Online Environmental Science Masters degree

Master of Science in Land Resources and Environmental Sciences

Overview

The M.S. program in Land Resources and Environmental Sciences is designed to provide outstanding graduate training opportunities across a substantial breadth of disciplinary interests. Programs are specifically adapted to each graduate student and often address processes at multiple scales through well-integrated, multi-disciplinary efforts. Student projects are directed toward improving understanding of principles and processes important to land resources and environmental sciences, with opportunities for direct ties to management.

Understanding is developed through targeted advanced coursework tailored to the student. Professional papers may involve, but are not limited to, topics such as watershed hydrology, integrated management of invasive plant species, soil nutrient management, land reclamation, restoration ecology, fluvial systems ecology and restoration, riparian ecology, microbial ecology of natural systems, chemical fate and transport, water quality, crop diversification, precision agriculture, environmental risk assessment, remote sensing and GIS applications, and climate variability.

Program Director Bob Peterson Featured as Most Valuable Professor

Bob Peterson, Ph.D, Program Director, was named the Most Valuable Professor for the October 4, 2014 MSU football game against Sacramento State.

Peterson talks with Jay Sanderson, voice of the MSU Bobcats, about his environmental risk assessment course and the type of students who are enrolled in the online Master of Science in Land Resources and Environmental Sciences program.

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Prerequisites

Bachelor's degree in related field or a strong science background
undergraduate GPA of 3.0 or better
GRE combined score of greater than 300 (current scale) or 1, 000 (prior scale: pre-2011).
show significant promise for success in a graduate program
TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) score of 550 (paper-based test), 231 (computer-based test), and 80 (internet-based test)-required only for international students whose native language is not English

Meeting the minimum department standards does not ensure admission to the program. The minimum GPA and GRE scores are not absolute thresholds. Admission to Montana State University graduate programs is based on a number of factors, including prior academic and professional experience and the personal statement.