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新香港六合彩资料鈥檚 Environmental Studies 4+1 B.S./M.S. program allows you to complete your undergraduate and master鈥檚 degrees in environmental studies in a total of five years, saving you both time and money.
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You鈥檒l complete much of your master鈥檚 coursework during your fourth year, while also working on your thesis project. Your fifth year will be spent finishing your research and writing your thesis.
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From our optional first-year interdisciplinary Green Learning Community, which integrates courses in biology, environmental issues, literature, and economics, to our exciting study abroad experiences and our local, national, and international internships, which give you a chance to gain professional skills and hands-on experience, the sky is the limit at 新香港六合彩资料. This multitude of opportunities prepares you to join the ranks of other 新香港六合彩资料 Environmental Studies graduates who have entered exciting professional fields in environmental advocacy, air and water resource management, ecological restoration, habitat conservation, park management, and environmental impact assessment.
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In Maine, there is definitely an emphasis on small business across the state. It鈥檚 evident in the sheer amount of small business in Maine and how strong that community is. I think that it's very important to keep small business around and not allow big business and major corporations to become overbearing.
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Beyond the Classroom
In Community Health and Environmental Development in Kenya, we learned about what goes on in Kenya politically, environmentally, and developmentally in the classroom here in Maine. The ultimate goal of the class was to travel to Kenya to put our classroom learning to use in a hands-on setting. We did just that.
We fit into three weeks the amount of activities that you could have done over the course of two or three months. We worked with numerous different NGOs and other organizations that are all focused around healthy community and environmental development in Kenya. We also got to do a bit of touristy stuff, like visit a museum, we went to an elephant orphanage and giraffe center, and we went to Nairobi National Park. Every experience that we had was deeply educational. We were doing different bits and pieces, learning whatever we could about this place that was new to us.
One day, we were all going out in a big group for a tour on foot. We had some very young Kenyan students along with us for the trek. I was tapping my metal water bottle along the way, and it was making a tinny, ringing sound. One little Kenyan girl 鈥 she couldn鈥檛 have been more than four 鈥 turned around and stared at me, mesmerized by the sound. We don鈥檛 speak the same language, so I had no way of communicating to her in words, but I could see that it was the sound that she was interested in. I bent down, held out the water bottle, and kept tapping at it. She kept looking at it, entranced. Eventually, she reached out and tapped it too. She smiled so big. It was this special moment of communication between us. We hadn鈥檛 spoken a word to each other, and I felt like we had had an entire conversation. There was a mutual understanding that felt really cool and was a moment that made my decision to go [to Kenya] worth it.
The ultimate goal of the class was to travel to Kenya to put our classroom learning to use in a hands-on setting. We did just that.
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- Basket and Stage Islands: Accessible at low tide over the sand flats.
- East Point Bird Sanctuary: Owned by the Audubon Society with views of Wood Island lighthouse.
- Biddeford Pool: The largest tidal pool in Maine, great for observing coastal wildlife.
- The Saco Heath: A raised peatland (bog), home to the carnivorous pitcher plants (protected by the ).
- Clifford Park: A 52-acre woodland preserve owned by the city of Biddeford, great for mountain biking and cross country skiing.
These protected lands serve as ideal day-trips from our campus.
- Mount Agamenticus Conservation Region: 10,000 acres of biodiverse undeveloped forest.
- Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge: A national wildlife refuge that spans 50 miles of coastline between York and Cumberland counties.
- : Expands our knowledge about coasts and estuaries with an emphasis on ensuring healthy salt marsh ecosystems.
- : 800,000 acres of federally managed forest and mountains in western Maine and New Hampshire. A 75-minute drive from campus.
- : Comprised of a cluster of islands on the Maine coast, Acadia is positioned within the broad transition zone between eastern deciduous and northern coniferous forests and hosts several species and plant communities at the edge of their geographic range. A 3.5-hour drive from campus.
