MS in Environmental Studies
MS in Environmental Studies with an Advocacy for Social Justice and Sustainability Concentration
MS in Environmental Studies with a Conservation Biology Concentration
MS in Environmental Studies with an Environmental Education Concentration
MS in Environmental Studies with Science Teacher Certification
MS in Environmental Studies with a Self-Designed Studies Concentration
MS in Environmental Studies with a Sustainable Development and Climate Change Concentration
MS in Resource Management & Conservation
PhD in Environmental Studies
Master of Science in Environmental Studies
MS—42 credits
The MS in Environmental Studies degree, with or without certification, requires a minimum of 5 semesters and 42 credits.
All students must fulfill each competency area for the number of credits indicated or submit a request for a waiver form to the Department of Environmental Studies. A minimum of two semesters of an appropriate professional internship is also required. Students are expected to develop basic competencies in the areas listed on the following pages.
Together with your advisor, students will develop a program plan during your first semester which will:
- describe planned internship;
- list the specific methods to be taken to develop needed competencies;
- indicate courses or requirements, if any, to be waived and why;
- indicate other special arrangements such as advanced standing, general education requirements which need to be met, etc.
Master of Science in Environmental Studies with a Concentration in Advocacy for Social Justice and Sustainability
MS—42 credits
To earn the MS degree in Environmental Studies, you must earn a minimum of 42 credits distributed as follows:
Required Courses are Listed Under Each Competency Area
Core Areas
|
12 credits |
Concentration Requirements
|
6 credits |
Methods
|
15 credits |
Internship and Seminar
|
6 credits |
Capstone Project
|
3 credits |
Total Credits for MS in Environmental Studies with a Concentration in Advocacy for Social Justice & Sustainability |
42 credits |
Master of Science in Environmental Studies with a Concentration in Conservation Biology
MS—42 credits
To earn the MS degree in Environmental Studies, you must earn a minimum of 42 credits distributed as follows:
Required Courses are Listed under Each Competency Area
Core Areas
|
12 credits |
Concentration Requirements
|
6 credits |
Methods
|
15 credits |
Internship and Seminar
|
6 credits |
Capstone Project
|
3 credits |
Total Credits for MS in Environmental Studies with a Concentration in Conservation Biology |
42 credits |
Master of Science in Environmental Studies with a Concentration in Environmental Education
MS—42 credits
To earn the MS degree in Environmental Studies, you must earn a minimum of 42 credits distributed as follows:
Required Courses are Listed under Each Competency Area
Core Areas
|
12 credits |
Concentration Requirements
|
6 credits |
Methods
|
15 credits |
Internship and Seminar
|
6 credits |
Capstone Project
|
3 credits |
Total Credits for MS in Environmental Studies
|
42 credits |
Master of Science in Environmental Studies with Science Teacher Certification
MS—42 credits
To earn the MS degree with certification in either Life Science or Middle Level Science you must meet the general education requirements, satisfy the prerequisites listed below, and successfully complete a minimum of 42 credits, distributed as follows, in the section following the prerequisites:
Life Science Certification Prerequisites
You must satisfactorily complete (“C” or better) the following courses from an accredited undergraduate or graduate institution (within the last 10 years of beginning the program) or obtain a passing score on an equivalent CLEP exam before you complete your Antioch program:
- two semesters of Basic Biology with lab (molecular and cellular, CLEP accepted)
- one semester of Chemistry with a lab (CLEP accepted)
- one semester of Mathematics (CLEP accepted)
- semester of Physics (not available at Antioch; CLEP test not offered by ETS)
Middle Level Science Prerequisites
In addition to a solid academic background in at least one science area, you must satisfactorily complete (“C” or better) the following courses from an accredited undergraduate or graduate institution (within the last 10 years of beginning the program), or obtain a passing score on an equivalent CLEP exam before you complete your Antioch program:
- one semester of Basic Biology with lab (molecular and cellular, CLEP accepted)
- one semester of Chemistry with a lab (CLEP accepted)
- one semester of Mathematics (CLEP accepted)
