Programs
Bloomington Campus
Master of Science in Environmental Science
Applied Ecology Concentration
The applied ecology concentration focuses on problem-solving techniques applied to current ecological issues. The diversity of the earth’s living species in both natural and managed ecosystems offers students a variety of study areas within applied ecology, including forest ecology and management, fisheries and wildlife management, soil and watershed management, endangered species, and wetlands. Courses should be selected in consultation with a faculty advisor.
Each student should select one of the following concentrations. Topics courses and independent study credits may be included in any concentration with the approval of a faculty advisor.
| SPEA-E 440 | Wetlands: Biology and Regulation | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-E 455 | Limnology | (4 cr.) |
| SPEA-E 460 | Fisheries and Wildlife Management | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-E 461 | Fisheries and Wildlife Management Laboratory | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-E 520 | Environmental Toxicology | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-E 522 | Urban Forest Management | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-E 528 | Forest Ecology and Management | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-E 534 | Restoration Ecology | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-E 544 | Subsurface Microbiology and Bioremediation | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-E 545 | Lake and Watershed Management | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-E 546 | Stream Ecology | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-E 555 | Avian Conservation | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-E 555 | Plants and Plant Communities | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-E 555 | Urban Ecology | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-E 555 | Topics in Environmental Science or Public Affairs (only approved topics from a faculty advisor) | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-E 557 | Conservation Biology | (3 cr.) |