Reach New Levels of Research as a Environmental Studies 4+1 B.S./M.S. Student
Through in-depth, student-centered research, our five-year combined degree program in Environmental Science enables you to work closely with a faculty member who shares your specific interest, thereby providing you with not only a comprehensive undergraduate education in environmental studies but an opportunity to perform graduate-level work.
What will you study? Environmental Studies 4+1 B.S./M.S. Curriculum Overview
Academic and Technical Standards
Satisfactory Academic Progress
To remain in the M.S. in Environmental Studies program, the student's cumulative graduate GPA must be a minimum of 3.0. A student whose GPA falls below 3.0 or who receives a grade below B- in any course taken for graduate credit will be placed on academic probation.
Program Completion Timeline
Students have a maximum of five (5) years to complete the graduation requirements. After two (2) academic years (fall and spring terms), students who have completed their coursework but are still completing their theses are required to enroll in a minimum of three (3) Thesis credit hours per semester to remain in the program.
Probation/Dismissal
A graduate student whose grade point average (GPA) for any semester falls below 3.0, or whose cumulative grade point average is below 3.0, or who receives a class grade below a B- for any class taken for graduate credit is automatically placed on probation. A student placed on academic probation will be granted one fall or spring semester to raise their cumulative GPA to 3.0 or above, will be required to achieve a minimum GPA of 3.0 for the semester, and cannot receive a second class grade below B-. Any student who fails to meet these criteria will be considered for dismissal by the School of Marine and Environmental Programs and the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences.
Curriculum
The B.S./M.S. degree in Environmental Studies requires a total of 36 graduate credits, including
- A minimum of 12 thesis/research credits (ENV 590)
- 2 credits of Graduate Seminar in Environmental Studies (ENV 599; 1 in the fourth and 1 in the fifth year)
- 3 credits of Research Methods (BIO 503)
- Up to 19 additional course credits (minimum of 12-course credits)
Of the 12鈥19 additional course credits, a minimum of two classes must be offered through the Department of Environmental Studies. A maximum of 12 course credits can double-count towards both the undergraduate and graduate degree requirements.
| Program Required Courses | Credits |
|---|---|
| Bachelor of Science with a major in Environmental Studies | 108鈥120 |
| BIO 503 鈥 Research Methods | 3 |
| Two (2) credits of ENV 530 鈥 Graduate Seminar in Environmental Studies/Science* | 2 |
| Twelve (12) credits of ENV 510 鈥 Master鈥檚 Thesis Research | 12 |
| Twelve (12) credits of electives in any 500-level or higher with the prefix ENV, BIO, MAR, or MAF where at least two (2) of the courses must be ENV | 12 |
| Seven (7) credits of ENV 510 鈥 Master鈥檚 Thesis Research or Elective in any 500-level or higher with the prefix ENV, BIO, MAR, or MAF** | 7 |
| Minimum Total Required Credits | 36 |
|---|
*One (1) credit taken in the fourth year and one (1) credit taken in the fifth year
**Students can combine credits from both ENV 510 and electives in any 500-level or higher course with the prefix ENV, BIO, MAR, or MAF to reach the required seven (7) credits. They do not need to choose one (1) or the other.
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Become Part of Our Environmental Studies Community
With our small class sizes, tight-knit students, and our caring faculty who strive to get to know you as an individual, you will feel at home in no time in the Environmental Studies family. Our program fosters a sense of community, and you can feel the spirit of collaboration in the air 鈥 both in the classroom and out in the field.
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Students in 新香港六合彩资料鈥檚 4+1 B.S./M.S. track in Environmental Science study at our Biddeford, Maine, location, a gorgeous waterfront campus offering more than 4,000 feet of scenic shoreline where the Saco River flows into the Atlantic Ocean. In addition to benefitting from the ample research opportunities afforded by our proximity to the ocean, wetlands, and a privately-owned research island, you will enjoy spending time in this popular vacation destination with its friendly, welcoming people and a wide range of outdoor recreation activities.
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