2012–2013 UNIVERSITY CATALOG - Florida Institute of Technology

BUS 2211 Introduction to Financial Accounting .................................... 3
BUS 3501 Management Principles .......................................................... 3
ENS 4010 Geographical Information Systems ........................................ 3
ENS 4701 Environmental Regulations/Impact Assessment .................... 3
OCN 4106 Mitigation and Restoration of Coastal Systems ...................... 3
OCN 4996 Internship or Technical Elective ............................................ 3
Restricted Electives (Science, Engineering, Business) .......... 5
Marine Environmental Science
BIO 1010 Biological Discovery 1 ............................................................ 4
ENS 4600 Radiation and Environmental Protection ............................... 3
ENS 4701 Environmental Regulations/Impact Assessment .................... 3
OCN 4106 Mitigation and Restoration of Coastal Systems ...................... 3
Restricted Elective (OCN/ENS) ............................................ 3
Technical Electives ............................................................... 12
Physical Oceanography
MTH 2001 Calculus 3 ............................................................................... 4
MTH 2201 Differential Equations/Linear Algebra ................................... 4
MTH 3210 Introduction to Partial Differential Equations
and Applications ..................................................................... 3
OCE 3521 Hydromechanics and Wave Theory ........................................ 3
OCE 3522 Water Wave Lab ..................................................................... 1
OCN 3430 Fundamentals of Geophysical Fluids ..................................... 3
OCN 3433 Geophysical Fluids Lab .......................................................... 1
OCN 4405 Dynamic Oceanography ......................................................... 3
Technical Electives ................................................................. 6
MiNOR PROGRAMS
Minors in environmental science, meteorology and oceanography
are offered through the department. A minor in sustainability
is available through the Department of Biological Sciences. A
complete policy statement regarding minors can be found in the
Academic Overview section. Information about current minor offerings
is available through the individual colleges/departments.
Environmental Science (19 credit hours)
minor Code: 6222 Degree awarded: none
age restriction: N admission status: undergraduate
Delivery mode/s: classroom only Location/s: main campus
ENS 1001 The Whole Earth Course
ENS 3101 Atmospheric Environments
ENS 4004 Aquatic Environmental Toxicology
ENS 4010 Geographical Information Systems
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)
minor Code: 6224 Degree awarded: none
age restriction: N admission status: undergraduate
Delivery mode/s: classroom only Location/s: main campus
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)
minor Code: 6080 Degree awarded: none
age restriction: N admission status: undergraduate
Delivery mode/s: classroom only Location/s: main campus
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
Earth Remote Sensing, M.S. ___________________
major Code: 8089 Degree awarded: Master of Science
age restriction: N admission status: graduate
Delivery mode/s: classroom only Location/s: main campus
admission materials: 3 letters of
recommendation, résumé, objectives, GRE
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
sciences with strong backgrounds in computer science. Students
with bachelor’s degrees in other scientific or engineering fields may
need to complete certain preparatory coursework 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 GRE 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.
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