2008–2009 - Florida Institute of Technology

ENS 4300 Renewable Energy and the Environment
ENS 4700 Environmental Hydrology
ENS 4800 Limnology
ENS 4901 Special Topics in Environmental Science
Note: Students must choose 19 credit hours from the list above. All
courses are three credit hours, with the exception of Special Topics in
Environmental Science (ENS 4901), which is one credit hour.
Meteorology (19 credit hours)
ENS 1001 The Whole Earth Course
MET 1999 Weather Briefing
MET 3401 Synoptic Meteorology 1
MET 3402 Synoptic Meteorology 2
MET 4305 Dynamic Meteorology 1
MET 4306 Dynamic Meteorology 2
MET 4310 Climatology
OCN 2407 Meteorology
OCN 3430 Fundamentals of Geophysical Fluids
SPS 4030 Atmospheric Physics
Note: Students must choose 19 credit hours from the list above. All courses
are three credit hours, with the exception of Weather Briefing (MET 1999),
which is one credit hour.
Oceanography (19 credit hours)
OCN 1010 Oceanography
OCN 2602 Environmental Geology
OCN 3401 Physical Oceanography
OCN 3411 Physical Oceanography Lab
One or more of the following:
OCN 3101 Biological Oceanography
OCN 3201 Marine and Environmental Chemistry
OCN 3301 Geological Oceanography
Remaining credit hours from the following:
OCN 2407 Meteorology
OCN 3111 Biological Oceanography Lab
OCN 3211 Marine and Environmental Chemistry Lab
OCN 3311 Geological Oceanography Lab
OCN 3430 Fundamentals of Geophysical Fluids
OCN 4102 Marine and Estuarine Phytoplankton
OCN 4103 Marine and Estuarine Zooplankton
OCN 4104 Marine and Estuarine Benthos
OCN 4106 Mitigation and Restoration of Coastal Systems
OCN 4204 Marine and Environmental Pollution
OCN 4704 Remote Sensing for Oceanography
Note: All courses listed are three credit hours with the exception of lab
courses, which are one credit hour.
grADuATe Degree ProgrAmS
Master of Science
Earth Remote Sensing _______________________
Program Chair
George A. Maul, Ph.D.
Earth remote sensing is the science, engineering and art of
quantitative measurement from satellites, aircraft, marine
vehicles, buoys and moorings, radar and other platforms removed
from the target. It includes understanding the instrumentation,
software, radiative transfer, hydroacoustics and principles of
systems designed to acquire, process and interpret information
about Earth for application to vital contemporary problems in
agriculture, coastal zone management, ecology, engineering,
environmental science and resource management, forestry, land
use, meteorology, natural hazards, oceanography, urban planning
and other issues.
Admission Requirements
Students applying for admission to the Earth remote sensing
program should have undergraduate majors in the physical or life
84 Florida Tech
sciences with strong backgrounds in computer science. Students
with bachelor’s degrees in other scientific or engineering fields
may need to complete certain preparatory course work before
starting the master of science program, and completion of such
courses may require additional time. Any such requirements
will be determined by the program chair and graduate faculty
before admission. The prospective student will be advised
of these requirements prior to acceptance. Applicants must
submit Graduate Record Exam General Test scores for evaluation,
a statement of interests, a résumé and three letters of
recommendation.
General admission requirements and the process for applying are
presented in the Academic Overview section of this catalog.
Degree Requirements
The Master of Science in Earth Remote Sensing is offered
with thesis and nonthesis options. The thesis option requires
the satisfactory completion of a minimum of 30 credit hours of
required and elective credits (includes six credit hours of thesis)
and the nonthesis option requires a minimum of 33 credits hours
(includes a written final program examination), based on an
approved program plan developed in conjunction with the faculty
adviser. Included in the total are at least nine credit hours of core
remote sensing courses as listed below.
Core Courses
ENS 5000 Environmental Science Seminar (each semester) ................0
ENS 5010 Environmental Optics and Remote Sensing .........................3
MET 5233 Atmospheric Remote Sensing ..............................................3
OCE 5550 Bathymetry ...........................................................................3
OCN 5704 Oceanic Remote Sensing .....................................................3
Electives
A list of restricted electives is available from the department.
The curriculum is modified to meet the student’s needs, background
and chosen area of emphasis, which may be atmospheric,
land, submarine or oceanic remote sensing. Students are required
to attend the graduate seminar.
Environmental Resource Management _____________
Program Chair
John G. Windsor Jr., Ph.D.
Environmental resource management has become an area of
national and international significance. Resource managers,
typically in the public and private developmental sectors, face
increasingly complex technical problems that cut across several
of the more traditional educational disciplines. In addition to
the fundamentals of biological and chemical environmental
processes, managers must be knowledgeable in local and
global cause and effect relationships of human activities in the
development and use of environmental resources. Resource
managers must also understand the legal and regulatory aspects
of resources management. Recognizing these multidisciplinary
needs, the master’s degree program in environmental resource
management is closely associated with the environmental science
program at Florida Tech and includes both university course
work and an internship with a regulatory agency, NGO or private
company that manages environmental resources. Graduates are
well prepared to effectively interact with engineers, scientists,
managers and politicians.