based on the student's academic background, experience, and future aspirations in terms of employment or further graduate study. The student and advisor will then agree on the makeup of the student's graduate committee by the end of the first semester. The committee will consist of three voting members which will be members of the division's faculty. One additional committee members, from outside of the division, can participate but will be a non-voting member. The committee will be responsible for establishing the courses required for this student's course of study.

To successfully complete the thesis option, 36 hours of coursework which include three hours of Thesis Credit are required. Elective courses and thesis topic must be approved by the student's graduate committee. The purpose of the thesis option is to demonstrate the student's ability to investigate a research topic and report the findings in proper scientific publication style. This enables the student to gain experience in a specific area of environmental science/studies and to report research results in a publishable document. Experience in literature review, experimental design, data collection, record-keeping, statistical analysis, and manuscript preparation are obtained by students completing the thesis option. Students who intend to further their graduate education (e.g. obtain a doctoral degree) should choose this option, because doctoral programs often require students to have demonstrated their ability to successfully complete a master's thesis.

To successfully complete the capstone option, 36 hours of Coursework which includes nine hours of capstone research must be completed. A detailed proposal will be written by the student and approved by the student's committee before the research is performed. Students in the capstone option are required to turn in a capstone paper to their committee in partial fulfillment of their requirements.

ENV 501: Introduction to Environmental Studies

ENV 502: Population and Community Ecology

ENV 503: MES Student Team Project

ENV 509/AQU 509: Biostatistics

ENV 511: Energy and the Environment

ENV 699: MES Capstone Research Project

ENV 508: Introduction to Geographic Information Systems

ENV 513/AQU 513: Aquatic Ecology

ENV 515: Environmental Ethics

ENV 517: Environmental and Resource Economics

ENV 595: Environmental Science & Bioremediation

ENV 545: Molecular Techniques for Environmental and Aquatic Studies ENV

ENV 519: Sustainable Agriculture Systems

ENV 535: Urban Agriculture

ENV 540: Ornamental Landscape Plants

ENV 542: Plant Propagation and Plant Production Systems

A limited number of graduate assistantships are available for qualified full-time MES students in the Thesis option only. Some of these assistantships are funded by state and federal agencies. MES graduate assistantship recipients are required to work 20 hours per week and receive stipends and tuition waivers.

Additional requirements are in the CAFSSS Graduate Handbook which is provided to all MES graduate students at the beginning of their first semester in the MES program.

The mission of the Interdisciplinary Behavioral Science master's program is to support Kentucky State University's mission by preparing its diverse student population of traditional and non-traditional students to meet society's growing needs for social and behavioral sciences services in a variety of settings. Students in this program will engage in a program of study based on rigorous coursework, research, and service activities founded on the scientist-practitioner model of education. This program will prepare students to go on to doctoral study in psychology, sociology, criminal justice, or other social and behavioral science fields, or to work in industry, government, mental health care, or private practice, consistent with the Kentucky State University motto: Come In to Learn—Go Out to Serve.

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