A checklist is the list of requirements to complete this program and receive the award, as the college publishes it in its catalog. It is the same for everyone. It does not say what you have completed; that comes from applying your own record.
Program
- Award
- MS
- Credential class
- ceterms:MasterDegree
- Catalog edition
- 2026-2027 RIT Undergraduate Catalog
- Checklist type
- degree-program
- Description
- RIT’s environmental science master’s degree provides a deep understanding of the science behind environmental problems, the complex set of circumstances that impact environmental issues, and how environmental decisions and policies must attempt to find a balance between environmental conservation, human well-being, and economic development. The practice of environmental science demands that you become a well-rounded specialist, and to accomplish this, you may choose a concentration in one of the following areas: chemistry, ecology and field biology, economics, environmental microbiology/molecular biology, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), organismal biology and evolution, public policy, remote sensing, or statistics. You also may develop a self-designed concentration in an area of personal interest, subject to approval from an environmental science review committee. The program also incorporates intensive fieldwork, policy implications, sustainable practices, and remote sensing into the curriculum. You will benefit from collaboration with experts from RIT’s College of Science, the Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science, and the Golisano Institute for Sustainability. As you progress through the curriculum, you will choose either the research path, which includes research and a thesis, or the professional path which includes course work and a project supervised by a faculty advisor.
Identifiers
- IPEDS UNITID
- 195003
- CourseShelf checklist
- CK_195003_64f5c1b0
- CollegeTransfer.Net
- Institution Transfer Profile
- Source
- CourseShelf publish 61
Requirements to complete
Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.
Graduate Public Policy/STS Core Electives
electives · 13 items
- ENVS 631Climate Change: Science Technology & PolicyNot resolved to a course3
- ESHS 755Corporate Social ResponsibilityNot resolved to a course3
- PUBL 610Technological Innovation and Public PolicyNot resolved to a course3
- PUBL 630Energy PolicyNot resolved to a course3
- PUBL 631Climate Change: Science, Technology and PolicyNot resolved to a course3
- PUBL 700Readings in Public PolicyNot resolved to a course3
- PUBL 701Graduate Policy AnalysisNot resolved to a course3
- PUBL 702Graduate Decision AnalysisNot resolved to a course3
- PUBL 703Evaluation and Research DesignNot resolved to a course3
- PUBL 810Technology, Policy and SustainabilityNot resolved to a course3
- STSO 621Graduate Biodiversity and SocietyNot resolved to a course3
- STSO 710Graduate Science and Technology Policy SeminarNot resolved to a course3
- STSO 750Graduate Sustainable CommunitiesNot resolved to a course3
Graduate Science Core Electives
electives · 14 items
- BIOL 636Graduate Seminar in Life SciencesNot resolved to a course1
- BIOL 640Environmental GenomicsNot resolved to a course4
- BIOL 650High Throughput Sequencing AnalysisNot resolved to a course3
- BIOL 655BiogeographyNot resolved to a course3
- BIOL 673Marine BiologyNot resolved to a course3
- BIOL 675Advanced Conservation BiologyNot resolved to a course3
- BIOL 676Environmental MicrobiologyNot resolved to a course4
- BIOL 798Grad Biology Independent StudyNot resolved to a course1-4
- ENVS 631Climate Change: Science Technology & PolicyNot resolved to a course3
- ENVS 640Ecological Models in Geographic Information SystemsNot resolved to a course4
- ENVS 650Hydrologic Applications of Geographic Information SystemsNot resolved to a course4
- ENVS 670Advanced Concepts of Environmental ChemistryNot resolved to a course3
- ENVS 798Advanced Environmental Science Independent StudyNot resolved to a course1-4
- IMGS 632Advanced Environmental Applications of Remote SensingNot resolved to a course3
Graduate GIS Electives
electives · 3 items
- ENVS 640Ecological Models in Geographic Information SystemsNot resolved to a course4
- ENVS 650Hydrologic Applications of Geographic Information SystemsNot resolved to a course4
- IGME 771Introduction To Geographic Information SystemsNot resolved to a course3
Graduate Statistics Electives
electives · 4 items
- BIOL 672Computational Statistics and Data Science MethodsNot resolved to a course3
- STAT 614Applied StatisticsNot resolved to a course3
- STAT 641Applied Linear Models - RegressionNot resolved to a course3
- STAT 670Design of ExperimentsNot resolved to a course3
Graduate Professional Electives
electives · 4 items
- ESHS 613Solid and Hazardous Waste ManagementNot resolved to a course3
- ESHS 614Industrial Wastewater ManagementNot resolved to a course3
- ESHS 615Air Emissions ManagementNot resolved to a course3
- ISUS 704Industrial EcologyNot resolved to a course3
Source. Rochester Institute of Technology, catalog 2026-2027 RIT Undergraduate Catalog — https://academiccatalog.rit.edu/programs/environmental-science-ms/. Captured page pages/0225.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.