• The field of environmental science encompasses all regulatory areas that work to protect human health through applied science, create a sustainable balance between society and the environment, and develop preventative healthcare methods.
  • A graduate degree in environmental sciences provides opportunities to contribute to the field in impactful ways.
  • Classes are taught by respected faculty members who are environmental experts and passionate about effective management and safeguarding of natural resources.
  • Student’s research targeting areas are:
    • Industrialization or technology impacts on the environment
    • Economics and resource availability
    • Regulation and law
    • Environmental ethics
    • Land conservation
    • Political ecology
    • Ecosystem management.
  • The environmental science master’s degree takes about two to three years and involves taking courses and performing thesis research.
  • Students complete at least 30 credits of acceptable graduate courses, with at least 18 credits at the 700 level, which includes six thesis credits.