MS Environmental and Soil Sciences at University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Programme overview

The MS in Environmental and Soil Sciences, offered on the Knoxville campus with thesis and project options, lets students concentrate in focus areas including soil and water chemistry, nutrient and elemental cycling, land management and reclamation, pedology, environmental climatology, soil biology and biochemistry, and soil physical processes.

Faculty: Herbert College of Agriculture | Department: Biosystems Engineering and Soil Science | Duration: 30 graduate credit hours (thesis option) or 33 graduate credit hours (project option) | Study mode: full-time | Location: Knoxville, TN, United States

What you will study

Thesis option: 6 credit hours of thesis, at least 24 hours of coursework including 9 hours of ESS courses, 12 hours of related courses and three seminars, with a final oral exam. Project option: 12 ESS credit hours, 18 hours of advanced courses, seminars and a 12-week research report (ESS 593), plus a comprehensive written exam.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Bachelor's degree in a related or unrelated field (acceptance may be contingent on prerequisite coursework). Online application, application fee and official transcripts; GRE is recommended but not required; updated resume, three letters of reference (or three Graduate Rating Forms) and a statement of professional goals and research interests (less than one page).

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Entry terms: Fall, Spring and Summer. Domestic applicants may apply up to two weeks before the start of the desired term unless the programme sets an earlier deadline.

International graduate applicants on F and J visas: Fall online submission April 15 and file completion May 15; Spring June 15 and October 1; Summer October 15 and February 15. Departmental deadlines may be earlier.

Apply through the official page: https://gradschool.utk.edu/

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