Master in Watershed Science - Thesis Track
Course Requirements
Core Classes
- BIO/GSC 642: Watershed Ecology (3 hours)
- BIO 696: Understanding Scientific Communication (2 hours)
- CHE 613: Environmental Chemistry (3 hours)
- GSC 665: Physical/Chemical Limnology (3 hours)
- WSC 690: Seminar (1 hour)
- WSC 698-699: Thesis (6 hours)
Total Course Requirements: 18 hours
Tracks
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 hours
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.