Environmental Science

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Environmental Science?

Today's environmental challenges are increasingly interdisciplinary in nature and require professionals who have a strong foundation in science, are able to think across boundaries, and effectively communicate with all stakeholders. The Environmental Science Track focuses on the analytical aspects at the forefront of today?s environmental f ields.

7-Apr-2017

CurriculumThe Professional Master of Science and Technology Program consists of four parts, totaling 36 credit hours. Core Science courses are defined based on the focus area chosen; courses that develop Advanced Quantitative Skills and Transferable (Business) Skills complete the required course work. The program incorporates a Professional Experience (3 credits as an internship project) for students to demonstrate their knowledge and skills.

Advanced Quantitative Skills(6 credits)

MST 6600 Applied Statistical Techniques

And one of the following six courses:

GEO 6340 System Dynamics and Environmental Policy

MATH 5740 Mathematical Modeling

BIOL 5910 Mathematical Models in Biology

CHEM 7750 Information Processing

BIOL 6500 Advanced Statistical Analysis for Biologist

GEOG 6000 Advanced Geographical Data Analysis

STAT 6003 Survey of Statistical Computer Packages

Transferable Skills(12 credits)

MST 6010 Effective Communication

MST 6012 Accounting and Finance

MST 6020 Leadership and Management

MST 6021 Strategic Planning and Marketing

MST 6022 Production & Operations Management

MST 6023 Entrepreneurship and New Product Development

MST 6500 Scientif ic Reasoning

Electives: 3 credits of graduate coursework from the David Eccles School of Business or approved elective (contact program director for a list of transferable skil ls electives)

EnvironmentalScience Track(15 credits)

Course availability is subject to change.

The Environmental Science Track is offered through the College of Mines and Earth Sciences. There are four focus areas within the Track:

- Environmental Chemistry/Biology - Environmental Hydrology - Public and Environmental Health - Remote Sensing and GIS -

Students are encouraged to work with their Advisor and Supervisory Committee to develop a plan of study that meets their professional goals within the framework of the PMST program; this allows students to substitute qualif ied courses to those listed below.

Graduate Students in the Environmental Science Track take advanced science courses within these four focus areas and choose electives based on their professional goals. These departments include:

Atmospheric Science

Biology

Chemical Engineering

Chemistry

City and Metropolitan Planning

Family and Preventive Medicine

Family and Consumer Studies

Geology

Geography

Law

Parks and Recreation

Polit ical Science

Public Administration

Sustainability

Course availability is subject to change.

EnvironmentalScience

Core classes (select 1):

Plant Ecology BIOL 5460 Ecosystems BIOL 5490 Biophysical Ecology BIOL 5495/ATMOS 5495/GEO 5495 Global Changes and Society SUST 6000

Focus Area: Environmental Chemistry/Biology (select 2):

The Climate System ATMOS 5400 Earth Climate System ATMOS 6030 Biophysical Ecology ATMOS/BIOL/GEO 5495 Plant Ecology BIOL 5460 Ecosystem Ecology BIOL 5490 Advanced Analytical Chemistry Laboratory CHEM 5700 Advanced Organic Chemistry Laboratory CHEM 5710 Bioanalytical Chemistry CHEM 6740 Computational Chemistry Laboratory CHEM 7520 Advanced topics in Physical-Analytical Chemistry CHEM 7590 Transport and Chemical Analysis CHEM 7700 Water Chemistry and Laboratory Analysis CVEEN 6610 Contaminant Partit ioning for Engineers and Scientists GEO 6370 Stable Isotope Ecology GEO 6470 Environmental Engineering Seminar GEO 6555 Geochemistry GEO 6660 Regional and Global Climates GEOG 5205

Focus Area: Environmental Hydrology (select 2):

Air Pollution Control Engineering CH EN 6305 Water Resource Engineering CVEEN 6410 Snow Hydrology CVEEN 6450 Water Chemistry and Laboratory Analysis CVEEN 6610 Groundwater GEO 6350 Fluid Dynamics of Earth Materials GEO 6360 Contaminant Partit ioning for Engineers and Scientists GEO 6370 Introduction to Groundwater Modeling GEO 6385 Solute Transport and Subsurface Remediation GEO 6390 Water in Utah GEOG 5290

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Course availability is subject to change.

Focus Area: Publ ic and Environmental Heal th (select 2):

Air Pollution Control Engineering CH EN 6305 Surface Water Quality Prediction and Assessment CVEEN 6470 Community Development & Environmental Change FCS 6730 Special Topics in Statistics FP MD 5969 Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology FP MD 6301 Foundations of Public Health FP MD 6500 International Public Health Issues FP MD 6502 Global Health FP MD 6530 Environmental Public Health FP MD 6700 Advanced Topics in Occupational and Environmental Health FP MD 6702 Hazardous Substances FP MD 6756 Readings in Environmental Health FP MD 6952 Solute Transport and Subsurface Remediation GEO 6390 Global Climate Change GEOG 5210 GIS & Environmental Health GEOG 6190

Focus Area: Remote Sensing and GIS (select 2):

Digital Mapping and GIS in the Geosciences GEO 6565 Geocomputation GEOG 6010 Environ. Analysis Through Remote Sensing GEOG 6110 Adv. Remote Sensing Applications GEOG 6130 Methods in GIS GEOG 6140 Spatial Database Design for GIS GEOG 6150 Spatial Modeling with GIS GEOG 6160 Advanced Applications in GIS GEOG 6180 GIS & Environmental Health GEOG 6190 Locational Analysis GEOG 6240 Applied Remote Sensing Seminar GEOG 6440 Remote Sensing of Vegetation GEOG 6445 Wildf ires: Fuels, Fires and Impacts GEOG 6450

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Course availability is subject to change.

