硕士学位要求

Coursework

三十(30)个单位 认可课程[pdf] 获得硕士学位需要哪些课程. 有条件录取的学生 may be required to take additional prerequisite courses to fulfill departmental requirements. 所有研究生必须保持至少3分.平均绩点为0，否则就有被分在学术级别的风险 probation.

条件分类状态

Students who are admitted as conditionally classified will have received a list of prerequisite courses that they must take prior to fully entering the graduate program. Students should plan to complete these courses within their first and second semesters. 一旦这些课程完成，学生提交一份 更改船级表格 first to the Graduate Coordinator and subsequently to the GAPE office.

必修讲座(共9个单元)

Students should plan to take ENVS 250 their first Fall semester, and ENVS 200 and 297 their first Spring semester, unless conditionally classified.

Fall

  • ENVS 250: Seminar: Environmental Thought and Philosophy  (3 units)
    An in-depth critical analysis of significant works in the field of Environmental Studies. Topics covered include preservation versus conservation, biocentrism, environmental justice, eco-feminism, deep ecology, and environmental activism.

Spring

  • ENVS 200:研讨会:环境方法  (3 units)
    A rigorous analysis of methods used by social, physical, and natural scientists in assessing a region's natural resources and quality of environment; application of such techniques as field methods, maps, social surveys, and project evaluation.
  • ENVS 297:研究和提案开发  (3 units)
    Students develop their thesis topic through extensive literature research.  The product will be a draft thesis proposal to be circulated among potential committee members.

Electives (15-16 units, MUST BE approved by thesis chair and graduate coordinator)

Electives can include courses in Environmental Studies or related fields selected 在下列范围内，经指导老师批准.  一般来说，目的是选修 courses is to help students complete their thesis research.

  • 必须是100级或200级的课程
  • 至少3个单位必须在ENVS
  • At least 9 units must be field methods, analytical methods, laboratory work (in ENVS 及/或相关部门).
  • Up to 6 elective units may be taken as Credit/No Credit. 可以考虑ENVS 210 3个以上的单位.
  • ENVS 210-3 is HIGHLY recommended for first-year students in the Fall.

ENVS 210:环境研究的当前主题 (每学期1-3个单元)
An investigation of current research topics in the field of Environmental Studies. lectures by faculty, visiting scholars, and Master’s student candidates are accompanied by class discussions and analysis of academic journal articles.

ENVS 210可重复修满9个学分. 在读研究生 鼓励报名.

晋升为候选人

Once a student has obtained classified status, has completed the three required seminars, and has submitted a thesis proposal signed by their entire committee, a 提前获得候选资格申请书[pdf] 必须提交给ENVS研究生协调员. 申请候选人资格 should be submitted a year prior to the expected graduation date.

论文单元(共6个单元)

Once a student has advanced to candidacy, they are required to complete a total of 六(6)篇论文(ENVS 299:硕士论文或项目) under the direction of the Thesis Chair and Graduate Coordinator. 

完成硕士论文

For full details about the Master's thesis process in Environmental Studies at 菠菜网lol正规平台, 请参阅以下内容 link.

After advancing to candidacy, the focus of the program turns toward the completion 理学硕士论文. 进行研究和写论文可以 one of the most enjoyable, and yet one of the most difficult tasks, a graduate student undertakes. To facilitate student progress, the department requires that graduate students remain enrolled during the entire thesis process.

Students are encouraged to begin planning their thesis work as soon as they enter the program. For some students, thesis research begins the moment they set foot on campus and they are able to complete the process by the end of their second year. Others use the first year as an exploratory period, during which they may be completing prerequisites and considering various research questions. 这些学生可以完成 第三学年期间或之后的毕业论文.

The process of developing and completing the thesis includes the formation of an original study question, extensive literature review, data gathering, data analysis, and the 论文写作. Once the thesis is complete it will be reviewed by the Thesis 委员会并由学生修改.

论文答辩

Once the Thesis Committee has reviewed and accepted a candidate's written thesis, the student must publicly present an oral defense of the research. 为了安排 你的论文答辩，联系 envstudies-ms@glass-ink.com before the beginning of the semester in which you plan to defend. 如果论文委员会 determines that the work has been satisfactorily defended, the Verification of Culminating Experience Form (only graduate advisors have a copy of this form, which they submit (代表学生)必须提交.

申请毕业

Approximately two weeks after a student has been approved for 晋升为候选人[pdf], students will be invited via email to apply for graduation through My菠菜网lol正规平台.

1290R -连续招生课程

Once a student has completed all program coursework (including 6-units of ENVS-299), they must remain enrolled until their thesis is completed. 在完成 the thesis, students may enroll in ENVS1290R at a reduced tuition cost of $288 per semester. Although this course is housed in the Environmental Studies department, it is run by the College of 研究生学习 (CGS) and has special registration procedures (邀请). CGS will automatically send all eligible students a registration appointment for the course after the official last day to add classes.