Core Courses (Total of 21 credit hours):

ENV 501 Introduction to Environmental Studies (3 cr. hr.)

ENV 502 Population and Community Ecology (3 cr. hr.)

ENV 503 MES Student Team Project (3 cr. hr.)

ENV 509 Biostatistics (3 cr. hr.)

ENV 511 Energy and the Environment (3 cr. hr.)

ENV 699 MES Capstone Research Project (6 cr. hr.)

* Electives may be chosen from (Total of 15 credit hours):

• ENV 508 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems
• ENV 513 Aquatic Ecology
• ENV 515 Environmental Ethics
• ENV 517 Environmental and Resource Economics
• ENV 595 Environmental Science & Bioremediation
• ENV 545 Molecular Techniques for Environmental Studies
• ENV 519 Sustainable Agriculture Systems

Examples of Potential MES Student Team Projects (ENV 503):

• Environmental Management Plan for KSU
• Training Modules for Invasive Plant Species
• Potential for Prairie restoration in Central Kentucky
• Frankfort Bikeways and Transportation
• Elkhorn Creek Biotic Inventory and Assessment
• A Plan for Recreational Development of Elkhorn Creek
• Frankfort Greenspace
• Development and Implementation of an EE Program for Frankfort and Environs
• Evaluation of Education Programs and Teaching Techniques Used by the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife
• Environmental sustainability models for State and Local Governments
• University leadership models for campus carbon neutral initiatives
• Carbon emission assessment for Frankfort, Kentucky

Capstone Research Project (ENV 699):

The independent research capstone project would be designed in collaboration with an interdisciplinary advisory committee of two or three selected KSU

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