Environmental Geosciences P.S.M. (Professional Science Master's)
College of Natural and Health Sciences
The Environmental Geosciences Professional Science Master's is a degree program certified by the Council of Graduate Schools; it operates under guidelines of the P.S.M. National Office. Those guidelines specify that at least half of the credits must be in science content; in addition, Professional Skills courses and a Professional Internship must be completed as specified below.
Degree Requirements
Graduate Communications Course (3 credits)
Choose one of the following:
Other Professional Skills Course (3 credits)
Choose one of the following:
| ART 569 | Web Style Design | 3 |
| BAAC 527 | Governmental and Institutional Accounting | 3 |
| BAMG 554 | Managing and Developing People | 3 |
| CH 550 | Environmental Health | 3 |
| ELPS 601 | Leadership Development Through Inquiry | 3 |
| ELPS 662 | Design and Delivery of Professional Development | 3 |
| ENST 515 | Sustainable Solutions to Environmental Problems | 3 |
| ET 601 | Managing People, Projects, and Technology Systems | 3 |
| INTR 560 | Ethics in Leadership | 3 |
| SES 500 | Wilderness First Responder/CPR | 3 |
| SOC 530 | Organizational Analysis | 3 |
| SPAN 503 | Spanish Conversation | 3 |
Required Credits — 7 hours
Required Earth Sciences Content Courses — 14 credits
14 credits of graduate-level earth sciences content from prefixes ESCI, GEOL, MET, or OCN at least 6 credits of which must be selected from:
Required Professional Skills Courses — 6 credits
Required STEM Content Courses — 3 credits
Choose one the following:
NOTES:
- ESCI 599, a one-credit hour course, must be taken twice for a total of two credits.
- ESCI 600 should be taken the first Fall semester of attendance.
- A 3.0 GPA in the courses taken as part of this major is required for graduation. A "C" or higher is required for all courses taken as part of the program.
- At least two-thirds of a student's master's degree program must be in courses that are not double-numbered courses or in courses that have been taught solely as 500-level or above graduate courses.