The program gives the student the opportunity to combine graduate courses from many departments, allowing them to design a program to suit their needs. Courses address the challenges and methods of study in such areas as STEM education environmental science, forensic sciences, integrated natural and life sciences, and mathematics disciplines. Students pursuing this degree will be able to construct a variety of rigorous, innovative, and non-traditional interdisciplinary programs.

Students in this program come from a variety of undergraduate fields, including biology, chemistry, environmental health sciences, earth sciences-geology, physics, health sciences, and mathematics. Professionals currently employed in environmental sciences, medical research support, and forensic science and others who are interested in integrating the sciences would particularly benefit from this degree.