Environmental Science Ms

Environmental Science Ms is a Masters program taught at University of West Florida, USA. Intake: January. The program is offered in campus-based modes with full-time (24–30 months) options.

The University of West Florida offers a synchronous online Environmental Science M.S. on a non-thesis track. The program builds advanced education and research in earth and environmental sciences, and focuses on concepts including geographic information science, soil science, coastal science, meteorology/climatology, human-environment interactions, and environmental planning, policy, and politics. It also builds on foundational proficiencies in chemistry, geosciences, geographic information systems, and remote sensing.

Students complete 30 credit hours total. The required core is 9 credit hours, including EVR 6930, GEO 6936, and GEO 6118, plus 21 credit hours of electives. The non-thesis track requires 15 credits to be at the 6000-level, and up to 3 credit hours may include an internship. Students can select electives to match individual interests, and the program supports one-on-one communication with faculty through synchronous coursework with real-time lectures at scheduled times.

Modules

• EVR 6930 - Special Topics in Environmental Sciences
• GEO 6936 - Graduate Seminar
• GEO 6118 - Research Design

The minimum requirements for admission in Environmental Science Ms at University of West Florida for all applicants (Domestic or International) are:

• program specific academic requirment set by University of West Florida.
• English Language OR any other language requirments as set by University of West Florida as pre-requiste for admission in Environmental Science Ms.

Note: Please check the university website in the link below.

• You must have an undergraduate degree from an accredited institution.
• An institutional undergraduate GPA of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale on the last 60 hours of coursework in the baccalaureate degree
• Completion of the Foundational Proficiencies as a condition of admission to the program
• A college-level course in chemistry
• Two upper-level science courses in the geo-, earth, or environmental sciences
• Two upper-level techniques courses (e.g. GIS, aerial photo interpretation, remote sensing, field methods, analytical chemistry and instrumental analysis)
• An upper-level course in statistics or quantitative methods

Please check detail of study units at https://uwf.edu/programs/online/environmental-science-ms

• Environmental scientist
• GIS professional
• Urban planner
• Natural resource manager
• Conservation scientist
• Hydrologist
• Teacher

80 fully funded scholarships are listed for USA. See USA scholarships.