Master of Science in Environmental Sciences

1. Develop students’ sense of community, social responsibility, integrity and ethics.
2. Develop students’ foundation skills and understanding to critically comprehend, evaluate and solve a plethora of environmental problems and issues.
3. Explain the utility and dimension of technologies available to graduate students in their studies, about the environment..
4. Illustrate how to communicate effectively and decisively, as professionals, in diverse settings and communities, on an a wide range of environmental issues.

All applicants to the Master in Environmental Science program are required to submit the following documents to the Admissions Department:

1. Admissions Application and Signature Page
2. Final, official and certified university transcripts
3.  English proficiency as detailed above (admissions requirements)
4. Two confidential letters of recommendation from undergraduate professors or employers (Letters should be sent directly by the references to the following address: headdepbiological@qu.edu.qa
5. Curriculum Vitae (C.V.)
6. Health Certificate
7. Photocopy of the applicant’s Qatar ID card
8. Non-Qatari applicants must provide a copy of their passport
9. Two recent passport sized photographs

Thesis Option
First Year – First Semester
BIOL 501 – Earth Systems – 3 Credit Hours
BIOL 504 – Environmental Chemistry – 3 Credit Hours
BIOL 505 – Graduate Seminar – 1 Credit Hour
BIOL 506 – Microbiological Processes in Environmental Systems – 3 Credit Hours

First Year – Second Semester
BIOL 503 – Experimental Design and Statistical Analysis – 3 Credit Hours
BIOL 507 – Regulation, Environment, Qatar Policy – 3 Credit Hours
BIOL 5XX – Elective – 3 Credit Hours
BIOL 5XX – Elective – 3 Credit Hours

Second Year – First Semester
BIOL 5XX – Elective – 3 Credit Hours
BIOL 5XX – Elective – 3 Credit Hours
BIOL 530 – Graduate Research & Thesis – 3 Credit Hours

Second Year – Second Semester
BIOL 530 – Graduate Research & Thesis – 3 Credit Hours

Project Option
First Year – First Semester
BIOL 501 – Earth Systems – 3 Credit Hours
BIOL 504 – Environmental Chemistry – 3 Credit Hours
BIOL 505 – Graduate Seminar – 1 Credit Hour
BIOL 506 – Microbiological Processes in Environmental Systems – 3 Credit Hours

First Year – Second Semester
BIOL 502 – GIS and Databases – 3 Credit Hours
BIOL 507 – Regulation, Environment, Qatar Policy – 3 Credit Hours
BIOL 5XX – Elective – 3 Credit Hours
BIOL 5XX – Elective – 3 Credit Hours

Second Year – First Semester
BIOL 5XX – Elective – 3 Credit Hours
BIOL 5XX – Elective – 3 Credit Hours
BIOL 5XX – Elective – 3 Credit Hours

Second Year – Second Semester
BIOL 510 – Technical Report – 3 Credit Hours