Master of Environmental Studies, M.E.S.
Master of Environmental Studies (M.E.S.)
Thesis Option Requirements
- Candidates must complete thirty semester hours of graduate courses including six semester hours of research and thesis (5V99). At least twelve semester hours will be 5000-level courses (excluding 5V99).
- Candidates will present a proposal to their thesis committee that defines the area of environmental interest including the identification of a major problem in the area.
- When the course work is completed and the thesis is accepted, the candidates must pass an oral examination over the thesis.
- There is no foreign language requirement.
Master of Environmental Studies (M.E.S.)
Practicum Option Requirements
- Candidates must complete thirty-six hours of graduate courses. At least twelve semester hours will be 5000-level courses (excluding 5V99 and 5V52). No hours of 5V99 may be counted toward the practicum.
- Candidates must complete a graduate practicum 5V90 for three credits, present an example of their written professional work to the department’s graduate faculty for evaluation, and pass a comprehensive oral examination over the work of the program.
- There is no foreign language requirement.
The following research is supported by the facilities of the Department of Environmental Science:
- Specie and Habitat Management
- Water Quality and Pollution Mitigation
- Biomass Processing and Renewable Energy
- Human Dimensions of Resource Management
- Environment and Development
- Ecotourism
- Environmental Ethics
- Ecotoxicology
- Air Quality