Graduate Degrees

The American Indian Studies Program (AIS), with assistance from the School of Natural Resources and Environment (SNRE), is offering an academic Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in the administration and management of American Indian natural resources. To obtain the Certificate, students must complete a 12-unit program of study that includes core and thematic courses. The program is designed for students to begin in the fall and complete in one to two academic years.

Environmental health sciences is the scientific discipline concerned with the behaviors and environmental conditions linked to human injury or disease. Through the use of applied research in a multi- and interdisciplinary approach, environmental health sciences provides the critical link between the environment and human health impacts.

Specific areas of research emphasis include basic and applied aspects of plant science with emphasis on plant growth and development, physiology, cell and molecular biology, genetics, crop, horticultural production systems, and plant pathology. The department encourages students to integrate the more classical aspects of these areas with recent innovations in order to develop both breadth and depth in the field of plant sciences during their graduate studies.

Soil, Water, and Environmental Science offers three areas of emphasis: environmental science, soil science, and soil-plant-water relations. Areas of concentration in environmental science include environmental chemistry, environmental microbiology, contaminant transport, pollution management and remediation, water quality, and remote sensing of terrestrial ecosystems. Areas of concentration in soil science include soil physics; soil chemistry; soil biology; soil genesis, morphology, and classification; and soil mineralogy.

In the MS program, all students master a common core of work in ground water, surface hydrology, water quality, and water policy, planning, and management. Graduate students in hydrology and water resources may also take field and laboratory courses that give them hands-on experience with experiments in water chemistry, stream-flow gauging, and water-quality monitoring. The PhD program is designed for highly motivated students who may pursue teaching, research, or other technical careers where both breadth and depth of knowledge are important.