Professional Science Master's Program - CSU, Chico

Curriculum

The PSM curriculum (36 units) may be completed in 2 years (4 semesters) of full-time study.  An 8-10 week full-time internship is required.  Students specialize in one of 3 advising patterns.  Flexibility allows the advising patterns to be tailored to the student’s background and goals (please inquire).

The core courses (24 units) provide advanced studies in foundational aspects of environmental sciences and professional studies.  The internship is one of the core requirements.  A final written project based on the internship is mandatory.

Core Courses

Course
Units
GEOS 600 Geosciences Seminar I
1
GEOS 601 Geosciences Seminar II
1
GEOS 650 Environmental Monitoring
2
GEOS 654 Environmental Risk Assessment
3
MGMT 444 Managing Project Teams
3
Statistics (select one):
3
  GEOS 660 Numerical Analyses
  MATH 615 Stat Methods for Grad Research
Business/Public Administration (select 2 with advising)
6
  ACCT 623 Management Control Systems
  BADM 610 Decision Support Systems  
  BADM 638 Business Communication Skills for Managers  
  MGMT 635 Management of People and Organizations  
  MKTG 673 Seminar in Strategic Marketing  
  POLS 660A Seminar in Public Management
  
  POLS 660B Seminar in Public Personnel Administration  
  POLS 660C Seminar in Administration of Public Financial Resources  
  POLS 669 Public and Non-Profit Program Evaluation  
  SCMS 607 Operations Planning and Execution  
GEOS 699P Master's Project
2
GEOS 656 ES Capstone
3
TOTAL
24

Students develop their particular scientific expertise by taking advanced courses (12 units) in one of the three advising patterns, for a total of 36 units.

Advising Patterns

Pattern 1.  Environmental Biotechnology

BIOL 609 Adv. Cell/Molecular Biology
BIOL 610 Topics Molecular Biology
BIOL 611 Adv. Cell/Physiol Biology
BIOL 612 Topics Developmental Biology
BIOL 670 Develop. Plant Biology
CHEM 440 Environmental Chemistry
CHEM 445 Environmental Toxicology
CHEM 600 Special Topics
GEOS 625 Topics Environ. Sciences

Pattern 2.  Natural Resource Management

BIOL 613 Population Ecology
BIOL 668 Community Ecology
BIOL/GEOG 660 Landscape Ecology
GEOS 516 Natural Water Systems
GEOS 517 Atmospheric Env.
GEOS 530 Environ. Modeling
GEOS 535 Pollution Ecology
GEOS 536 Applied Ecology
GEOS 537 Ecohydrology
GEOS 625 Advanced Topics ES
CHEM 440 Environ. Chemistry
CHEM 445 Environ. Toxicology
GEOG 607 Environmental Planning

Pattern 3.  Sustainable Development and Technology

BIOL 610 Topics Cell/Molecular Biology
CHEM 440 Environmental Chemistry
CHEM 445 Environmental Toxicology
CIVL 431 Environmental Engineering
CIVL 571 Natural Systems for Wastewater Treatment
CIVL 575 Solid & Hazardous Waste Management
GEOS 530 Environmental Systems Modeling I
GEOS 535 Pollution Ecology
GEOS 570 Environmental and Engineering Geology
GEOS 625 Advanced Topics in Environmental Sciences
GEOS 640 Hydrogeochemistry
MECA 482 Control System Design
MECA 486 Motion & Mach. Automation
MECA 580 Data Acquisition: Concepts & Applications
MECH 432 Energy Systems
MECH 436 Air Pollution Control

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