Online 30-Hour Masters Degree With Specialization in Systems Ecology
and Ecological Engineering
Program Description
The University of Florida (UF) offers Master of Science and Master
of Engineering degrees with a specialization in systems ecology and
ecological engineering. Admission is competitive and subject to the
rules of the UF Graduate School. The curriculum is designed to
provide a comprehensive base in the fundamentals of systems ecology
and ecological engineering. The program includes courses in:
Ecological Engineering, Ecological Economics, Energy Analysis,
Wetlands Studies, Ecological Modeling, and Estuarine Studies. The
complete program is available online. It maintains the high academic
standards of the University of Florida. For additional information
on the program contact Dr. Mark T. Brown at (352)-392-2309, or
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Admission
Students having a bachelor’s degree in science or engineering (also
other specialties, upon approval) are eligible for enrollment
providing they meet requirements for admission to the Graduate
School (see
http://www.ufl.edu/students/ for details). Admission
requirements include a minimum GPA of 3.0 for all upper division
undergraduate work, and a score of 1000 or more on the General Test
of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE). For details on enrollment
see below, and contact the academic office at 352-392-0842,
.
Requirements
Requirements for the degree are thirty credit hours of total course
work that include 18 credit hours of required courses and 12 credit
hours of electives as follows:
Required Online Courses (18
credit hours, choose 6 from the list below)
Semester
Course
Instructor
Every Spring
EES 5245—Water
Quality Analysis (3 cr)
Delfino
Fall even years
EES 5305—Ecological &
General Systems (3 cr)
Brown
Spring odd years
EES 5307—Ecological
Engineering (3 cr)
Brown
Fall odd years
EES 6932—Wetland Treatment
Systems (3 cr)
Knight
Spring even years
EES 5306—Energy Analysis (3
cr)
Brown
Fall even years
EES 6932 – Spring Systems (3
cr)
Knight
Fall odd years*
EES 6051 – Advance Env.
Planning and Design (3 cr)
Brown
* In off years courses will be
offered “Pre-recorded”.
Elective Online Courses
(choose four from the list below)
AEB 6933—Natural Resources
and Environmental Policy (3 cr)
Carriker
Varies
SWS 5246—Water Resource
Sustainability (3 cr)
Jawitz
Varies
LAW 6471—Environmental Law
(3 cr)
Angelo
Online Course Descriptions for the
Master's Program in Systems Ecology and Ecological Engineering
EES 5245—Water Quality Analysis
(3 cr) Applying the principles of analytical chemistry to determine
the chemical composition of natural waters and wastewaters.
Emphasizes methods used routinely to determine water and wastewater
quality and to interpret data.
EES 5305—Ecological and General
Systems (3 cr)Systems ecology, including examples,
languages, theoretical formulations and models for design, synthesis
and prediction of systems of man and nature.
EES 5307—Ecological
Engineering (3 cr) Principles and practices in design and
management of environment with society; systems concepts for
organization of humanity, technology, and nature.
EES 6932— Wetland
Treatment Systems (3 cr) Applied and theoretical aspects of
wetland use for water quality improvement; natural and constructed
treatment wetlands, ecological and engineering design of wetland
systems for sustainability and ancillary benefits.
EES 5306—Energy Analysis
(3 cr) Energetics of systems of environments and economics; energy
analysis of environmental systems, agroecosystems, regional and
national economies; energy evaluation of public policy.
EES 6932— Spring Systems
(3 cr) Occurrence and importance of Florida artisan springs,
their flora and fauna; structure, function, organization, and
ecological significance; water quality issues, human uses,
development threats.
EES 6051—Advanced Environmental
Planning and Design (3 cr)Sustainable communities and
regions. Quantitative methods for evaluation of environmental
impacts and carrying capacity. Theories of spatial and temporal
organization of systems of humanity and nature.
ENV 6441—Water Resources
Planning and Management (3 cr) Principles and practice of water
resources planning and management. Protocols employed at local,
state, federal, regional and international levels. Plan formulation,
evaluation, and implementation. Stakeholder involvement in planning
processes. Analytical tools. Case studies. Offered spring semester
2007.
ENV 6932—The Global
Environment Policies and Institutions (3 cr) A study of global
environmental policies, laws, and institutions. Issues of
coordinating environmental policies among international governing
bodies, nations, and state and local governments. Links between
global environmental policy and sustainable development. Offered
summer and fall semester 2006 and spring semester 2007.
ENV 6932—Advanced Environmental
Resources Management (3 cr) Theory and application of
engineering economics and systems analysis to the design of
environmental management systems. Systems analysis techniques
include classical and evolutionary optimization techniques and risk
analysis and risk optimization for engineering design. Offered fall
semester 2007.
EES 6318—Principles of
Industrial Ecology (3 cr) The linkage of industrial activity
with environmental and social sciences. Corporate environmental
management and environmental ethics. Resources, laws, and economics.
Environmental accounting. Industrial product and process design and
life-cycle assessments. Case studies of corporate environmental
policies. Offered summer semester 2007.
ENV 6932— Stormwater Systems
Design (3 cr) This course will develop the chemical, physical
and hydrologic aspects of rainfall-runoff; and how these aspects
relate to quantity/quality through unit operations and process (UOP)
concepts for control, treatment and/or reuse. Offered fall semester
2006.
EES 5415—Environmental Health
(3 cr) Effects of environmental pollution upon health. Methods
of evaluation, treatment, and prevention of pollutants of health
significance. Offered fall semester 2007.
ENV 6511—Biological Wastewater
Treatment (3 cr) Theory and current research associated with
biological treatment processes. Offered spring semester 2008.
EES 6007—Advanced Energy
and Environment (3 cr) Energy basis for systems of humanity and
nature, including principles of systems ecology, ecological
economics, and public policy.
CGN 5605—Public Works Planning
(3 cr) Functional approach to planning and implementation of
public works needs with emphasis on role of the engineer.
AEB 6933—Natural Resource
and Environmental Policy (3 cr) Prereq: Introductory economics
course or consent of instructor. A study of the role of government
in natural resource and environmental management. Discusses the
rationale for government role. Includes historical perspective on
the evolution of natural resource and environmental policies and
programs. Surveys current public policies and programs at the state
and federal government levels, and identifies institutions which
address international and global and environmental issues. Considers
the role of economist as policy analyst, providing information on
likely consequences of policy options.
SWS 5246—Water Resource
Sustainability (3 cr) Quantitative description of effects of
human impacts on hydrologic ecosystems (aquifers, watersheds,
coastal zones, lakes and wetlands). Case studies illustrate
detrimental effects of unsustainable resource utilization and
beneficial management strategies.
LAW 6471—Environmental
Law (3 cr) Introduction to modern environmental regulation and
its foundations, covering common law precursors to environmental law
and a survey of major regulatory issues and techniques, focusing on
the Clean Water Act, National Environmental Policy Act, and
Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act,
with examples drawn from other statutes such as the Clean Air Act.
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