Environmental Science, MS
Graduate Program Information
This 33-35 credit program in Environmental Science, including its required thesis, can be completed on either a full-time or part-time basis, with most classes held in the afternoon or evening to accommodate working professionals. Curriculum specialization can be designed in various areas, including toxicology, aquatic ecology, conservation biology, geographical information, and surveillance systems.
Scholarship opportunities and/or competitive graduate assistantships are available for certain candidates.
Prerequisites:
Admission requirements include the following undergraduate course: one year of General Chemistry, one semester of Organic Chemistry, and one year of General Biology. College-level Physics and Calculus are recommended but not required.
Graduate Program Curriculum (33-35 Credits)
Seven (7) Required Core Courses (18 credits)
| ENS 610 | Environmental Science I | 3 credits |
| ENS 611 | Environmental Science II | 3 credits |
| ENS 622 | Quantitative Methods in Environmental Science | 4 credits |
| ENS 624 | Environmental Policy and Politics | 3 credits |
| ENS 772 | Thesis Preparation | 1 credits |
| ENS 790 | Environmental Science Seminar | 1 credits |
| ENS 792 | Research in Environmental Science I | 3 credits |
| Total Credit Hours: | 18 |
*Note: ENS 772 and ENS 792 are one-on-one courses relating to thesis research. In ENS 772, a tutorial taken during the first year of the program, student and mentor together will explore preliminary questions relating to thesis research. When ready to fully embark on thesis research, the student then takes ENS 792 which is conducted under the supervision of the student’s approved thesis advisor.
Required Elective Courses (15-17 credits)
Students choose courses from the following list. For other MCA electives that may be available, student should consult program director for details and required approvals.
| ENS 501 | Environmental Assessment and Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) Preparation | 4 credits |
| ENS 505 | Conservation Biology | 3 credits |
| ENS 506 | Wildlife Ecology | 3 credits |
| ENS 511 | Plant Ecology and Conservation | 3 credits |
| ENS 531 | Biological Oceanography and Marine Biology | 3 credits |
| ENS 625 | Environmental Science Communication | 3 credits |
| ENS 629 | Topics in Marine Pollution | 3 credits |
| ENS 630 | Environmental Microbiology | 4 credits |
| ENS 650 | Environmental Law | 3 credits |
| ENS 651 | Research Methods for Ecological Field Studies | 3 credits |
| ENS 696D | Graduate Ecology | 3 credits |
| ENS 731 | Field Botany and Vegetation Analysis | 4 credits |
| ENS 740 | Environmental Toxicology and Pathology | 4 credits |
| ENS 760 | Waste Management, Site Remediation and Land Reuse | 4 credits |
| ENS 780 | Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems | 0 - 4 credits |
| ENS 793 | Research in Environmental Science II | 3 credits |
| ENS 798 | Special Topics in Environmental Science | 1 - 3 credits |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15-17 |
Thesis Completion:
Note:
ENS 793 - Research II (one-on-one course conducted under supervision of the thesis
Advisor and essentially a continuation of
ENS 792) is available to a student who requires additional time to complete the required thesis.
Note, too, that any student who has completed all coursework (core and elective) and is solely working on the required thesis must register for Maintenance of Matriculation each semester until graduation.
Total Credits: 33-35
Graduate Students
To begin the application process you may either apply online or download our application for graduate admission. Follow all steps on the Graduate Admissions website and submit your application.
Pace admits students of any race, color, and national or ethnic origin.
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