Professional Science, MS
The Professional Science Track in the MS Program in Environmental Sciences is designed to build upon the unique interdisciplinary training and research capacities of the Environmental, Earth and Ocean Sciences (EEOS) department at UMass Boston. This track leverages the strengths in ecosystem assessment and management that permeate the biological and environmental science programs at the University against the rapidly growing programs in entrepreneurial science and industry-science partnerships. The primary goal of this track is to provide students who enroll part-time or full-time with natural science knowledge, quantitative skills, business acumen, and communication skills appropriate for existing and emerging professional science needs in the environmental sector.
This track requires successful completion of thirty credit hours consisting of:
- One course (3 credits) in environmental law, policy, administration, management or economics (e.g., EEOS 616, 670, 675, 680, 684, 685, 718)
- One course (3 credits) in quantitative analysis (from EEOS 601, 611, 623)
- One course (3 credits) in a science core area (e.g., EEOS 630, 640, 650, 655, 710)
- One course (3 credits) in science communication (from courses to be determined)
- One management course (3 credits) (from MBAMGT 650 Organizational Analysis and Skills, MBAACM 681 Analytical Writing in Management, MBAACM 682 Oral Communication for Managers, MBAMS 651 Project Management)
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Technical Electives (9 -15 hrs, 3 or more courses) (from courses above not taken to satisfy core requirement as well as from:
- EEOS 605, 612, 625, 629, 635, 627, 645, 660, 716, 726
- BIOL 605, 628, 636, 638, 639, 640, 641, 644, 648, 658, 666,
- BIOL 608 / PHYS 608
- Professional Science Internship (6 hrs)
