Environmental Planning and Management Concentration
This curriculum prepares students for professional positions in environmental planning and management. Objectives are to enable students to:
- Understand principles and practices of environmental planning and management
- Analyze United States’ environmental policies as they relate to environmental planning
- Apply tools and techniques for preparing and implementing effective environmental plans
- Evaluate effectiveness of environmental management plans
Requirements
| Core Requirements | ||
| ENS 551 | Environmental Natural Sciences | 4 |
| ENS 552 | Environmental Social Sciences and Humanities | 4 |
| ENS 553 | Research Methods in Environmental Science | 4 |
| Concentration Courses | ||
| ENS 403 | Transportation: Problems and Planning Procedures | 4 |
| or ENS 501 | Land Use and Environmental Planning | |
| ENS 404 | Fundamentals of Geographic Information Systems | 4 |
| or ENS 503 | Advanced GIS Applications | |
| ENS 587 | Natural Resources: Policy and Administration | 4 |
| Elective Courses | ||
| Select electives in consulation with academic advisor. | 12 | |
| Closure - Choose 1 | 4 | |
| Thesis | ||
| Graduate Project | ||
| Capstone Closure | ||
| Total Hours | 40 | |