Master in Watershed Science - Thesis Track

Core Classes:
Course No. |
Course Name |
Hours |
|
BIO/GSC 642 |
Watershed Ecology |
3 |
BIO 696 |
Understanding Scientific Communication |
2 |
CHE 613 |
Environmental Chemistry |
3 |
GSC 665 |
Physical/Chemical Limnology |
3 |
WSC 690 |
Seminar |
1 |
WSC 698-699 |
Thesis |
6 |
|
Total |
|
18 |
Graduate courses in related fields (18 hrs, as determined by the advisory committee;
at least eight hours must be at the 600 level). Students will select remaining courses
based on their specialization in the following four tracks: Aquatic Ecology, Environmental
Chemistry, Hydrological Spatial Analysis, or Watershed Conservation. Accepted courses
of study for each area are outlined below.
Aquatic Ecology |
Courses should include two of the following: |
BIO 646 |
Stream Ecology |
BIO 648 |
Wetland Ecology |
BIO 686 |
Limnology |
BIO 688 |
Reservoir Ecology |
BIO 669 |
Biological Limnology |
BIO 670 |
Limnological Analysis Laboratory |
CHE 665 |
Biogeochemistry |
GSC 662 |
Hydrogeology |
|
and |
|
one of the following: |
BIO 661 |
Freshwater Invertebrates |
BIO 663 |
Aquatic Entomology |
BIO 670 |
Ichthyology |
BIO 672 |
Herpetology |
|
and |
|
one of the following: |
BIO 630 |
Animal Ecology |
BIO 631 |
Plant Ecology |
BIO 632 |
Quantitative Ecology |
BIO 682 |
Waterfowl Management |
BIO 683 |
Fisheries Management |
|
Environmental Chemistry |
Courses should include the following: |
CHE 617 |
Advanced Organic Chemistry |
CHE 627 |
Chemical Separations |
CHE 628 |
Mass Spectrometry |
CHE 665 |
Biogeochemistry |
|
Hydrological Spatial Analysis |
Courses should include at least one of the following: |
BIO 669 |
Biological Limnology |
BIO 670 |
Limnological Analysis Laboratory |
GSC 662 |
Hydrogeology |
|
and |
|
at least three of the following: |
CET 685 |
Remediation Technology |
GSC 612 |
Remote Sensing |
GSC 621 |
Geographic Information Systems |
GSC 640 |
Advanced Remote Sensing |
GSC 641 |
Digital Image Processing Research |
GSC 680 |
Advanced Geographic Information Systems |
|
Watershed Conservation |
Courses should include two of the following: |
BIO 646 |
Stream Ecology |
BIO 648 |
Wetland Ecology |
BIO 669 |
Biological Limnology |
BIO 670 |
Limnological Analysis Laboratory |
BIO 686 |
Limnology |
BIO 688 |
Reservoir Ecology |
CHE 665 |
Biogeochemistry |
GSC 662 |
Hydrogeology |
|
and |
|
three of the following: |
AGR 674 |
Agricultural Irrigation and Water Systems |
BIO 678 |
Conservation Biology |
BIO 682 |
Waterfowl Management |
BIO 683 |
Fisheries Management |
CET 655 |
Environmental Regulatory Affairs |
CET 681 |
Pollution Assessment and Control |
CET 685 |
Remediation Technology |
|
Total Course Requirements |
36 |
|
Other Degree Requirements |
|
Successful completion of MAT 665: Applied Statistics I. |
|
Written and oral comprehensive examination, as specified by the advisory committee
in broad aspects of watershed science and area of concentration (usually taken in
3rd semester of residence).
|
|
Defense of thesis. |