Rice University

Program Information

Degree Offered

Professional M.S. - Environmental Analysis and Decision Making; M.S.-Sursurface Geoscience; M.S.-Nanscale Physics

Format: Campus

Program Description:

The Environmental Analysis and Decision Making track of the Professional Master's Program at Rice is geared to teach students rigorous methods that are needed by industrial and governmental organizations to deal with environmental issues. It is a cross-disciplinary effort incorporating courses from environmental science, earth science, statistics, chemistry, ecology and evolutionary biology, mechanical engineering, applied mathematics, chemical engineering, economics, computer science, and sociology. Graduates will be prepared with skills and knowledge valuable to environmental consulting firms, energy production companies, and government agencies. In addition to track courses, the students will take two management courses, one policy and ethics course, and a seminar jointly with the students involved in the other Professional Master's Program tracks.

The objectives of this interdisciplinary degree are as follows:

* To teach quantitative skills such as statistics, remote sensing, data analysis, and modeling
* To teach laboratory and computer skills
* To give students the ability to anticipate problems, not just solve them.

Students are free to choose from seven focus areas: Sustainable Development, Management and Policy, Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Fluid Dynamics and Transport, Engineering, and Advanced Computation. At least three of a student's five electives should be chosen from one focus area.

Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS), Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology Inc. International Association for Management Education (AACSB); Texas Education Agency

International Student Requirements:

TOEFL scores

Tuition & Financial Aid

Tuition In-State Full Time:

12750 USD

Financial Aid Offered: No

Classification: Doctoral/Research Universities - Extensive

Institution Sector: Private not-for-profit

Locale: Large City

Size & Settings: 5,000 - 9,999