Environmental Science, MS

Requirements

The Master of Science in Environmental Science requires at least 30 semester hours with a thesis. These semester hours are made up as follows:

Required Courses:

Thesis (6 semester hours)

Students, in consultation with a faculty member, should select an appropriate research topic normally at the end of their first year of graduate work. At this time, students present and defend a thesis proposal to the faculty, where they show a grasp of the literature and have a well-defined rationale and set of objectives, a planned methodology, and an appropriate budget. If approved, students proceed with their research until submission of the thesis as per TCU guidelines. Each student will defend his/her thesis in an oral examination.

Electives (18 semester hours)

The electives are selected in consultation with the student's major professor and the director of the program.