Environmental Science and Regional Planning
www.sees.wsu.edu/GraduateStudies/index.html
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Degree offered
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M.S., Ph.D.
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Faculty working with students
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Any faculty member on any campus
can work with students in the
program
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Students
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65
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Students receiving assistantships or
scholarships:
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70% (Pullman campus)
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Priority deadline
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Fall - January 10 (to be
considered for TA positions)
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Campuses
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Pullman,
Tri-Cities,
Vancouver
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International test
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TOEFL or IELTS
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Admission Requirements
Minimum undergraduate course requirements
(semester hours) for admission to the program
are: sociology or cultural anthropology (3);
basic course in environmental science (3);
biological sciences (3); general chemistry or
general physics (6); calculus or statistics
(3); and general ecology (4). Students admitted
with deficiencies in prerequisites can remove
them after arrival by taking suitable courses
without receiving graduate credit.
Program Description
Environmental science is a multidisciplinary
inquiry that deals primarily with the variety
of environmental problems caused by humans as
they live their lives, satisfying their needs
and wants, processing materials; and releasing
unwanted products into the environment. A
student’s program of study therefore
includes subject matter from a wide range of
disciplines.
Graduates of environmental sciences and
regional planning (ESRP) have earned a degree
that has a solid background in the natural
sciences as well as a strong foundation in the
social sciences.
Environmental science is also an applied field.
The field emerged as a response to
environmental problems, such as air and water
pollution, and today includes the issues of
biodiversity, global climate change, hazardous
waste, and ozone depletion. Environmental
scientists usually work to solve or remedy
specific problems, including an increasingly
important effort to prevent them.
In ESRP we provide a number of courses that
give our students the tools they need to work
in this applied context. These include
environmental impact assessment, environmental
modeling, geographic information systems,
environmental conflict resolution, and
environmental planning.
School of Earth and Environmental
Sciences
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