Environmental Toxicology (Thesis Option), Master of Science
Admission Criteria
Graduation with a Bachelor of Science Degree in a related academic area.
Applicants must present an undergraduate grade point average of 2.75 overall or for the last sixty (60) hours.
Applicants are expected to present evidence of having completed the following courses with the indicated total semester credit hours (in parentheses):
Code | Title | Hours |
---|---|---|
General Chemistry w/laboratory | 8 | |
General Organic Chemistry w/laboratory | 8 | |
Biology w/laboratory | 8 | |
Physics | 8 | |
Calculus | 4 | |
Total Hours | 36 |
Degree Requirements
Thesis Track
The requirements for the Master of Science in Environmental Toxicology are summarized below:
- Satisfactory performance on the Qualifying Examination.
- Completion of a total of twenty-four (24) semester credit hours of graduate level courses. A minimum of nine (9) of these credit hours must be in core courses. A total of fifteen (15) credit hours of electives must be taken. Six (6) credit hours are required for the research thesis.
- Presentation of a thesis proposal to a committee composed of members of the environmental toxicology faculty and representatives of the Graduate School.
- Completion and presentation (through an oral defense) of a thesis to a committee composed of members of the Environmental Toxicology faculty and representatives of the Graduate School.
- Fulfillment of general requirements for graduation as outlined by the Graduate School (see the General Information Section of this bulletin).
Admission to Candidacy
Master’s degree students will achieve candidacy after passing the qualifying examination, the English proficiency examination, and course work requirements.
Residency Requirement
Master’s students will achieve residency after completing course requirements.
Thesis
Students pursuing the master’s degree must write and defend a thesis based on research done on an approved problem in environmental toxicology. The defense of the thesis will be made before the student’s thesis committee.
Core Courses (9 SCH)
Choose 9 credit hours from the following:
Code | Title | Hours |
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ES 701 | Principles of Toxicology | 3 |
ES 702 | Environmental Toxicology I | 3 |
ES 703 | Environmental Science | 3 |
ES 704 | Aquatic Resources & Pollution | 3 |
ES 705 | Environmental Policy & MGMT | 3 |
ES 707 | Ground Water Contamination | 3 |
ES 902 | Environmental Toxicology II | 3 |
ES 906 | Environmental Geology | 3 |
ES 908 | Sample Analysis | 3 |
ES 910 | Reproductive Toxicology | 3 |
ES 913 | Adv Simulation Modeling | 3 |
ES 929 | Toxicology III | 3 |
ES 931 | Ethics | 3 |
Electives (15 SCH)
Code | Title | Hours |
---|---|---|
ES 711 | Air Pollution | 3 |
ES 718 | Special Topics Environ Tox | 3 |
ES 720 | GIS for Environmental Sciences | 3 |
ES 730 | Introduction to Remote Sensing Image Processing | 3 |
ES 909 | Sample Analysis Labortory | 3 |
ES 912 | Neurotoxicology | 3 |
ES 914 | Modeling Laboratory | 3 |
ES 915 | Adv Physical Chemistry | 3 |
ES 916 | Chemistry of Natural Products | 3 |
ES 919 | Special Topics | 3 |
ES 920 | Special Topics | 3 |
ES 921 | Sem in Envir Toxicology | 2 |
ES 922 | Sem in Envir Toxicology | 2 |
ES 923 | Sem in Envir Toxicology | 2 |
ES 927 | Biomedical Statistics | 3 |
ES 930 | Biochemistry | 3 |
ES 933 | Mutagensis Carcinogensis | 3 |
ES 934 | Molecular Basis of Gene Action | 3 |
ES 935 | Stat Aspects of Risk Assessmen | 3 |
ES 936 | Occ & Environ Epidemiology | 3 |
THESIS (6 SCH)
Code | Title | Hours |
---|---|---|
ES 724 | Research Problems | 3-6 |