- semester of Physics (not available at Antioch; CLEP test not offered by ETS)
- Course and Internship RequirementsRequired Courses are Listed Under Each Competency Area
Core Areas
- Earth Systems and Climate Change (3)
- Ecological Dynamics of Landscapes (3)
- Leadership for Change (3)
- Political Economy and Sustainability (3)
12 creditsConcentration Requirements
- Curriculum Design (3)
- Problem Solving and Inquiry-Based Science Teaching (3)
6 credits
Required Methods Courses
- Conceptual & Human Development (3)
- Foundations of Science & Environmental Education (3)
- Science Teaching Methods (3)
- School Law (1)
- Teaching Exceptional Children (2)
12 creditsAdditional Methods course selections
- Choose from any course designated as “methods” in the competency area
6 creditsCapstone Project
- Student Teaching Internship and Seminar (6)
- A full-time, 15-week student teaching internship at an approved site in the subject of your certification tract
6 credits
Total Credits for MS in Environmental Studies with
Science Teacher Certification
42 credits
Master of Science in Environmental Studies with a Concentration in Self-Designed Studies
MS—42 credits
This program is designed for students with strong academic backgrounds in their concentration and significant work experience in the environmental field. Students interested in self-designed studies must submit a program title, description, and course plan to the Director of Self-Designed Studies for approval upon matriculation. The approved plan must then be placed in your academic record in the Registrar’s Office.
To earn an MS in Environmental Studies, with a Self-Designed Studies, you must earn a minimum of 42 credits distributed as follows:
Required Courses are Listed under Each Competency Area
Core Areas
|
12 credits |
Concentration Requirements
|
6 credits |
Methods Courses
|
15 credits |
Internship and Seminar
|
6 credits |
Capstone Project
|
3 credits |
Total Credits for MS in Environmental Studies with
|
42 credits |
Master of Science in Environmental Studies with a Concentration in Sustainable Development and Climate Change
MS—42 credits
To earn an MS in Environmental Studies with a Concentration in Sustainable Development and Climate Change, you must earn a minimum of 42 credits distributed as follows:
Required Courses are Listed under Each Competency Area
Core Areas
|
12 credits |
Concentration Requirements
|
6 credits |
Methods Courses
|
15 credits |
Internship and Seminar
|
6 credits |
Capstone Project
|
3 credits |
Total Credits for MS in Environmental Studies with
|
42 credits |
Master of Science in Resource Management & Conservation
MS—30 credits
To earn the MS degree in Resource Management & Conservation you must earn a minimum of 30 credits distributed as follows:
Required Courses are Listed under Each Competency Area
RMC Concentration Requirements
|
24 credits |
| Collaborative Service Initiative (3) | 3 credits |
Methods Courses
|
3 credits |
Total Credits for Master of Science
|
30 credits |
Doctor of Philosophy in Environmental Studies
PhD—79 credits
The doctoral program in Environmental Studies is at minimum a four-year, full-time program composed of four phases. Students are required to attend classes for an 8-day summer session during each of the four phases of the program. They are also required to attend classes on campus four weekends (Friday – Sunday) during the fall semester and four weekends during the spring semester of the first phase of the program; three weekends in the fall and three in the spring of the second phase; and two weekends each semester in the third and fourth phases of the program. These doctoral weekends typically fall on the first or second weekend of each month. The program also requires weekly online work to supplement class time on campus. All of the courses described below are required courses, unless otherwise indicated.
Students have a maximum limit of ten years from the date of entry to complete all degree requirements, including the dissertation, and 79 semester-hour credits beyond the master’s. The student must complete the Service Project, the Integrated Essay, and the Dissertation Proposal before admission to Phase Four (The Dissertation Process).
Required courses are listed under each competency area.
| Phase One: Foundation Courses | 18 credits |
|
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Phase Two: Research Strategies and Learning Domain
|
24 credits |
Phase Three: Candidacy Projects
|
17 credits |
Phase Four: The Dissertation Process
|
20 credits |
Total Credits for PhD in Environmental Studies |
79 credits |
