Master of Science [M.S] [Environmental Sciences] From University of Illinois

Objectives are to enable students to:

• develop a basic literacy in the natural and social sciences and the humanities as they contribute to an understanding of environmental issues;
• critically analyze environmental problems;
• identify, research, and evaluate environmental problems; and
• compare, contrast, implement, and manage short- and long-term solutions to environmental problems. The department recommends that students interested in the Environmental Sciences degree have prior knowledge of chemistry, algebra, statistics, and biology.