Elect ivesCommunicat ion and Pol icy:

Environmental Planning Law and Policy CMP 6360 System Dynamics and Environmental Policy CMP 6370/GEO 6340 Complexity and Systems Thinking CMP 6371/GEO 6341 Environmental Communication COMM 6360 Seminar: Environmental Communication COMM 7200 Community Development & Environmental Change FCS 6730 Global Climate Change GEOG 5210 Public Lands and Environmental Policy GEOG 5350 Ocean Environments GEOG 5360 Environmental Assessment and Impact Analysis GEOG 5385 Natural Resources LAW 7200 Water Law LAW 7230 Environmental Law and Policy LAW 7240 Advanced Natural Resource Topic LAW 7250 Environmental Practice LAW 7260 International Environmental Law LAW 7280 Environmental Law and Engineering LAW 7774 Energy Law LAW 7790 Seminar: Air Pollution Law LAW 7800 Environmental Policy PADMN 6322/POLS 6322 Policy Analysis PADMN 6323 Special Topics in Public Administration:

Environmental Law for Non-Lawyers PADMN 6965/POLS 6965 Grassroots Non-Prof it Consulting PADMN 6965/POLS 6965

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Course availability is subject to change.

Elect ivesSustainabil i ty:

The Climate System ATMOS 5400 Earth Climate System ATMOS 6030 Urban Ecology BIOL 5440 Green Communities CMP 6380 Sustainability Planning CMP 6390 Urban Ecology CMP 6610 Environmental and Natural Resource Economics ECON 6250 Energy Policy Options for Utah ECON 6260 Advanced Natural Resource Economics ECON 7250 Community Development & Environmental Change FCS 6730 Global Health FP MD 6530 System Dynamics and Environmental Policy GEO 6340/CMP 6370 Complexity and Systems Thinking GEO 6341/CMP 6371 Regional and Global Climates GEOG 5205 Global Climate Change GEOG 5210 Utah?s Energy Landscape GEOG 5370 Vegetation and Climate Change GEOG 6275 Environmental Law and Policy LAW 7240 Advanced Natural Resource Topic LAW 7250 International Environmental Law LAW 7280 Water Law LAW 7230 Environmental Law: Pollution Control LAW 7766 Law of Climate Change LAW 7769 Environmental Policy PADMN 6322/POLS 6322 Energy, Sustainability and the Environment PADMN 6965

Professional Science Master's are designed for students who are seeking a graduate degree in science or mathematics and understand the need for developing workplace skills valued by top employers.

A perfect f it for professionals because it allows you to pursue advanced training and excel in science or math without a Ph.D., while simultaneously developing highly-valued business skil ls.

The Sloan Foundation PSM init iative began in 1997 with grants to 14 research universit ies to support the founding of programs in the natural sciences and mathematics, followed by a targeted bioinformatics set of programs at another 12 research institutions. Concurrent with the effort by Sloan, Henry Riggs, the outgoing president of Harvey Mudd College, convinced the  Keck Foundation to build an all-new master's-only graduate school designed to educate leaders for the biotechnology, pharmaceutical, healthcare product and bioagricultural (biosciences) industries. The resulting  Keck Graduate Institute (KGI), associated with the Claremont Colleges in California, enrolled its f irst class of twenty-eight students in August 2000.

In 2001, a Sloan grant to the Council of Graduate Schools (CGS) extended the PSM init iative to master's-focused institutions, which award 40% of science/math master's degrees and where faculty are heavily invested in master's education. In 2002 CGS conducted a survey for the Ford Foundation that indicated a trend toward professionalization of master's degrees offered by social sciences and humanities departments at both doctoral-focused and master's-focused institutions. As a result, the Ford Foundation funded a CGS proposal to promote the development of Professional Masters (PMA) programs in the humanities and social sciences.

In January 2006, the Council of Graduate Schools assumed primary responsibil ity for supporting and expanding the Sloan Professional Science Master?s (PSM) Init iative, with the goal of making it a regular feature of U.S. graduate education. Learn about the CGS init iative to institutionalize the PSM Degree.

The Professional Science Master (PSM) program aff il iation is administered by the PSM National Off ice. The national off ice implements a peer-review, external review committee process to ensure that the guidelines are met and aff il iated programs maintain professional standards. This quality assurance mechanism is sustained by a revolving group of volunteer experts. Reviewers are PSM program directors, industry representatives, and PSM administrators.