the certificate, 6 of required classes and students select two from the list of 8 courses for the remaining 6 hours of courses:

ENV 519: Sustainable Agriculture Systems

ENV 525: Organic Agriculture

Pick two from the following list:

ENV 507: Agroforestry: Local and Global Perspectives

ENV 508: Introduction to Geographic Information Systems

ENV 535: Urban Agriculture

ENV 540: Ornamental/Landscape Plants

ENV 542: Plant Propagation and Crop Production systems

ENV 511: Livestock Production Practices

AQU 522: Principles of Aquaculture

AQU 560: Water Quality Management

A number of graduate assistantships are available for qualified full-time MES thesis option students. Some of these assistantships are funded by state and federal agencies. MES graduate assistantship recipients are required to work 20 hours per week during the school year and 37.5 hours per week during the summer to receive a stipend.