There is also something called an environmental MBA. Essentially, its an MBA with a series of graduate level environmental courses. ITs target job market is managing a company's footprint, while still being able to perform other business functions. The professional science masters (PSM) has been popping up at many schools and most of them are essentially non-thesis masters with a twist. I don't know about FHSU's program, but generally, I have never seen a job opening ask specifically for a PSM, but that does not mean it is not marketable. There are numerous articles on this degree in the Chronicle of Higher Education.
Malcolm On Fri, Aug 14, 2009 at 10:45 AM, Elmer J. Finck<[email protected]> wrote: > Bill -- There is master's degree called a Professional Science Masters > (PSM) that is rapidly developing across the country. It is considered a > terminal degree and is a combination of either several sciences or science > and business. We have one at Fort Hays State University that includes > both business and biology. I do not know what the job market is like for > such degrees, but the forecast is high for such. mas EJF > > Elmer J. Finck > Professor and Chair > Department of Biological Sciences > Fort Hays State University > 600 Park Street > Hays, KS 67601-4099 > e-mail: [email protected] > webpage: http://www.fhsu.edu/biology/finck.shtml > phone: (785) 628-4214 > fax: (785) 628-4153 > home: (785) 625-9727 > cell: (785) 650-1057 > > Let it be. The Beatles > > > > William Silvert <[email protected]> > Sent by: "Ecological Society of America: grants, jobs, news" > <[email protected]> > 03/14/2009 06:07 PM > Please respond to > William Silvert <[email protected]> > > > To > [email protected] > cc > > Subject > Re: [ECOLOG-L] EdD vs PhD > > > > > > > Since I did my graduate work in physics, not ecology, I was hesitant to > step > in here. However on looking at the various responses I would like to point > > out that in physics, and possibly in other areas, the masters degree is > what > you get if you try to get a PhD but drop out part way through. It is rare > for someone to enter graduate school with the intent of getting a masters > in > physics, although there are some fields, such as optical physics, where it > > is a meaningful degree. > > In a sense the masters can be a terminal degree, although often this was > not > the original intent of the student. It may signify that the student did > enough work in graduate student to merit some recognition, but was not > willing or able to proceed to the PhD. > > However I should qualify this by pointing out that I know some schools > that > are trying to establish a graduate program and start with a masters degree > > before they are able to offer a PhD. This is fine, espeicially if they are > > conscientious about finding suitable jobs for masters graduates or > providing > help for those who want to go on to a graduate school that offers a PhD or > > EdD program. > > Bill Silvert > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Sean McMahon" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, March 13, 2009 11:05 PM > Subject: Re: [ECOLOG-L] EdD vs PhD > > >> Wait a second here. This has nothing to do with the debate over two >> terminal degrees (can't get more than a Ph.D. or Ed.D). A Masters is > not >> a terminal degree. > -- Malcolm L. McCallum Associate Professor of Biology Managing Editor, Herpetological Conservation and Biology Texas A&M University-Texarkana Fall Teaching Schedule: Vertebrate Biology - TR 10-11:40; General Ecology - MW 1-2:40pm; Forensic Science - W 6-9:40pm Office Hourse- TBA 1880's: "There's lots of good fish in the sea" W.S. Gilbert 1990's: Many fish stocks depleted due to overfishing, habitat loss, and pollution. 2000: Marine reserves, ecosystem restoration, and pollution reduction MAY help restore populations. 2022: Soylent Green is People! Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message.
