Today's complex environmental problems involve vast amounts of data. The Master of Science (M.S.) in Environmental OMICS prepares you for a variety of career paths where you can analyze big data to help businesses do everything from employ environmentally sustainable processes and manufacture safer products, to more effectively manage their corporate responsibility. <br>Environmental OMICS is the branch of environmental science that applies OMICS (i.e., the various technologies used to explore the functions of molecules that make up the cells of an organism) to address environment-related scientific questions.<br><br>In this new program, you become a data scientist with expertise in analyzing environmental and genetic factors, toxicity mechanisms, and modes of action and how they respond to environmental stresses. You may pursue either the 30-credit thesis option or the 33-credit nonthesis option.<br><br>Students can gain professional experience and build their r'sum with faculty-guided research and internship opportunities. Assistantships, scholarships, and financial aid are available to qualified students.