Environmental Science - Master of Environmental Science
For information, contact:
Director of Graduate Studies
Institute for the Environment and Sustainability (IES)
118 Shideler Hall, 513-529-5811
www.MiamiOH.edu/ies
Program and Support Facilities
Faculty, staff, and students are involved in professional service projects, internships, practica, and research, including agricultural ecology, GIS and resource analysis, conservation biology, sustainability, land use issues, pollution prevention, watershed management, water quality, stream and wetland restoration, and conflict resolution of environmental problems.
Facilities include dedicated rooms for graduate-student team projects for external clients (professional service projects), GPS and field equipment, a weather station at the Ecology Research Center, and instrumentation for the analysis of water quality in the Center for Aquatic and Watershed Sciences.
Admission Requirements
At least a 2.75 grade point average (4.00 scale) or 3.00 in the last two undergraduate years, three letters of recommendation, letter of intent, and a current resume of education and experience are required.
Professional Science Masters
The IES Masters of Environmental Science degree is designated as a national Professional Science Master's (PSM) program based on it its professional skills, experiential learning, and interdisciplinary breadth. PSM programs prepare students for science careers in business, government, or nonprofit organizations, where workforce needs are increasing. Learn more at the PSM website.
Program Requirements
Satisfactory completion of 36 semester hours including:
Code | Title | Credit Hours |
---|---|---|
Core courses | ||
EGM 511 | Leading and Managing Projects | 3 |
IES 511 | Environmental Protocols | 4 |
IES/ENG 529 | Environmental Communication | 3 |
IES 605 | Introduction to the Professional Service Project | 2 |
IES 610 | Professional Service Project | 4 |
IES 611 | Environmental Problem Solving and Analysis | 2 |
STA 672 | Statistical Modeling and Study Design | 4 |
Professional Experience | ||
IES 640 | Internship (or IES 677) | 1 |
or IES 670 | Environmental Practicum | |
IES 665 | IES Internship or Practicum Development | 1 |
Concentration (12 hours in your choice of one of five Areas of Concentration) | 12 | |
1. Applied Ecology & Conservation | ||
Principles of Ecology & Conservation (3 or 6 hrs) | ||
Conservation Biology | ||
Population and Community Ecology | ||
Ecosystem and Global Ecology | ||
Landscape & Spatial Analysis (at least 3 hrs) | ||
Geographic Information Systems | ||
Advanced Geographic Information Systems | ||
GIScience Techniques in Landscape Ecology | ||
Techniques and Applications of Remote Sensing | ||
Taxonomic & Field Courses (0 or 3 hrs) | ||
Ornithology | ||
Mammalogy | ||
Animal Physiological Ecology | ||
Limnology | ||
Animal Behavior | ||
Tropical Ecosystems of Costa Rica | ||
Microbial Ecology: Exploration of the Diverse Roles of Microorganisms in Earth's Ecology | ||
Social, Economic & Policy Dimensions (at least 3 hrs) | ||
Environmental Economics | ||
Urban Geography | ||
Environment, Society & Justice | ||
Environmental Law | ||
Sustainability Perspectives in Resources and Business | ||
2. Land & Water Resources | ||
Land Resources (0-6 hrs) | ||
Soil Ecology and Sustainable Use | ||
Soils and Paleosols | ||
Water Resources (0 to 6 hrs) | ||
Limnology | ||
Industrial Environmental Control | ||
Hydrogeography | ||
Watershed Management | ||
Introduction to Hydrogeology | ||
Hydrogeological Modeling: Groundwater Flow and Contaminant Transport and Fate | ||
Isotopes in Environmental Processes | ||
Landscape & Spatial Analysis (at least 3 hrs) | ||
Geographic Information Systems | ||
Advanced Geographic Information Systems | ||
GIScience Techniques in Landscape Ecology | ||
Techniques and Applications of Remote Sensing | ||
Climate & Global Processes (0 to 3 hrs) | ||
Ecosystem and Global Ecology | ||
Paleoclimatology | ||
Paleontology in Conservation | ||
Social, Economic & Policy Dimensions (at least 3 hrs) | ||
Environmental Economics | ||
Urban Geography | ||
Environment, Society & Justice | ||
Environmental Law | ||
Sustainability Perspectives in Resources and Business | ||
3. The Transport, Fate & Control of Pollution | ||
Environmental Engineering (at least 3 hrs) | ||
Industrial Environmental Control | ||
Pollution Prevention in Environmental Management | ||
Air Pollution Control | ||
Contaminant Fate and Transport (at least 3 hrs) | ||
Geomicrobiology | ||
Introduction to Hydrogeology | ||
Hydrogeological Modeling: Groundwater Flow and Contaminant Transport and Fate | ||
Isotopes in Environmental Processes | ||
Microbial Ecology: Exploration of the Diverse Roles of Microorganisms in Earth's Ecology | ||
Air, Land & Water Transport Systems (at least 3 hrs) | ||
Limnology | ||
Ecosystem and Global Ecology | ||
Hydrogeography | ||
Watershed Management | ||
Introduction to Hydrogeology | ||
Hydrogeological Modeling: Groundwater Flow and Contaminant Transport and Fate | ||
Social, Economic & Policy Dimensions (at least 3 hrs) | ||
Environmental Economics | ||
Urban Geography | ||
Environment, Society & Justice | ||
Environmental Law | ||
Sustainability Perspectives in Resources and Business | ||
4. Energy & Environment | ||
Energy & Engineering Systems (at least 3 hrs) | ||
Pollution Prevention in Environmental Management | ||
Air Pollution Control | ||
Building & Urban Systems (at least 3 hrs) | ||
Seminars (B: Energy and Sustainability and C: Sustainable Design) | ||
Environmental Control Systems I | ||
Urban and Regional Planning | ||
Urban Geography | ||
Interdisciplinary professional experience or research leading to an internship or practicum. | ||
Environmental Contamination, Climate & Global Processes (at least 3 hrs) | ||
Ecosystem and Global Ecology | ||
Geomicrobiology | ||
Hydrogeological Modeling: Groundwater Flow and Contaminant Transport and Fate | ||
Paleoclimatology | ||
Isotopes in Environmental Processes | ||
Microbial Ecology: Exploration of the Diverse Roles of Microorganisms in Earth's Ecology | ||
Social, Economic & Policy Dimensions (at least 3 hrs) | ||
Environmental Economics | ||
Urban Geography | ||
Environment, Society & Justice | ||
Environmental Law | ||
Sustainability Perspectives in Resources and Business | ||
5. Sustainability in Management & Planning | ||
Landscape Analysis and Urban Planning (3-6 hrs*) | ||
Geographic Information Systems | ||
Advanced Geographic Information Systems | ||
Techniques and Applications of Remote Sensing | ||
Urban and Regional Planning | ||
Urban Geography | ||
Advanced Urban and Regional Planning | ||
Management and Information Systems (3-6 hrs*). Note: Many MKT, MGT, FIN and other Business Courses may have undergraduate prerequisites. Undergraduate credit hours do not count towards the MEn degree. | ||
Operations Planning and Scheduling | ||
Quality Management Systems | ||
Analysis of Forecasting Systems | ||
Economic and Policy Dimensions (at least 3 hrs) | ||
Environmental Economics | ||
Urban Geography | ||
Environment, Society & Justice | ||
Environmental Law | ||
Sustainability Perspectives in Resources and Business | ||
Satisfactory completion and defense of an internship, practicum or thesis | ||
Total Credit Hours | 36 |
NOTE: All combined students are required to take at least 8 credit hours of graduate work in the M.En. program after obtaining their undergraduate degree.