Professional Science Master’s Academic Tracks

Environmental Contamination (can be completed online)
Employment opportunities in environmental contamination are numerous in the Intermountain West owing to military, mining, and agricultural activities.
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Sustainability Science (can be completed online)
Public and private agencies and businesses dealing with issues related to the management of environmental issues frequently lack professional expertise in aspects of coupled natural and human systems. This PSM track is intended to provide professionals for this growing field.
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Climate Change
This track is intended to address the need for professionals who understand not only climate science, but also specific issues related to impacts, mitigation, and adaptation.
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Water Resources Management (can be completed online)
This track will train professionals with the broader range of knowledge that is required to be an effective water resource manager. Students in this track will be trained for entry-level management positions in industries and agencies that offer a diversified portfolio in water resources management.
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Management of Regulated River Systems
Professionals trained in this PSM degree track will be able to work for a variety of agencies and firms in the West that specialize in aspects of regulated flowing water, especially including the major tributaries to the Columbia and Klamath Rivers.
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Ecohydrological Science and Management (can be completed online)
Students trained in this PSM track will understand the interaction between the hydrological cycle and ecosystems, and be able to work at the interface between terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.
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