Environmental Policy & Planning - Requirements for the Major
Recommended Supporting Courses
- GEOG 250 Displays of Geographic Information, 3 credits
- PU EN AF 102 Environment and Society, 3 credits
- PU EN AF 215 Introduction to Public Administration, 3 credits
Required Supporting Courses
Introductory Courses, 15-16 credits
- COMM SCI 301 Foundations for Social Research, 3 credits
- ECON 203 Micro Economic Analysis, 3 credits
- ENV SCI 102 Introduction to Environmental Science, 3 credits
And one of these:
- POL SCI 101 American Government and Politics, 3 credits
- PU EN AF 202 Introduction to Public Policy, 3 credits
And one of these:
- BUS ADM 215 Introduction to Business Statistics, 3 credits
- COMM SCI 205 Social Science Statistics, 4 credits
- MATH 260 Introductory Statistics, 4 credits
Electives, 6-8 credits
Complete two of the following four sets.
Set one:
- BIOLOGY 202 Principles of Biology I, 4 credits
Set two:
- BIOLOGY 203 Principles of Biology II, 4 credits
Set three, choose one course:
- EARTH SC 102 Introduction to Earth Science, 3 credits
- EARTH SC 202 Physical Geology, 4 credits
Set four, choose one course:
- EARTH SC 222 Ocean of Air: Weather and Climate, 3 credits
- ENV SCI 188 Issues in Biological Conservation, 3 credits
- ENV SCI 260 Energy and Society, 3 credits
Upper-Level Courses, 15-16 credits
- PU EN AF 301 Environmental Politics and Policy, 3 credits
- PU EN AF 322 Environmental Planning, 3 credits
- PU EN AF 378 Environmental Law, 3 credits
Choose 2 of these, 6 credits:
- ENV SCI 302 Principles of Ecology, 4 credits
- ENV SCI 303 Conservation of Natural Resources, 3 credits
- ENV SCI 318 Pollution Control, 3 credits
- ENV SCI 330 Hydrology, 3 credits
- ENV SCI 342 Environmental Geology, 3 credits
- ENV SCI 405 Aquatic Ecology, 3 credits
- ENV SCI 454 Remote Sensing of the Environment, 3 credits
- ENV SCI 460 Resource Management Strategy, 3 credits
- ENV SCI 467 Ecological Methods and Analysis, 4 credits
- ENV SCI 469 Conservation Biology, 4 credits
- PU EN AF 356 Environmental Impact Analysis, 3 credits
Areas of Emphasis, 12 credits
Public Policy
Required, 3 credits:
- PU EN AF 408 Public Policy Analysis, 3 credits
Electives, choose three of these, 9 credits:
- POL SCI 410 Intergovernmental Relations, 3 credits
- PU EN AF 306 Regulatory Policy and Administration, 3 credits
- PU EN AF 314 Administrative Law, 3 credits
- PU EN AF 315 Public and Nonprofit Management, 3 credits
- PU EN AF 356 Environmental Impact Analysis, 3 credits
- PU EN AF 402 Environmental and Resource Economics, 3 credits
- PU EN AF 406 State and Local Government, 3 credits
- PU EN AF 428 Evaluating Programs in Public and Nonprofit Organizations, 3 credits
- PU EN AF 461 Special Topics in Public and Environmental Affairs, 3 credits
- PU EN AF 497 Internship in Public and Environmental Affairs, 3 credits (only 3 credits of internship can count toward the major)
- UR RE ST 351 Transportation and the City, 3 credits
Planning
Required, 3 credits:
- PU EN AF 350 Geographic Information Systems, 3 credits
Electives, choose three of these, 9 credits
- GEOG 351 Elements of Cartography, 3 credits
- GEOG 353 Air Photo Interpretation, 3 credits
- PU EN AF 323 Land Use Controls, 3 credits
- PU EN AF 356 Environmental Impact Analysis, 3 credits
- PU EN AF 402 Environmental and Resource Economics, 3 credits
- PU EN AF 428 Evaluating Programs in Public and Nonprofit Organizations, 3 credits
- PU EN AF 450 Advanced Geographic Information Systems, 3 credits
- PU EN AF 452 Planning Theory and Methods, 3 credits
- PU EN AF 461 Special Topics in Public and Environmental Affairs, 3 credits
- PU EN AF 497 Internship in Public and Environmental Affairs, 3 credits (only 3 credits of internship can count toward the major)
- UR RE ST 351 Transportation and the City, 3 credits
- UR RE ST 412 Urban and Regional Planning, 3 credits