{"id":832,"date":"2023-01-25T12:11:55","date_gmt":"2023-01-25T17:11:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels-draft\/?page_id=832"},"modified":"2023-12-08T12:14:35","modified_gmt":"2023-12-08T17:14:35","slug":"earth-and-hydrologic-science","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/academics\/mesm\/earth-and-hydrologic-science\/","title":{"rendered":"Earth and Hydrologic Science"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"fullwidth wp-block-heading\">Master of Environmental Science and Management<\/h1>\n\n\n<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-menu-wrapper\"><nav id=\"\" class=\"cl-menu  \" data-name=\"mesm\" data-show-title=\"0\"><ul id=\"menu-mesm\" class=\"cl-menu-list cl-menu-list-no-js\"><li id=\"menu-item-762\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-762\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/academics\/mesm\/\">Overview<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-18900\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-18900\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/academics\/mesm\/admission\/\">Admission<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-761\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-761\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/academics\/mesm\/curriculum\/\">Curriculum<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-884\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-884\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/academics\/mesm\/affiliated-faculty\/\">Faculty<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-894\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-894\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/academics\/mesm\/student-opportunities\/\">Student opportunities<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/nav><\/section>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Earth and Hydrologic Science<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This specialization focuses on the study of earth sciences at multiple scales. It gives students insight into the structure and process in earth systems, stresses the understanding of earth and hydrologic hazards and the application of earth science to management issues, and provides them with tools for effectively communicating how to live with the natural environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Students concentrate their studies in one of the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Earth surface processes<\/strong>, including coastal hazards and landscape development during and after deglaciation;<\/li><li><strong>Soil-landscape relationships<\/strong>\u00a0and applied pedology;<\/li><li><strong>Hydrogeology<\/strong>, including groundwater and surface water processes, contaminant transport and cleanup, and modeling;<\/li><li><strong>Solid earth materials and processes<\/strong>, including natural hazards, mineral resources, and forensic science.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Complementary background knowledge in spatial analysis (GIS) is strongly suggested. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Graduates find employment with federal and state resource management and regulatory agencies, private environmental consulting firms, academic laboratories, and nongovernmental conservation organizations.<\/p>\n\n\n<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-boxout-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-boxout  \">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Requirements<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Core courses&nbsp;<\/strong>(21-25 credits), including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Natural Sciences<\/strong>\u00a0(12-16 credits), including:<ul><li>Earth Surface Processes<\/li><li>Hydrology<\/li><li>Solid Earth Materials &amp; Processes<\/li><li>Spatial Analysis &amp; Remote Sensing<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Social Sciences<\/strong>\u00a0(6 credits)<\/li><li><strong>Quantitative Methods<\/strong>\u00a0(3 credits)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Elective courses<\/strong>&nbsp;(6-10 credits)<br><strong>Culminating Experience<\/strong>&nbsp;(3 credits: EVS 505, 597, or 598)<br><strong>Graduate seminar<\/strong>&nbsp;(2 credits)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"uri-people-tool cl-tiles halves\"><div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/geo\/thomas-boving\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Boving-Thomas.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"Thomas Boving, Department of Geosciences, University of Rhode Island\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Boving-Thomas.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Boving-Thomas-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Boving-Thomas-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Boving-Thomas-364x364.jpg 364w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/geo\/thomas-boving\/\">Thomas Boving<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">MESM Co-Director, Professor; Coordinator, Earth and Hydrolic Science<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\">Geosciences<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><span class=\"p-tel\">401.874.7053<\/span> <br> <a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:tboving@uri.edu\">tboving@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Earth and Hydrologic Science This specialization focuses on the study of earth sciences at multiple scales. 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