The UA Department of Environmental Science, ENVS, offers graduate work leading to the M.S degree in Environmental Science. Two tracks are offered, "Environmental Science" or "Soil and Water Science".
The Graduate College offers exceptional undergraduate students in the Environmental Science major the opportunity to earn both a bachelor's degree and master's degree in as few as 5 years. The Accelerated Master's Program (AMP) is for the top undergraduates in participating majors who plan to continue in a graduate program in the same, or closely related, UA discipline.
Applicants must work with the ENVS Graduate Program Coordinator and gain permission to apply to their AMP program using an AMP Authorization code (an application fee applies). Students accepted into the AMP ENVS MS will be conditionally admitted and allowed to register for graduate classes while maintaining their Undergraduate status. When nearing completion of the undergraduate degree, AMP students must submit a simplified application to the ENVS MS program. The second application fee is automatically waived for conditionally admitted AMP students.
The Graduate College has established minimum AMP admission requirements(link is external). Interested students should verify departmental requirements as they may have additional or more stringent requirements than the Graduate College minimum requirements.
Undergraduates should become familiar with the general AMP degree and tuition policies(link is external) (link is external)prior to applying to the Graduate College.
The ENVS department strongly supports attendance at professional meetings. Student presentations at meetings and student publications are likewise encouraged. Numerous workshops on topics ranging from the Internet to scientific writing are regularly available.
In addition to graduate student-sponsored activities, various departmental events, such as departmental picnics and weekly seminars, provide students with opportunities to meet and socialize with colleagues.
With a MS in Environmental Science students will be prepared for careers in business and industry, governmental agencies, educational institutions, and private consulting firms.
NOTE: Beginning Spring 2021, ENVS will offer the MS with a major in Environmental Science; the major in Soil, Water and Environmental Science no longer be offered.
Electronic copies of Master's Theses may be accessed through the UA Campus Repository.