Environmental Science

Wesley College’s M.S. Environmental Science program is designed for the working environmental professional. Course offerings are designed for individuals seeking an entry-level environmental management position or a broad-based environmental science graduate degree. The M.S. program emphasizes a systems and inter-disciplinary science approach to environmental problem-solving. The courses are applications and projects-based. Examples of projects include hazards assessments using geographic information systems (GIS) techniques, modeling pesticide and erosion dynamics, impact of urban and agricultural land use on water quality, evaluating brownfields for development, and predicting coastal erosion. Students are provided an equal balance between theory and hands-on applications. Research methods and techniques, environmental instrumentation, and computer applications are an integral part of the graduate program.

SPECIAL FEATURES
•    Completion in two years
•    All courses are taught in the evening
•    Non-thesis and thesis option
•    Blends the natural and physical sciences with policy
•    Acquire computer application skills in modeling and GIS

Graduate Course of Study for Educators
The Course of Study in Interdisciplinary Environmental Science is for educators who have completed a master’s degree and who desire to work toward a “Plus 15” school district salary increment. All course work in the 15-credit-hour Course of Study can be applied toward an MS degree in Environmental Science at Wesley College.

Select two (2) courses from Block 1
Select one (1) course from Block II
Select two (2) courses from Block III

Block I
ES546 Soil and Water Quality                            
ES530 Air Resources                                         
ES575 Special Topics in Environmental Hydrology
BI556 Limnology                                               

Block II
ES547 Environmental Policy
ES508 Environmental Law                                  

Block III
ES520 Spatial Analysis Using Geographic
Information Systems and Image Analysis
ES512 Hazards Assessment and Management or
ES525 Environmental Project Management          

Core Requirements
Meet the Faculty