285860 - Environmental Science (MS)
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Application Deadline
Fall: February 1
Contact Information
4112 LSB
801-422-9389
pws-grad-advisor@byu.edu
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Required Tests
GRE - (total score of 300 required with a minimum of a “4” on the writing portion)
TOEFL or IELTS (International applicants)
Additional Requirements
Baccalaureate degree in Biogeochemistry, Biology, Environmental Science, Resource Conservation, or related field.
3.2 GPA or higher
Resume
Statement of Intent
Three letters of recommendation
Ecclesiastical Endorsement
A funded project: No graduate candidate will be accepted unless he or she has a departmental faculty member willing to serve as a major advisor on a funded project
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PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
Pursuit of the MS degree in environmental science provides students with research and education opportunities in environmental protection and remediation and in plant growth and physiology. Students will select graduate coursework in soil science, biology, and environmentally related courses taught in departments across the campus.
Those completing the program requirements will be well prepared for employment in environmental and agricultural consulting, teaching at the junior college level, and continued graduate studies for the Ph.D. Their research and teaching interests include: plant growth under environmental stress, invasive species, plant physiology, urban landscape environments, bioremediation of contaminated soils and water, and both modern and ancient agricultural environments. All emphases require original research topics with the results presented in thesis format. This research is expected to be of a publication quality and thesis style best reflecting that of a professional journal, thus facilitating timely submissions for publication. We also encourage formal presentations at professional meetings.
Credit hours: (30): minimum 24 course work hours plus 6 thesis hours (course).
Undergraduate hours: no more than 9 semester hours may be applied toward a master’s degree.
Thesis: completion of the thesis in scientific journal format and prepared for journal submission.
Required courses: Two semesters of course (seminar) and one semester of graduate statistics (course).
Biannual progress reviews by an advisory committee and graduate committee.
Examinations: final oral defense of thesis.
