Cross-Disciplinary Science, MS (Boston)
Graduatemajor2027 catalogScienceBoston31 semester hours totalverified parse
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Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics
Chemistry
- One of:
Cell and Molecular Biology
- BIOL 6301 — Molecular Cell Biology
Biological Physics
- PHYS 7731 — Physics of Biological Processes and Living Systems 1
Graduate Biophysics Seminar
From the catalog
Complete this repeatable course each semester of the program:
- INSC 7100 — Biophysics Seminar
Laboratory Rotation
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Complete the following variable-credit course twice (register at 3 semester hours for the first lab rotation and at 2 semester hours for the second lab rotation):
- PHYS 9984 — Advanced Research
Electives
12 semester hours.
From the catalog
Complete 12 semester hours from the following:
Physics Breadth Courses
- One of:
- PHYS 5116 — Network Science 1
- PHYS 5318 — Principles of Experimental Physics
- PHYS 7301 — Classical Mechanics/Math Methods
- PHYS 7302 — Electromagnetic Theory
- PHYS 7315 — Quantum Theory 1
- PHYS 7321 — Computational Physics
- PHYS 7322 — Nonequilibrium Physics
- PHYS 7335 — Dynamical Processes in Complex Networks
- PHYS 7741 — Physics of Biological Processes and Living Systems 2
Biology Breadth Courses
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BIOL 5103 to BIOL 6961
- Any BIOL course numbered 5103–6961
Chemistry Breadth Courses
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CHEM 5610 to CHEM 5688
- Any CHEM course numbered 5610–5688
Core Requirements
- EEMB 7103 — Seminar in Sustainability Sciences
- EEMB 8103 — Readings in Sustainability Sciences
- ENVR 5450 — Applied Social-Ecological Systems Modeling
- PSYC 5180 — Quantitative Methods 1
- PSYC 5181 — Quantitative Methods 2
- PSYC 5410 — Human Behavior and Sustainability
Research
From the catalog
Complete a minimum of 6 semester hours from the following:
Electives (2)
8 semester hours.
From the catalog
Complete 8 semester hours from the following:
Psychology Breadth Courses
- One of:
Sustainability Breadth Courses
- One of:
- EEMB 5130 — Population Dynamics
- EEMB 5506 — Biology and Ecology of Fishes
- EEMB 5518 — Ocean and Coastal Processes
- EEMB 5522 — Experimental Design Marine Ecology
- ENVR 5115 — Advanced Topics in Environmental Geology
- ENVR 5260 — Geographical Information Systems
- ENVR 5350 — Sustainable Energy and Climate Solutions
- ENVR 5600 — Coastal Processes, Adaptation, and Resilience
- ENVR 5700 — Streams and Watershed Ecology
- ENVR 5750 — Urban Ecology
- ENVR 5800 — Climate Adaptation and Nature-Based Solutions
- ENVR 6150 — Food Security and Sustainability
- INSH 5301 — Introduction to Computational Statistics
- INSH 5302 — Information Design and Visual Analytics
- INSH 6300 — Research Methods in the Social Sciences
- INSH 6406 — Analyzing Complex Digitized Data
- INTL 5100 — Climate and Development
- PHTH 5214 — Environmental Health
- PPUA 5246 — Participatory Modeling for Collaborative Decision Making
- PPUA 5249 — Sustainable Urban Coastal Policy
- PPUA 5261 — Dynamic Modeling for Environmental Decision Making
- PPUA 5267 — Climate Policy and Justice
- PPUA 5268 — International Environmental Policy
Psychology Depth Courses
- One of:
- PSYC 7250 — Seminar in Clinical Neuroscience
Sustainability Depth Courses
- One of:
- EEMB 7101 — Seminar in Marine Sciences
- EEMB 7102 — Seminar in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
- EEMB 7103 — Seminar in Sustainability Sciences
- EEMB 7104 — Seminar in Geosciences
- ENVR 6102 — Environmental Science and Policy Seminar 2
- LPSC 7312 — Cities, Sustainability, and Climate Change
- POLS 7334 — Social Networks
- PPUA 6101 — Environmental Science and Policy Seminar 1
- PPUA 7346 — Resilient Cities
- SOCL 7267 — Environment, Health, and Society
GPA requirements
- 31 total semester hours required Minimum 3.000 GPA required
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