M.S. Environmental Science
With world-class faculty and small-class sizes, the Master of Science in Environmental Science program provides students with an interdisciplinary, applications-oriented education in environmental science. The program is designed to enable graduates to analyze and understand natural ecosystems, predict environmental change, and participate in the management of environmental issues. Each student in the program conducts research through completion of a thesis and develops depth in a specific academic area through the completion of focused course work. Additional breadth is added through a set of core courses that include concepts in ecology, environmental policy, applied sciences and quantitative methods.
Admission to the program
The MS Environmental Science program is a thesis-oriented research experience. Therefore, to be successfully admitted to the program you must be sponsored by a member of the faculty. Thus, prior to applying to the program it is required that you contact one of the WSU Vancouver science faculty with research interests similar to your own about becoming your major advisor.
Questions?
If you have questions please contact Dr. Cheryl Schultz, Graduate Program Coordinator, for more information.
Teaching assistantships
Graduate student teaching assistantships are available. In addition, graduate teaching fellowships are available through Partners in Discovery GK-12 Project "Global Change in a Local Context". The GK-12 project focuses on the implications of growth and change on the Columbia River and its watershed. Science teachers from selected Southwest Washington schools are partnered with Washington State University Vancouver Environmental Science graduate students in collaborative partnerships. The Partners in Discovery GK-12 home page contains more information.
