Overview

Environmental Science, Thesis from Western Washington University focuses on the transport, fate and toxic effects of chemicals in the environment, laboratory testing and field work, chemical analytical measurement of pollutants and the influence of nutritional factors on pollutant toxicity. Studies of chemical fate and toxicity at the biochemical, organismal, population and ecosystem levels.

Goals

The program prepares students to describe, predict and/or manage natural systems and to assess human impacts on those systems.

Prerequisites

A bachelor’s degree and college-level course work including a minimum of either:

one year of general chemistry plus one quarter or semester of organic chemistry, one year of general biology, one course each in ecology, calculus and statistics, or;

one year of general chemistry, one year of physics, two courses in calculus, one course in statistics and one additional physical science or engineering course.

Program specializations include:

Freshwater and Terrestrial Ecology
Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
Energy-Environmental Systems

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Research in Environmental Science

30 credits of course work, including three courses from the area of specialization, or course substitutions, under advisement.

Thesis Research

Contaminant Fate and Transport

Indigenous Resource Management in the Salish Sea

Energy Materials and Waste

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-24 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-06-01 00:00:00

More details

Because maximum student enrollment is limited, all applicants are strongly encouraged to submit application materials by February 1

Language

English

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Credits

45 alternative credits

45-69 credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Bellingham, United States

Disciplines

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General requirements

An application for admission into the MS program in environmental science must include a one- to two-page statement of purpose indicating which specialization the applicant is most interested in, explaining why the applicant wishes to pursue graduate studies in environmental science, and what future expectations they have for the MS degree.
The statement may indicate a preferred faculty advisor; students are encouraged to review faculty research interests as described on the Huxley website huxley.wwu.edu prior to contacting potential faculty advisors; students are admitted into the program only upon agreement of potential faculty advisors.

Tuition Fees

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27690 USD / year

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27690 USD / year

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In-State

8523 USD / year

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Living costs

Bellingham

United States

1109 - 1684 USD / month

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