In order to gain a minor in evironmental science you must gain at least 6 points from Advanved Environmental Science and 5 points from either Field Environmental Science, Experimental Environmental Science, Computational Environmental Science, or Theoretical Environmental Science.
In order to gain a major in environmental science you must complete the associate program core courses or you must already have an associate degree* (or higher) and complete at least 5 points from Advanved Environmental Science and 5 points from either Field Environmental Science, Experimental Environmental Science, Computational Environmental Science, or Theoretical Environmental Science, and another 10 points from other projects.
* — This assumes that the mathematical preparation from the school where you completed the associate degree program covers all of the topics from the MAST program. If it does not, then the necessary projects must be completed as part of your associate degree program.
The topic list for this project is: environmental geology, environmental physics, environmental chemistry, ecology, climatology, environmental engineering science, environmental hydrology, and environmental oceanography
The topic list for this project is: site survey, record keeping, collection of samples, sample handling in the field, sample conservation, field testing, and mapping.
The topic list for this project is: setting up an environmental science lab, planning an experiment, constructing apparatus, experimental electronics, chemical processes, computer hardware, landscape control, sensors, control, calibration, error analysis, conducting an experiment and collecting data, and data analysis.
The topic list for this project is: symbolic computation, numerical computation, visualization, data analysis, dynamical system modeling, molecular dynamics simulations, image enhancement, computational fluid dynamics, circuit simulation, and device modeling.
The topic list for this project is: vector and tensor analysis, ordinary differential equations, matrix algebra, Fourier analysis, vector spaces, complex analysis, special functions, calculus of variations, the Laplace transform, partial differential equations, integral equations, group theory, discrete mathematics, and probability and statistics.
The topic list for this project is: weathering, soils, mass wasting, groundwater, streams and floods, subsidence, coastal processes, earthquakes, energy issues, and contaminants.
The topic list for this project is: environmental electrodynamics, environmental optics, environmental thermodynamics, environmental fluid dynamics, the atmosphere, solar radiation, soil physics, wind, energy resources, environmental acoustics, solar energy, water power, and wind power.
The topic list for this project is: chemical cycles, aquatic chemistry, redox reactions, phase interactions, aquatic microbial biochemistry, water pollution, water treatment, atmospheric chemistry, aerosols, gaseous inorganic pollutants, organic air pollutants, photochemical smog, global atmospheric change, geochemistry, soil chemistry, energy resources, hazardous waste, environmental biochemistry, toxicological chemistry, and environmental analysis.
The topic list for this project is: ecosystems, biodiversity, sustainability, ecosystem structure, biomes, major ecosystems, populations, population dynamics, and communities.
The topic list for this project is: the atmosphere, solar and terrestrial radiation, the global energy budget, surface heating, water, stability, precipitation, atmospheric dynamics, general circulation, atmospheric waves, cyclones, fronts, air masses, the southern oscillation, tropical climes, monsoon climes, polar climes, desert climes, mid-latitude climes, local climes, paleoclimatology, climate change, ozone depletion, and climate models.
In order to gain a second minor (or a minor following an Associate Degree) you must gain at least 5 points from 200-level projects and 6 from other projects.
In order to gain a major you must gain have complete the bachelor program requirements and complete at least 15 points from 200-level projects and 43 points from other projects.
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