The M.S. program (36 hours) is composed of coursework emphasizing the principles of toxicology, the environmental fate of chemicals, statistical approaches to study design, data handling, and data analysis, and seminars in environmental toxicology. Supplemental coursework, research, and thesis hours are chosen by the student with the guidance of their committee, allowing for focus on the student’s particular research emphasis. Master’s students must perform an original research project, prepare a written thesis, and defend their work in a public defense.

Research areas include Aquatic Toxicology, Ecotoxicology, Human Health Sciences, Environmental Chemistry, Biochemical and Molecular Toxicology, Infectious Disease Research, Wildlife Toxicology, Fibers, Protective Textiles, and Countermeasures to Chemical Toxins, among others.

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The Master of Science in Forensic Science degree program emphasizes extensive learning in the scientific and laboratory skills necessary for application in a modern forensic laboratory. The program offers concentration focuses in areas of forensic investigation and includes exposure to the breadth of forensic disciplines, including the principles, practices, and contexts of science as they relate to specialized forensic topics.

Graduates from this program are prepared to enhance and strengthen the forensic science disciplines through sound methodologies and practices while simultaneously advocating the highest ethical standards through public service to federal, state, and local law enforcement jurisdictions and agencies.

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The program’s Forensic Professional Concentration is designed for currently employed forensic professionals, provides career development with a flexible online delivery platform amenable to the working environment. This degree is designed for those individuals currently working in a forensic science field such as law enforcement, medical examiner offices, legal, or forensic science laboratory settings to improve the current level of mastery which may lead to supervisory roles and promotion. 

The program offers both theoretical and practical coursework and is designed to allow students to emphasize areas of special interest such as crime scene investigation, scene reconstructions, and forensic science management.

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This M.S. program consists of 30 hours of graduate work that includes 24 hours of coursework (a minimum of 18 hours in mathematics/statistics) and 6 hours of credit for the master’s thesis.

This program consists of 36 hours of graduate work and passing two departmental Prelim Exams in statistics.

This Master of Science program consists of 36 hours of graduate work that includes 6 hours of credit for the master’s thesis. A thesis defense is required.

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The master’s degree program is aimed at providing a broad background in philosophy while encouraging complementary work in an approved minor field of study.

The student may choose to complete 24 hours of graduate coursework plus 6 hours of thesis research. Alternatively, the student may complete 33 hours of graduate coursework and then take an oral exit examination over a significant research paper. Up to one third (but no more than 9 hours) of the student’s coursework may consist of graduate courses in disciplines other than philosophy, subject to the approval of the departmental graduate advisor.

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The program provides students with a public service perspective to do the following:

• to lead and manage in public governance;
• to participate in and contribute to the policy process;
• to analyze, synthesize, think critically, solve problems, and make decisions;
• to articulate and apply a public service perspective;
• to communicate and interact productively with a diverse and changing workforce and citizenry.