{"id":7408,"date":"2007-04-30T10:55:43","date_gmt":"2007-04-30T15:55:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/catalog\/2016-2017\/html\/graduate-studies\/graduate-programs-in-arts-and-sciences-2\/master-of-science-in-marine-and-environmental-biology\/"},"modified":"2007-04-30T10:55:43","modified_gmt":"2007-04-30T15:55:43","slug":"ms_in_marine_and_environmental_biology","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/catalog-2016-2017\/graduate_studies\/arts_and_sciences\/ms_in_marine_and_environmental_biology\/","title":{"rendered":"Master of Science in Marine and Environmental Biology"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a name=\"top\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Quenton Fontenot, Ph. D.<\/strong><br \/>\nAssociate Professor<br \/>\nHead of Department of Biological Sciences<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em\">Office: 114 Gouaux Hall<br \/>\n<\/span>Phone: 985-448-4700<\/p>\n<p><strong>Aaron Pierce, Ph.D.<\/strong><br \/>\nAssociate Professor<br \/>\nCoordinator of Graduate Studies in Marine and Environmental Biology<\/p>\n<p>Office: 113 Beauregard Hall<br \/>\nPhone: 985-493-2628<\/p>\n<h4>Specific Requirements<\/h4>\n<p>Through this Master of Science program, students will be prepared for &#8220;real world&#8221; scientific marine and environmental technologies and skills to foster the economic development of the unique and vital natural resources of the region serviced by ÐÓ°É´«Ã½. The program will teach students to develop and apply the basic science and biotechnology of the twenty-first century to the needs of the region&#8217;s economically important resources, its industries, and its communities.<\/p>\n<p>Requirements for admission and completion of the M.S. program are listed below. A thesis based on graduate research, a publication on the thesis research, and an oral comprehensive exam is required.<\/p>\n<h4>Curricular Tracks<\/h4>\n<p>The M.S. program in Marine and Environmental Biology has two curricular tracks:<\/p>\n<p><strong>1) Pre-Marine and Environmental Biology <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Non-degree track baccalaureate graduates taking Marine and Environmental M.S. graduate courses to accumulate postgraduate hours, or students working toward admission into the M.S. degree track by the Departmental Admissions Committee.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>2) Marine and Environmental Biology<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>M.S. degree track students accepted into the M.S. program by the Departmental Admissions Committee, but working toward M.S. course prerequisites and\/or acceptance of a thesis research project by their major professor and Thesis Research Committee.<\/li>\n<li>M.S. degree track students accepted into the program and working with their major professor and Thesis Research Committee toward the M.S. degree.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Minimum Admission Requirements<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>B.S. degree in a science curriculum<\/li>\n<li>Minimum GPA of 3.00 on a 4.00 scale<\/li>\n<li>A combined (verbal and quantitative) GRE score of 1,000 for exams taken prior to August 1, 2011, OR a combined GRE (verbal and quantitative) score of 300 for exams taken on or after August 1, 2011<\/li>\n<li>Three letters of recommendation from professionals in the field<\/li>\n<li>Approval of\u00a0the Departmental M.S. Admissions Committee for acceptance into the M.S. in Marine and Environmental Biology track<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Completion Requirements<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Students must complete the 17 hours of core graduate courses and complete a minimum of 18 hours of graduate electives. No more than six hours of graduate electives may be from undergraduate\/graduate 400* level courses.<\/li>\n<li>Students must take at least one course with LUMCON.