environmental Hydrology Credit(s): 3
GEOL 612 - Geology of Strategic Mineral Deposits Credit(s): 1
and
GEOL 613 - Analytics of Minerals for Risk Management Credit(s): 2
GEOL 621 - Environmental and Applied Geology Credit(s): 3
GEOL 628 - Hydrogeology Credit(s): 3
PLSC 621 - Nonpoint Source Pollution Credit(s): 3
PLSC 640 - Field Methods in Soil-Water-Air Credit(s): 3

Management Courses:

6 credits.

APEC 820 - Experimental Economics Credit(s): 3
GEOG 622 - Resources, Development and the Environment Credit(s): 3
GEOG 655 - Certification Systems for Sustainable Development Credit(s): 1
and
GEOG 669 - Minerals and Ecological Economics Credit(s): 2
MAST 676 - Environmental Economics Credit(s): 3
UAPP 611 - Regional Watershed Management Credit(s): 3

Capstone

6 credits. Students must take MAST 663 and choose between a capstone experience or an analytical paper.

MAST 663 - Decision Tools for Policy Analysis Credit(s): 3

One of the following:

MAST 865 - Analytical Paper Credit(s): 3
MAST 664 - Environmental Issues Capstone Credit(s): 3

Credits to Total a Minimum of 36

Last Revised for 2022-2023 Academic Year