Admission
Program Purpose
This degree is designed for broad, in-demand skills of the present day and the projected future. Trainings rooted in quantitative tools and mathematics, including data science, biometry and geographic information systems represent such skills. This degree also serves to arm students with training in ecosystem management, environmental chemistry, environmental toxicology and conservation biology. The emphasis of the degree is to equip students with the tools to make a positive impact on the environment, as well as educate them on the detailed biological and chemical properties of life. Students will be provided with both the tools and detailed knowledge of the environmental sciences so that they are most likely to make an impact. A distinguishing characteristic of this program is the strong focus on quantitative skills and data science. Students will also take part in a 6-credit research project, in order to apply the principles of analysis, hypothesis testing and experimental design at the graduate and professional level.
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