Aquatic Environmental Science - MS, PSM

Florida State University is one of the nation’s elite research universities — with the Carnegie Foundation’s highest designation. FSU offers a distinctive academic environment built on its cherished values and unique heritage, welcoming campus on the oldest continuous site of higher education in Florida. The location of the university is in the heart of the state capital, surrounded by a precious environment, state parks and nearby pristine beaches.

The Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Science offers Environmental Sciences Graduate Degree. The Aquatic Environmental Science (AQES) degree has several tracks leading to a MS degree.

1. A thesis MS program designed to receive undergraduate science majors. The program requires an MS thesis directed by an EOAS faculty member. These students are generally supported but positions are very limited.
2. A non-thesis track program designed to serve working professionals and undergraduate science majors. The program culminates in a capstone project. These students are not generally supported, but there are many spaces available.
3. A Professional Science Master’s degree for students who are looking for a more MBA-like program. This degree is a non-thesis terminal MS degree with a capstone course that will focus on a project or internship. These students are not generally supported, but there are many spaces available.
4. A joint non-thesis AQES graduate pathway with a law school, JD/MS. These students are not generally supported but, there are many spaces available.