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Students complete 17–24 hours of required course work and 12–19 hours of electives chosen from biology, environmental science, geography and geology for a total of 36 hours. No more than nine units may be taken at the 500 level. No more than one elective course outside the discipline content area will be counted toward the degree. Approval of the graduate director will be required before taking a course outside the discipline content area. |
| Required Courses (17–22 units) (course descriptions) |
| Science Education and Professional Education (9–12 units) | ||
ISTC 655 |
Media Design and Production | (3) |
| SCED 647 | Advanced Teaching and Learning Processes, Secondary | (3) |
SCED 781 |
Integrated Professional Practice Seminar |
(2) |
SCIE 675 |
Special Topics in Science Education | (1-4) |
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Earth and Environmental Science Core (8–12 units) |
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| ENVS 601 | Topics in Environmental Geology | (4) |
| ENVS 602 | Environmental Chemistry | (4) |
| ENVS 604 | Ecosystems Ecology | (4) |
| Electives (12–19 units) | ||
BIOL 510 |
Environmental Conservation | (4) |
BIOL 610 |
Population and Community Biology | (3) |
BIOL 635 |
Physiological Plant Ecology | (3) |
BIOL 731 |
Plant Community Ecology | (3) |
ENVS 635 |
Wetlands Identification, Conservation and Delineation | (4) |
ENVS 640 |
Ecotoxicology | (3) |
| ENVS 645 | Fluvial Geomorphology and Hydrology | (4) |
| ENVS 650 | Aqueous Geochemistry | (4) |
| ENVS 680–685 | Special Topics in Environmental Science | (3) |
| GEOG 518 | Introduction to Geographic Information Systems | (3) |
| GEOG 523 | GIS Application | (3) |
| GEOG 557 | Studies in Natural Hazards | (3) |
| GEOG 587 | Environmental Impact Assessment | (3) |
| GEOG 631 | Remote Sensing | (3) |
| GEOG 672–679 | Special Topics [i.e., Water Resources Management] | (3)* |
| GEOL 515 | Hydrogeology | (4) |
| GEOL 521 | Structural Geology | (4) |
| GEOL 531 | Mineralogy | (4) |
| GEOL 541 | Sedimentology and Stratigraphy | (4) |
| GEOL 533 | Petrology of Igneous and Metamorphic Rocks | (4) |
| GEOL 557 | Physical Oceanography | (3) |
| * Courses offered under this number might be appropriate for this concentration. Check with the director.. | ||
| Required Course Descriptions (top of page) |
| (See the Graduate Catalog for Other Course Descriptions) |
ENVS 601 Topics in Environmental Geology (4) Geological concepts related to developed and developing areas; topics include earth materials, soils and soil formation, hydrological cycle, waste management; water management; geological issues in land-use decision making. Some field work might require weekend obligations. Prerequisite: Admission into the graduate program in Environmental Science or consent of the instructor. |
ENVS 602 Environmental Chemistry (4) Principles of chemistry applied to environmental pollutants; physio-chemical processes controlling pollutant transport, fate and distribution; partitioning of water, soil and air as they relate to biotic systems. Some field work might require weekend obligations. Prerequisite: Admission into the graduate program in Environmental Science or consent of the instructor. |
ENVS 604 Ecosystems Ecology (4) Principles of ecosystem ecology; factors controlling ecosystem structure and function; energy balance and biogeochemical cycles. Emphasis on ecological impacts of human alterations and urbanized ecosystems. Development of student capacity for "systems thinking" via modeling in field and laboratory based investigative projects. Implications for environmental management from local to global scale. Some field work might require weekend obligations. Prerequisite: Admission into the graduate program in Environmental Science or consent of the instructor. |
ISTC 655 MEDIA DESIGN AND PRODUCTION (3) This course gives an introduction and overview to digital media (multimedia) in instructional settings. A laboratory task enables students to develop original media, gather and edit digital media assets, integrate their products into a computer presentation program and output their results in a variety of digital and analog media formats. |
SCED 647 ADVANCED TEACHING AND LEARNING PROCESSES, SECONDARY (3) Theory and research on models of teaching and learning, systems for analyzing modalities, including brain hemispheric preferences and metacognitive strategies. Prerequisite: Teaching experience or consent of instructor. |
SCED 781 INTEGRATED PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE SEMINAR (3) Trends, issues, problems in education. Integrative investigations through quantitative/qualitative research, curriculum and instruction development or policy and program development for selected aspects of secondary education. Prerequisites: 21 credits of graduate work. |
| SCIE 675 SPECIAL TOPICS IN SCIENCE EDUCATION (1- 4) Selected topic in science education. Prerequisite: Varies with topic. |
The Center for Science and Mathematics Education
Administration Building, Rooms 214 & 215 (campus map)
Phone: 410 704 2532
Fax: 410 704 3959
email: CSME@towson.edu
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Dr. Sarah Haines |
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