Dec 04, 2024  
2024-2025 Graduate Catalog 
    
2024-2025 Graduate Catalog

Environmental Sciences (MS) - Professional Science Track


Program Requirements


Complete 30 credits from at least nine courses including one communications core course; one environmental policy, law, and management core course; one quantitative analysis core course, two environmental sciences core courses, one business management core courses, one capstone course, and seven to nine credits of electives.

Capstone: Complete an internship as part of ENVSCI 798 .

Minimum grade: No courses with a grade below B may be applied toward the program. Students who earn a B- in two courses will be considered no longer in good standing and may be dismissed from the program. Students who receive a grade below C in any graduate course will be dismissed from the program.
Grading basis: Courses must be taken graded unless the course is only offered on a satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis.
GPA: A minimum GPA of 3.0 is required from all courses applied toward the program.
Residency: Graduate course credits earned at another institution, as a non-degree student, or in another department may only be applied to the program with approval from the thesis/project advisor and graduate program director.
Course level: No more than one course taken at UMass Boston at the 300/400-level may be applied toward the program with approval of the thesis/project advisor and graduate program director.
Statute of limitations: Seven years.

Course Requirements


Communications Core (3 Credits)


Complete one from below.

Quantitative Analysis Core (3 to 4 Credits)


Complete one from below.

Business Management Core (3 Credits)


Complete one from below.

Capstone Course (3 Credits)


Electives (7 to 9 Credits)


Select courses and independent research hours to fulfill the 30 credit hour requirement.

Students may select from any of the courses above not already taken or from 600-level or higher courses approved by their faculty mentor.