Professional Science, Environmental Informatics Concentration, P.S.M.

Environmental Informatics Program Information

Degree Requirements

The Professional Science Master’s degree in Environmental Informatics is a 33 hour degree program. The degree requirements include:

Required Business Courses: 12 hours
Concentration Course Requirements: 18 hours
Advisor Guided Electives: 3 hours
Total Degree Requirements: 33 hours

Curriculum

Required Business Courses (12 hours)

These courses are taught online by Graduate Faculty from the College of Business Administration.

ACCT 6010 - Accounting Information for Management Decisions Cr. 3.
BMGT 6200 - Organizational Leadership Cr. 3.
MATH 6070 - Applied Linear Statistical Methods I Cr. 3.
MKT 6100 - Strategic Marketing Cr. 3.

Concentration Course Requirements (18 hours)

ESS 6510 - Programming GIS Cr. 3.
ESS 6910 - Internship Cr. 3.
EVSS 6010 - Environmental Social Policy Cr. 3.
GEOG 4410 (5410) - Remote Sensing Cr. 3.
GEOG 4650 (5650) - Environmental Applications of GIS Cr. 3.
MATH 6470 - Environmental Statistics Cr. 3.
OR
PSY 6310 - Educational Statistics Cr. 3.

Advisor Guided Electives (3 hours)

AGBE 4210 (5210) - Agricultural and Biological Statistics Cr. 3.
CSC 6220 - Data Mining Cr. 3.
CSC 6300 - Web-Based Database Systems Cr. 3.
DS 6550 - Database Management Cr. 3.
ESS 4300 (5300) - Environmental Management System Cr. 3.
ESS 6520 - GIS Project Development and Management Cr. 3.
MATH 6080 - Applied Linear Statistical Methods II Cr. 3.
MATH 6170 - Experimental Design I Cr. 3.
MATH 6180 - Experimental Design II Cr. 3.
SOC 4920 (5920) - Data Analysis and Management Cr. 3.
GEOG 4850 (5850) - Advanced GIS Cr. 3.

Total Credit Hours: 33

Background Courses

Students may be advised to take background courses as preparation for the GIS portion of the degree program. The advisor will determine, with the GIS faculty, if a student should complete a competency test or enroll in the background coursework.

GEOG 4510 (5510) - Theory of GIS I Cr. 3.
GEOG 4511 (5511) - Theory of GIS II Cr. 3.

Course Substitutions

Course Substitutions are allowed upon approval of the graduate advisory committee, department chair/director, and dean of the college.