The Environmental Resource Management Master's program at Florida Tech equips graduates to handle complex issues in resource management, integrating biological, chemical, and regulatory knowledge. The program requires 30 semester hours, including core courses and an internship, and emphasizes multidisciplinary collaboration. Admission is geared towards students with backgrounds in science or engineering, and financial aid options are available through assistantships.

1. ENVIRONMENTAL
RESOURCE GRADUATE PROGRAM OVERVIEW
MANAGEMENT
MASTER OF SCIENCE MASTER OF SCIENCE DEGREE PROGRAM CURRICULUM
Environmental resource management has become an area of national and international Required Courses
significance. Resource managers, typically in the public and private developmental sec- BIO 5030 Conservation Biology ......................3
HEAD ENS 5000 Departmental Seminar
tors, face increasingly complex technical problems that cut across several of the more
G.A. Maul, Ph.D. (each semester) ..............................0
traditional educational disciplines. In addition to the fundamentals of biological and ENS 5001 Global Environmental Problems
PROGAM CHAIR chemical environmental processes, managers must be knowledgeable in local and global and Solutions ..................................3
John G. Windsor Jr., Ph.D. cause and effect relationships of human activities in the development and utilization of ENS 5004 Aquatic Environmental
PROFESSORS environmental resources. Resource managers must also understand the legal and regula- Toxicology .......................................3
ENS 5009 Internship ........................................6
Thomas V. Belanger, Ph.D. tory aspects of resources management. Recognizing these multidisciplinary needs, the ENS 5700 Introduction to Water Resources ....3
John H. Trefry, Ph.D. master’s degree program in environmental resource management is closely associated ENS 5701 Environmental Regulation and
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR with the environmental science program at Florida Tech and includes both university Impact Assessment .........................3
course work and an internship with a regulatory agency, NGO or private company that OCN 5210 Marine and Environmental
Charles R. Bostater Jr., Ph.D. Chemistry........................................3
manages environmental resources. Graduates are well prepared to effectively interact
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR with engineers, scientists, managers and politicians. Elective Courses
Elizabeth A. Irlandi, Ph.D. Acceptable electives for both M.S. programs
Kevin B. Johnson, Ph.D. ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS include:
Steven M. Lazarus, Ph.D. Students applying for admission to the environmental resources management program BUS 4425 Environmental and Urban Planning...3
should have undergraduate majors in science or engineering, or sufficient course work BUS 4426 Environmental and Resource
Economics ........................................3
in the physical and life sciences and engineering to readily understand the fundamental CVE 4000 Engineering Economy and
biological, chemical and physical relationships important in environmental resource man- Planning ...........................................3
agement. In some instances, additional preparatory work in some areas may be required EDS 5430 Issue Investigation and Evaluation ....3
at the beginning of the program. The prospective student is advised of such requirements ENS 4001 The Earth System..............................3
ENS 4010 Geographic Information Systems .....3
before final acceptance. Each applicant is strongly encouraged to arrange for a confer- ENS 5010 Environmental Optics and
ence regarding program content and qualifications with faculty and the program chair or Remote Sensing ...............................3
other faculty member before arriving on campus to begin an academic program. ENS 5101 Introduction to Air Pollution .............3
ENS 5600 Radiation and Environmental
General admission requirements and application procedures are presented in the Protection .........................................3
Graduate Information and Regulations section of the University Catalog. OCN 5801 Coastal Systems Planning ................3
DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
The degree requires satisfactory completion of 30 semester hours of required and elec-
tive courses. Included in the total are 24 credits of required courses and internship, and
six credits of selected elective topics as specified in a master’s program plan developed
in conjunction with the student’s adviser. An internship document is required by the
academic unit, and the student makes an oral presentation of the internship assignment
to the graduate seminar or a professional society meeting and to the student’s internship
advisory committee. Thesis or internship registration must be continuous from the initial
registration until graduation.
FINANCIAL AID Florida Tech is the only comprehensive, FOR FOR MORE INFORMATION
Graduate student assistantships for independent scientific and technological To obtain more detailed information
instruction and research are available university in the southeast. Supported by about this Graduate Program or to
to well-qualified master’s and doctoral both industry and the community, Florida obtain application materials, visit
degree students. Assistantships carry Tech is the recipient of many research our home page at www.fit.edu/grad
stipends plus a tuition waiver. In some grants and contracts, a number of which or the University Catalog at
cases, a tuition waiver alone may be provide financial support for graduate www.fit.edu/catalog, or contact:
awarded for a limited amount of service. students. Florida Institute of Technology
Assistantships for master’s degree Office of Graduate Admissions
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(321) 674- 8096 opportunities of Florida’s Space Coast. Tech’s main campus.
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origin, and does not discriminate on the basis of disability in admission or access to its programs.
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