Master of Environmental Studies, M.E.S.

Master of Environmental Studies (M.E.S.)

Thesis Option Requirements

  1. 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).
  2. 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.
  3. When the course work is completed and the thesis is accepted, the candidates must pass an oral examination over the thesis.
  4. There is no foreign language requirement.

Master of Environmental Studies (M.E.S.)

Practicum Option Requirements

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. There is no foreign language requirement.

The following research is supported by the facilities of the Department of Environmental Science:

  1. Specie and Habitat Management
  2. Water Quality and Pollution Mitigation
  3. Biomass Processing and Renewable Energy
  4. Human Dimensions of Resource Management
  5. Environment and Development
  6. Ecotourism
  7. Environmental Ethics
  8. Ecotoxicology
  9. Air Quality