Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (P.S.M.)

Professional Science Master. Major in Interdisciplinary Science and Technology.

The Professional Science Master (P.S.M.) degree is a partnership of the University of Idaho and regional employers, where graduates are immersed in enhanced learning and are faced with real-world learning scenarios. The P.S.M. is a national program with over 165 partner institutions participating in coordination with the National Professional Science Masters Association (NPSMA).

There are 3 requirements for the P.S.M. degree in Interdisciplinary Science and Technology:

1. 12 credits of professional skills courses,
2. 15 credits in the student's emphasis area, and
3. 3 credits of elective skills courses.

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Professional Skills Courses (12 credits)		12
At least three of the four skills courses must be taken at the 500 level. Joint-listed courses must be taken at the graduate level. At least two of the skills courses must be designated PSM core courses, which include ENGL 522.
Scientific Communication
AOLL 528	Program Planning, Development, and Evaluation
FOR 546	Science Synthesis and Communication
Scientific Ethics
PHIL 450	Ethics in Science
PHIL 552	Environmental Philosophy
Leadership and Innovation
AOLL 583	Organizational Leadership
EDAD 530	Ethical Leadership and Law in Education
MHR 513	Leadership and Organizational Behavior
Managing Projects and Budgets
ACCT 582	Enterprise Accounting
COMM 410	Conflict Management
Emphasis
Select one of the following emphasis areas:		15
Environmental Contamination
Sustainable Soil and Land Systems
Climate Change
Water Resources
Management of Regulated River Systems
Ecohydrological Science and Management
Precision Nutrition for Animal and Human Health
Sustainable Food and Fiber
Geographic Information Skills, Mapping, and Monitoring
Elective Science Skills (3 credits)		3
The elective skills course should complement the student's emphasis area, but does not have to be from within that emphasis area.
Total Hours		30

A. Environmental Contamination Emphasis

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Select 15 credits from the following electives:
ENVS 428	Pollution Prevention
ENVS 450	Environmental Hydrology
ENVS 541	Sampling and Analysis of Environmental Contaminants
ENVS 579	Introduction to Environmental Regulations
FOR 554	Air Quality, Pollution, and Smoke
FS 509	Principles of Environmental Toxicology
FS 564	Food Toxicology
SOIL 438	Pesticides in the Environment

B. Sustainable Soil and Land Systems Emphasis

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Select 15 credits from the following electives:
ENVS 428	Pollution Prevention
ENVS 485	Energy Efficiency and Conservation
ENVS 536	Principles of Sustainability
FISH 540	Wetland Restoration
FS 509	Principles of Environmental Toxicology
GEOG 455	Societal Resilience and Adaptation to Climate Change
GEOG 513	Global Climate Change
REM 440	Restoration Ecology
WR 506	Interdisciplinary Methods in Water Resources

C. Climate Change Emphasis

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Select 15 credits from the following electives:
BE 553	Northwest Climate and Water Resources Change
BIOP 520	Introduction to Bioregional Planning
FOR 462	Watershed Science and Management
GEOG 401	Climatology
GEOG 410	Biogeography
GEOG 420	Land, Resources, and Environment
GEOG 455	Societal Resilience and Adaptation to Climate Change
GEOG 513	Global Climate Change

D. Water Resources Emphasis

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Select 15 credits from the following electives:
ENVS 450	Environmental Hydrology
FISH 540	Wetland Restoration
FOR 462	Watershed Science and Management
GEOG 524	Hydrologic Applications of GIS and Remote Sensing
HYDR 512	Environmental Hydrogeology
WR 506	Interdisciplinary Methods in Water Resources

E. Management of Regulated River Systems Emphasis

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Select 15 credits from the following electives:
CE 421	Engineering Hydrology
CE 428	Open Channel Hydraulics
CE/ME 520	Fluid Dynamics
CE 535	Fluvial Geomorphology and River Mechanics
FISH 430	Riparian and River Ecology
FISH 515	Large River Fisheries

F. Ecohydrological Science and Management Emphasis

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Select 15 credits from the following electives:
ENVS 450	Environmental Hydrology
FISH 415	Limnology
FISH 430	Riparian and River Ecology
FISH 515	Large River Fisheries
FISH 540	Wetland Restoration
FOR 462	Watershed Science and Management
GEOG 524	Hydrologic Applications of GIS and Remote Sensing
HYDR 512	Environmental Hydrogeology
REM 440	Restoration Ecology

G. Precision Nutrition for Animal and Human Health Emphasis

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Select 15 credits from the following electives:
AGEC 451	Applied Environmental and Natural Resource Economics
BE 585	Fundamentals of Bioenergy and Bioproducts
BE 592	Biofuels
FSP 438/538	Lignocellulosic Biomass Chemistry
FSP 536	Biocomposites
PLSC 407	Field Crop Production
PLSC 546	Plant Breeding

H. Sustainable Food and Fiber Emphasis

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Select 15 credits from the following electives:
AGED 406	Exploring International Agriculture
FS 564	Food Toxicology
PLSC 407	Field Crop Production
PLSC 546	Plant Breeding
PLSC 551	Vegetable Crops
SOIL 417	Market Garden Practicum
SOIL 438	Pesticides in the Environment
SOIL 446	Soil Fertility
SOIL 527	Sustainable Food Systems

I. Geographic Information, Skills, Mapping, and Monitoring Emphasis

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Select 15 credits from the following electives:
ECE 516	Image Sensors and Systems
FOR 554	Air Quality, Pollution, and Smoke
GEOG 524	Hydrologic Applications of GIS and Remote Sensing
REM 507	Landscape and Habitat Dynamics
STAT 419	Introduction to SAS/R Programming
STAT 555	Statistical Ecology

Courses to total 30 credits for this degree