Environmental Planning and Management Concentration
The curriculum for the M.S. in Environmental Sciences with a concentration in Environmental Planning and Management 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 environmental policies in the United States as they relate to environmental planning
- Apply tools and techniques (including geographic information systems or GIS) for preparing and implementing effective environmental management plans
- Evaluate effectiveness of environmental management plans
Students take two core courses, three concentration courses, and 16 credits of electives chosen in consultation with their adviser. Students can complete a thesis, graduate project, or 240-hour capstone internship as the closure option.
This degree concentration is interdisciplinary and is open to students from all academic backgrounds. Students do not need to identify a research supervisor in advance to apply for this concentration.
Requirements
| Core Requirements | ||
| ENS 551 | Environmental Natural Sciences | 4 |
| ENS 552 | Environmental Social Sciences and Humanities | 4 |
| Concentration Courses | ||
| ENS 501 | Land Use and Environmental Planning | 4 |
| or ENS 403 | Transportation: Problems and Planning Procedures | |
| ENS 503 | Advanced GIS Applications | 4 |
| or ENS 404 | Fundamentals of Geographic Information Systems | |
| ENS 587 | Natural Resources: Policy and Administration | 4 |
| or ENS 483 | Environmental Policies: National Environmental Policy Act | |
| Elective Courses | ||
| Select electives in consultation with academic advisor before enrollment. | 16 | |
| Required Closure Course | 4 | |
| Thesis | ||
or ENS 520 | Graduate Project | |
or ENS 550 | Capstone Closure | |
| Total Hours | 40 | |