Overall Rating Bronze - expired
Overall Score 39.47
Liaison Kirk Hemphill
Submission Date March 1, 2017
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Florida Institute of Technology
AC-4: Graduate Program

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.00 / 3.00 Ken Lindeman
Professor, Sustainability Studies
Ocean Engineering & Marine Sciences
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Does the institution offer at least one sustainability-focused major, degree program, or the equivalent for graduate students (I.e. an interdisciplinary academic program that concentrates on sustainability as an integrated concept)?:
Yes

Name of the sustainability-focused graduate-level degree program:
Environmental Science, M.S.

A brief description of the graduate-level degree program:

The master's in environmental science at Florida Tech prepares graduates for career opportunities and advanced academic studies in the use, control and preservation of environmental resources. This master's help highly skilled scientists to develop data and information to help decision makers craft policies on the use and protection of our natural environment.


The website URL for the graduate-level degree program:
Name of the sustainability-focused, graduate-level degree program (2nd program):
Conservation Technology, M.S.

A brief description of the graduate degree program (2nd program):

This interdisciplinary field examines genetics, geographic information systems and ecological modeling so students develop the expertise they need to create solutions for today's most challenging conservation issues – such as climate change analysis, water quality and diseases among oceanic plants and animals. Conservation scientists and ecologists also manage, improve and protect the country's natural resources.


The website URL for the graduate degree program (2nd program):
Name of the sustainability-focused, graduate-level degree program (3rd program):
Environmental Resource Management, M.S.

A brief description of the graduate degree program (3rd program):

In addition to learning the fundamentals of biological and chemical environmental processes in Environmental Resource Management program , students are knowledgeable in local and global cause and effect relationships of human activities among the development and use of environmental resources. Students learn how to analyze and manage natural environments for human benefit while maintaining ecosystem health.


The website URL for the graduate degree program (3rd program):
The name and website URLs of all other sustainability-focused graduate-level degree programs:

Ecology: http://www.fit.edu/programs/8021/ms-biological-science-ecology#.WBOlrNIrL0M
Marine Biology: http://www.fit.edu/programs/8023/ms-biological-science-marine-biology#.WBOqONIrL0M
Oceanography (Coastal Zone Management):http://www.fit.edu/programs/8087/ms-oceanography-coastal-zone-mgmt#.WBOrW9IrL0M
Geological Oceanography: http://www.fit.edu/programs/8088/ms-oceanography-geological-oceanography#.WBOrX9IrL0M
Physical Oceanography: http://www.fit.edu/programs/8083/ms-oceanography-physical-oceanography#.WBOrYNIrL0M
Biological Oceanography: http://www.fit.edu/programs/8081/ms-oceanography-biological-oceanography#.WBOrWNIrL0M
Interdisciplinary Science: http://www.fit.edu/programs/8035/ms-interdisciplinary-science/classes#.WBOqctIrL0M
Environmental Education: http://www.fit.edu/programs/8119/ms-environmental-education#.WBOrHNIrL0M
Earth Remote Sensing: http://www.fit.edu/programs/8089/ms-earth-remote-sensing#.WBOrGNIrL0M
Human Centered Design: http://www.fit.edu/programs/8200/ms-human-centered-design#.WBOrMNIrL0M
Logistics- Humanitarian and Disaster Relief: http://www.fit.edu/programs/8410/ms-logistics-mgmt-humanitarian-and-disaster-relief#.WBOrP9IrL0M
Airport Management: http://www.fit.edu/programs/8214/msa-aviation-airport-development#.WBOuldIrL0M
Supply Chain Management: http://www.fit.edu/programs/8352/ms-supply-chain-management#.WBOrgNIrL0M
Biological Science (PhD): http://www.fit.edu/programs/9021/phd-biological-sciences#.WBOqV9IrL0M
Oceanography (PhD): http://www.fit.edu/programs/9081/phd-oceanography#.WBOrVtIrL0M
Environmental Science (PhD): http://www.fit.edu/programs/9128/phd-environmental-science#.WBOrINIrL0M


Does the institution offer one or more graduate-level sustainability-focused minors, concentrations or certificates?:
No

Name of the graduate-level sustainability-focused minor, concentration or certificate:
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A brief description of the graduate minor, concentration or certificate:
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The website URL for the graduate minor, concentration or certificate:
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Name of the graduate-level sustainability-focused minor, concentration or certificate (2nd program):
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A brief description of the graduate minor, concentration or certificate (2nd program):
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The website URL for the graduate minor, concentration or certificate (2nd program):
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Name of the graduate-level sustainability-focused minor, concentration or certificate (3rd program):
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A brief description of the graduate minor, concentration or certificate (3rd program):
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The website URL for the graduate minor, concentration or certificate (3rd program):
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The name and website URLs of all other graduate-level, sustainability-focused minors, concentrations and certificates:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

Data from Melbourne campus only, not Online or Extended Studies. Data sourced from the Florida Institute of Technology website.


Data from Melbourne campus only, not Online or Extended Studies. Data sourced from the Florida Institute of Technology website.

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