MS in Technology (GEOSCIENCE CONCENTRATION)

Students in the Geoscience Concentration must complete 30 credit hours including ENTC 5960 Thesis.

All students in the Geoscience Concentration must complete the following core courses:
Technology Core:

ENTC 5030 Investigations in Technology 3 credits
ENTC 5950 Methods of Research 3 credits
MGMT 5010 Essentials of Management
or
MGMT 5110 Operations Management 3 credits
Total Technology Core 9 credits

Geoscience Core:
GEOG 5000 Quantitative Techniques 3 credits
GEOG 5010 Location Theory 3 credits
GEOG 5310 Evolution of Geoscience Thought 3 credits
Total Geoscience Core 9 credits

The geoscience graduate student will write a thesis (ENTC 5960) on a research subject selected by the student with approval by the graduate faculty advisor. The paper will be submitted to appropriate journals for national publication, and the student will present it to the graduate committee as part of the degree requirements.

Geoscience students should select at least 9 credits from the following:
GEOL 5587 Engineering Geology 4 credits
GEOL 5617 Structural Geology 4 credits
GEOG 5007 Geography of the United States 3 credits
GEOG 5077 Seminar in Geography of Southern Appalachian 3 credits
GEOG 5110 Seminar in Physical Geography 3 credits
GEOG 5117 Resource Management 3 credits
GEOG 5140 Seminar in Regional Geography 3 credits
GEOG 5210 Geography in Settlement and Land Use 3 credits
GEOG 5217 Geographic Information Systems 3 credits
GEOG 5227 Remote Sensing 3 credits
GEOG 5237 Advanced Remote Sensing 3 credits
GEOG 5257 Geography of Soils 3 credits
GEOG 5267 Hydrology 4 credits
GEOG 5317 Advanced Geographic Information Systems 3 credits
GEOG 5320 Geography Information Systems Projects 3 credits
GEOG 5417 The Teaching of Geography and Earth Science 3 credits
GEOG 5807 Advanced Field Methods 3 credits
GEOG 5957 Topics in Geoscience 3 credits
SURV 5110 Physical Geodesy 3 credits
SURV 5517 Photogrammetry 4 credits
SURV 5537 Land Boundary Location 4 credits
SURV 5547 Land Subdivision and Platting 4 credits
SURV 5567 Positioning with GPS 3 credits
SURV 5617 Digital Imagery Processing 3 credits
BIOL 5247 Appalachian Flora 3 credits
BIOL 5257 Appalachian Fauna 3 credits
BIOL 5347 Biogeography 3 credits
BIOL 5467 Ichthyology 3 credits
BIOL 5477 Ornithology 3 credits
BIOL 5300 Topics in Ecology and Evolution 3 credits
URBS 5107 Urban Geography and Planning 3 credits
URBS 5637 Local and Regional Planning 3 credits
PMGT 5180 Public Policy Analysis 3 credits
PMGT 5240 Seminar in Public Management 3 credits

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