MSES students are required to finish these courses and number of units in two years or four semesters:
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All students, regardless of their chosen areas of specialization, are required to take these courses which provide them with essential knowledge to critically analyze environmental issues, applying the holistic systems thinking approach, and assess environmental impacts of human activities effectively. A total of thirteen (13) credits will be earned by the student from the following core/major courses.
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ENS 201 | Ecosystems Structure and Dynamics | Ecosystem structure, function, energetics, nutrient cycles, population dynamics, ecosystem models. (3 hrs lec | Pre-requisite: BOT 150 or BIO 150 or COI) | 3 units |
ENS 211 | Systems Analysis and Quantitative Methods in Natural Resources Management | Statistical concepts and data analysis; optimization techniques; stochastic modelling; application of the systems approach to resource-based problems (3 hrs lec | Pre-requisite: MGT 211 or COI) | 3 units |
ENS 275 | Contemporary Issues in Environment and Development | Environmental issues, concerns, and opportunities; environment-economy interactions; environmental administration; sustainable development policies and issues; resource-use conflict and resolution (3 hrs lec | Pre-requisite: COI) | 3 units |
ENS 296 | Environmental Impact Assessment: Perspectives from the Natural and Social Sciences | Framework and methodology for environmental impact assessment of the biophysical and socioeconomic systems; ecological, social and ethical bases of EIA; risk assessment and management; mitigation of negative impacts and enhancement of positive impacts; case studies (3 class, 3 lab | Pre-requisite: COI) | 4 units |
Students must earn twelve (12) credits from the following selection of specialization courses which will be taken with regards to the chosen area of specialization and the respective research topic each student will work on.
Students in the MS Environmental Science program can choose an area of specialization from among the following:
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BIO 241 | Biogeography | The geographical distribution of plants and animals; mechanisms and modes of dispersal; dynamic changes of floral and faunal distribution patterns; continental and island biogeography; current theories on the origin of existing distribution patterns. (3 hrs lec | Pre-requisite: Bio 142 or COI) | 3 units |
BIO 263 | Terrestrial Ecology | Composition and dynamics of terrestrial communities (2 class, 3 lab | Pre-requisite: Bio 160 or COI) | 3 units |
Chem 217 | Dynamics of Chemistry | Properties of gases and liquids, the laws of thermodynamics and equilibria in physical and chemical changes including electrochemistry and chemical kinetics (3 hrs lec) | 3 units |
Chem 272 | Environmental Chemistry | Chemistry applied to the study of the environment, its pollution and control (3 hrs lec) | 3 units |
Chem 274 | Separation and Purification Techniques | Practical applications of various methods of separation and purification techniques, including distillation, solvent extraction and chromatographic separation techniques (6 hrs lec | Pre-requisite: Chem 217) | 3 units |
ENS 202 | Landscape Ecology | Principles, theories, research methods and application of landscape ecology in environmental and natural resource management (3 hrs lec | Pre-requisites: ENS 201, Bio 150 or COI) | 3 units |
ENS 203 | Advanced Aquatic Ecology | Recent studies in aquatic environment-organism interactions; adaptive mechanisms; species displacement and extinction; modern approaches in the evaluation of production rates (3 hrs lec | Pre-requisites: COI) | 3 units |
ENS 204 | Issues in Aquatic Resources Management | Problems and issues in the use of aquatic resources with emphasis on the Philippine situation (3 hrs lec | Pre-requisite: COI) | 3 units |
ENS 220 | Institution and the Environment | Social science approaches to the study of man-environment interactions; analysis of the interrelationships between culture, population, and the natural environment, and human responses to changing habitats (3 hrs lec | Pre-requisite: COI) | 3 units |
ENS 221 | Environmental and Natural Resource Policy Formulation | Theories, concepts, and issues in environmental and natural resource policy formulation, case studies with special reference to developing countries (3 hrs lec | Pre-requisite: COI) | 3 units |
ENS 242 | Economic Valuation of Environmental and Natural Resource System | Approaches and techniques for economic measurements and valuation of natural resources and environmental impacts of development (3 hrs lec | Pre-requisite: COI) | 3 units |
ENS 265 | Gender and Environments | Theories, research, and issues relevant to the analysis of gender relations in the home and work environments (3 hrs lec | Pre-requisite: COI) | 3 units |
ENS 270 | Dynamics of Population, Resources and Environment | Interactions of human populations with resources and environment in different ecosystems; local, national, and global in scope (3 hrs lec | Pre-requisites: HUME 2 or COI) | 3 units |
ENS 290 | Special Problems | May be taken twice provided that total number of units to be credited to the student's program will not exceed 4 units. (Pre-requisite: COI) | 1-3 units |
ENS 291 | Special Topics | May be taken twice provided that total number of units to be credited to the student's program will not exceed 4 units. (Pre-requisite: COI) | 1-3 units |
The following courses are required to be taken by all students regardless of their chosen areas of specialization besides the core courses. As a Master of Science program, a six (6) units Master’s Thesis (ENS 300), must be taken in two (2) terms for three (3) units each term. Another required course to be taken by all students is the Graduate Seminar (ENS 299), a one (1) unit course, which may be taken twice.
