Anne Chin, Geography and Environmental Sciences 
Pamela Jansma, Geography and Environmental Sciences 

Associate Professors: 

Peter Anthamatten, Geography and Environmental Sciences 
Christy Briles, Geography and Environmental Sciences 
Frederick Chambers, Geography and Environmental Sciences 
Rafael Moreno-Sanchez, Geography and Environmental Sciences 
Brian Page, Geography and Environmental Sciences 
Gregory Simon, Geography and Environmental Sciences 
Bryan Wee, Geography and Environmental Sciences 

Assistant Professors: 

Benjamin Crawford, Geography and Environmental Sciences 
Lisa Kelley, Geography and Environmental Sciences 
Katharine Kelsey, Geography and Environmental Sciences 

Associate Professors C/T:  

Matthew Cross, Geography and Environmental Sciences 

Assistant Professors C/T: 

Thomas Duster, Geography and Environmental Sciences 

Senior Instructors: 

Amanda Weaver, Geography and Environmental Sciences 

Instructors: 

Kirsten Christensen, Geography and Environmental Science 

Lecturers: 

Alicia Cowart, Geography and Environmental Sciences 
Richard DeGrandchamp, Geography and Environmental Sciences 
Rudi Hartmann, Geography and Environmental Sciences 

Faculty Affiliates to the M.S. in Environmental Sciences Program

Professors:

Financial Aid 

There are four types of financial aid available: student hourly teaching assistantship; research assistantship positions funded by grants to specific program faculty; paid internships and part-time employment organized through the department with professional organizations; and the regular package of financial aid (primarily loans) available through the financial aid office on the Denver campus. Our program also accommodates working students and offers many of core classes one/week or in the evening to accommodate work schedules. Incoming students will be automatically considered for program-distributed assistance at the time of admission to the program. Continuing students will be regularly apprised of available aid and positions. All other aid should be requested through the CU Denver Financial Aid Office, Student Commons Building 5th floor, Campus Box 125, P.O.Box 173364, Denver, CO 80217-3364. Telephone: 303-315-1850.

Program Restrictions, Allowances and Recommendations

1. Many of the elective courses have prerequisites; student must have met these requirements in order to take the course. 
2.  A given course may only be used for one option, even if it is listed in several options. Other courses maybe offered that will be acceptable as electives with approval of the option advisor and the director of the program. 
3. Courses applied to either a certificate* or an MS degree may later be applied toward the other if all pertinent coursework is completed within a five year time period.   
4.  Students should fill out and submit all relevant department forms for their files. Importantly, all petitions for course substitutions and identification of where courses fit as electives, with the subsequent approval/denial, should be submitted to this file. 
5. By the end of the first semester, each student should identify and declare whether or not s/he is pursuing the thesis or non-thesis option. If intending to pursue the thesis option, the student should identify and gain agreement from a content advisor for guiding the thesis, filling out and submitting the appropriate departmental form. 
6. Students may count up to 6-credit hours of  independent study, with a maximum of 3-credit hours per independent study towards elective credit in the major as approved by the Graduate Director. No more than 3 credit hours of independent study may be taken with the same instructor and they may not be taken in the same term. 
7. Students may count up to 6-credit hours of internship in total, but 3-credit hours per internship and per entity (sponsorship may be with same professor sponsor).    
8. Students may not count 4000-level courses towards electives in the program; this may be petitioned to the Graduate Committee in exceptional cases. 
9. Students may take a maximum of 2 online courses, or petition to the GES Graduate Committee beyond two. 
10. Students may enroll in thesis preparation and writing hours only after submission of a signed committee form, which requires approval of the thesis proposal. 
11. Students will not receive a grade for thesis preparation and writing hours until the thesis is successfully defended. 
12. Students must follow the graduate school deadlines for submission of paperwork for the graduation application, comprehensive exam, and any other deadlines. Links to these can be found on the GES/MS website. 
13. Work submitted for the environmental sciences options must have a grade of B (3.0) or better. 
14. All students must complete two (2) GES-approved, graduate-level techniques/methods-based class (not including the practicum). 
15. Elective credits may be completed using up to three (3) credit hours of Independent Study and/or (3) credit hours of Internship Study.  
16. The Geospatial, Environmental Education, and Sustainable Urban Agriculture options of the program lead towards independent graduate certificates. These certificates may be earned without entrance into the MS in environmental sciences program. (See the Geographic Information Science Graduate Certificate, Sustainable Urban Agriculture Graduate Certificate, and Environmental Science Education Graduate Certificate descriptions.) 

17. The number of credits required to reach 36 total credits will depend on (a) whether a student is on Plan 1 or Plan 2, and (b) how many credit hours are compiled in the core classes. 

18. See the MS in Environmental Sciences website for a complete list of elective courses. These include courses offered in both GES and our partner departments. The degree is offered through the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences with the cooperation of the College of Engineering, Design and Computing. In addition, some courses offered by the College of Architecture and Planning, the School of Public Affairs and the Business School are relevant and applicable to the program.