California State University, Dominguez Hills
Environmental Science
Carson, USA
Master degree
DURATION
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
APPLICATION DEADLINE
01 Mar 2026
EARLIEST START DATE
TUITION FEES
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
Environmental Science
The Master in Science in Environmental Science is an interdisciplinary program housed in the College of Natural and Behavioral Science (NBS). The mission of the program is to prepare the leaders, thinkers and planners necessary to address and solve environmental challenges using interdisciplinary approaches. Because of our location and internship opportunities, the emphasis of the program is on the unique problems of the urban environment. The program is appropriate for students with interests in careers in government, urban or environmental planning, environmental education, research, journalism, law, and academia.
Several scholarship options are available. Please visit the university website for more information
Required Courses
- Urban Environmental Science
- Biostatistics
- Advanced Analysis of Variance and Multivariate Techniques
- People, Culture & Environment
- Environmental Analysis
- Graduate Seminar
- Internship in Environmental Science
- Directed Research
- Thesis
Electives
- Geochemistry
- Advanced Cartography
- Remote Sensing and Image Processing
- Rivers and Streams
- Geographic Information Systems
- Earth's Climates
- Natural Resources
- Environmental Geology
- Global Change
- Groundwater
- Survey Research
In addition, the M.S. in Environmental Science is excellent preparation for further academic pursuits, such as a Ph.D. in environmental science or a degree in environmental law.
Among the many employment opportunities available for recipients of an M.S. in Environmental Science are government agencies, particularly in the areas of environmental protection and management, water, sewer and power-generation utilities, analytic laboratories, environmental and engineering firms, private industry and management, and non-profit organizations. Potential areas of employment include forestry, agriculture, fisheries management, environmental education, air quality analysis or control, soil conservation, environmental lobbying, remote sensing, urban and regional planning, soil and water conservation, environmental policy analysis, environmental impact analysis, environmental planning, conservation systems analysis, earth science, oceanography, hydrology, seismology, and environmental social impact analysis.
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