<\/li>\n<li>Students must compose and submit a thesis based on graduate research. In addition, a manuscript based upon thesis research must be submitted for publication prior to graduation.<\/li>\n<li>Students must pass an oral defense of the thesis.<\/li>\n<li>No more than six hours of transfer credit can be applied to graduation, and transfer must be (1) credit in a course applicable to the graduate training and (2) approved by the Thesis Research Committee, Graduate Coordinator, and Department Head.<\/li>\n<li>No more than 6 hours of C&#8217;s can be counted toward the degree and a minimum GPA of 3.0 must be maintained.<\/li>\n<li>The graduate program must be completed in six years.<\/li>\n<li>Other requirements will be in accordance with Graduate Studies as described in the ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ Catalog.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Graduate Course Work<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Required Courses: (17 hrs.)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>BIOL 501 (1)- Graduate Seminar<\/li>\n<li>BIOL 551 (3) &#8211; Marine and Environmental Biology I<\/li>\n<li>BIOL 552 (3)- Marine and Environmental Biology II<\/li>\n<li>BIOL 560 (1)- Marine and Environmental Biology Regulation, Law &amp; Policy Workshop<\/li>\n<li>BIOL 571, 572, or 573 (2)- \u00a0Internship<\/li>\n<li>BIOL 591 (1) (592 (2), 593 (3), 594 (4)) &#8211; Thesis Research &#8211; 6 hrs. total required<\/li>\n<li>BIOL 599 (1)- Thesis<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Elective Courses: (minimum of 18 hrs. required; maximum of 6 hrs. from *400 level; maximum of 6 hrs. from **GEOM courses):<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>*BIOL 421 (3)- Genome Biology<\/li>\n<li>*BIOL 425 (4)- Applied and Environmental Microbiology<\/li>\n<li>*BIOL 430 (3)- Limnology<\/li>\n<li>*BIOL 465 (4)- Marine Conservation and Management<\/li>\n<li>*BIOL 472 (2), 473 (3), and 474 (4) &#8211; Special topics plus LUMCON based courses including, &#8220;Our Changing Coastal Ocean.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>*BIOL 473 (3),474 (4) &#8211; Other graduate LUMCON summer courses<\/li>\n<li>*BIOL 480 (4)- Environmental Biotechnology<\/li>\n<li>*BIOL 483 (3)- Marine and Estuarine Biology<\/li>\n<li>*BIOL 490 (3)- Environmental Toxicology<\/li>\n<li>BIOL 504 (3)- Ecological Restoration<\/li>\n<li>BIOL 515 (3)- Wetland Birds<\/li>\n<li>BIOL 522 (3) &#8211; Biodiversity and Human Health<\/li>\n<li>BIOL 520 (3)- Bottomland Hardwood Ecology<\/li>\n<li>BIOL 535 (3)- Marine and Estuarine Invertebrate Immunity<\/li>\n<li>BIOL 537 (3)- Applied Ecology<\/li>\n<li>BIOL 541 (4)- Molecular Biotechnology<\/li>\n<li>BIOL 545 (3)- Environmental Public Health Microbiology<\/li>\n<li>BIOL 555 (3)- Advanced Oceanography<\/li>\n<li>BIOL 556 (3)- Biology of Polluted Waters<\/li>\n<li>BIOL 561 (3)- Wetland Plant Biology<\/li>\n<li>BIOL 562 (3)- Field Botany<\/li>\n<li>BIOL 566 (3) &#8211; Population Dynamics of Marine Organisms<\/li>\n<li>BIOL 567 (3) &#8211; Marine Conservation and Management<\/li>\n<li>BIOL 568 (3)- Professional Scientific Writing<\/li>\n<li>BIOL\u00a0570 (3)-\u00a0Special Topics<\/li>\n<li>BIOL 575 (3)- Environmental Diagnostics and Biomarkers<\/li>\n<li>BIOL 580 (3)- Bioremediation of Toxic Environments<\/li>\n<li>BIOL 581 (2)- Analytical Techniques for Environmental Applications<\/li>\n<li>BIOL 585 (3)- Aquatic Toxicology<\/li>\n<li>*CHEM 490 (3)- Special Topics in Chemistry<\/li>\n<li>**GEOM 501 (3)- GIS Applications<\/li>\n<li>**GEOM 511 (3)- GPS for Mappers<\/li>\n<li>**GEOM 521 (3)- Remote Sensing<\/li>\n<li>**GEOM 531 (3)- Spatial Databases<\/li>\n<li>MATH 507 (3)- Biostatistics<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"linktext\">[<a href=\"#\">Back<\/a>] [<a href=\"#top\">Top<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Quenton Fontenot, Ph. 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