专业中文名：海洋-河口-环境科学理科硕士（生态学）
专业英文名：MS in Marine-Estuarine-Environmental Science （Ecology）
学　　　制：2.00 年
学　　　费：17025 美元/年
入学时间：1,8月
领　　　域：农业与环境学
申请费：75美元

The MEES Program provides access to a strong curriculum of interdisciplinary graduate training and research in ecology. Within this Area of Specialization, numerous scientists throughout the University System of Maryland are actively involved in teaching and research, with collaboration common between these scientists and those in the other areas of MEES. Ecology is a broad discipline encompassing terrestrial, aquatic, estuarine and marine environments. Specific areas of study include behavioral, community, evolutionary, marine, benthic, limnological, systematic, and physiological ecology. Variations and/or combinations of one or more of these subdisciplines are common (e.g., marine benthic community ecology as one area of study or the evolution of terrestrial communities as another). Students successfully completing this Area ofSpecialization could go on to academic appointments in a variety of departments (e.g., Environmental Sciences, Ecology, Biology, Zoology, Botany, etc.), or work for environmental consulting companies, as well as federal or state government agencies.

An overall GPA of 3.0 IELTS test takers must score no less than Band 6.5 for BSN or Band 7 for MS (total). Minimum TOEFL scores to be considered for admission are 550 on the paper-based examination, 213 on the computer-based examination, and 79 on the Internet-based examination.

Core Courses and Other Requirements (M.S. and Ph.D.): 1. Population Biology, including mathematical modeling (600 level or above, 3-4 credits) 2. Ecosystem Ecology and/or Community Ecology (600 level or above, 3-4 credits) 3. One 3 - 4 credit course from one of the other MEES AOSs (from an approved list) 4. One 3 - 4 credit course in Statistics/Biostatistics (600 level for the Ph.D., 400 level for the M.S.) 5. One graduate level seminar (MEES 608 or equivalent) for each year in residence (on average) up to cap 6. One course or seminar in Management, Policy, Ethics or Philosophy of Science (400 or 600 level, 1-4 credits) 7. One specialized field or laboratory based Ecology course is recommended 8. Courses in Experimental Design and Analysis and in Scientific Writing are strongly recommended