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Environmental Policy Advising Sheet

Advising sheet for the course requirements to complete an Environmental Policy and Planning major with a Public Policy emphasis.

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Supporting Courses

Complete all of the following courses (9 credits):

Course TitleCreditsOnline OptionPeriodicity
PU EN AF 102 Environment and Society3Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter
GEOG 250 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS)3
Fall, Spring
GEOG 102 World Regions and Concepts3
Fall, Summer

Complete one of the following courses (3 credits):

Course TitleCreditsOnline OptionPeriodicity
PU EN AF 202 (Poli Sci) Introduction to Public Policy3Fall, Spring, Summer
PU EN AF 220 Economics, Politics, and Government Action3
Spring
POL SCI 101 American Government and Politics3Fall, Spring, Summer

Complete one of the following courses (3-4 credits):

Course TitleCreditsOnline OptionPeriodicity
BUS ADM 216 Business Statistics4Fall, Spring, Summer
PSYCH 205 Social Science Statistics4Fall, Spring, Summer
COMM SCI 301 Foundations of Social Research3
Fall, Spring
MATH 260 Introductory Statistics4Fall, Spring Summer

Required Upper Level Courses

Complete all of the following courses (24 credits):

Course TitleCreditsOnline OptionPeriodicity
ECON 203 Micro Economic Analysis3Fall, Spring, Summer
GEOSCI 222 Ocean of Air: Weather and Climate3Fall, Spring
PU EN AF 301 Environmental Politics and Policy3Fall, Summer
PU EN AF 323 Sustainable Land Use3Fall (even)
PU EN AF 351 Water Resources Policy and Management3Spring
PU EN AF 378 Environmental Law3
Fall
PU EN AF 380 Global Environmental Politics and Policy3
Spring
PU EN AF 408 Public Policy Analysis3Fall (even), Spring

Upper Level Electives

Complete one of the following courses (3 credits):

Course TitleCreditsOnline OptionPeriodicity
ECON 305 Natural Resources Economic Policy3 Fall
ECON 402 Environmental Economics3 Spring

Complete one of the following courses (3 credits)

Course TitleCreditsOnline OptionPeriodicity
PU EN AF 306 Regulatory Policy and Administration3 Fall (even)
PU EN AF 314/Poli Sci 314 Administrative Law3 Fall
PU EN AF 322 Environmental Planning3Spring
PU EN AF 479 Natural Resources Policy, Law, and Administration3 Spring
PU EN AF 406 State and Local Gov't3 Spring

Complete one of the following courses (3 credits):

Course TitleCreditsOnline OptionPeriodicity
GEOG 321 Coastal Resources Policy and Management3Fall
PU EN AF 324 Transitioning to Sustainable Communities3Fall, Spring
PU EN AF 431 Building Sustainable Landscapes3Fall (odd)

Other elective opportunities:

Course TitleCreditsOnline OptionPeriodicity
ECON 453 Cost Benefit Analysis3Summer
PU EN AF 494 Teaching Assistantship3 Fall, Spring
PU EN AF 495 Research Assistantship3 Fall, Spring
PU EN AF 497 Internship1-6Fall, Spring, Summer
PU EN AF 498 Independent Study3Fall, Spring
PU EN AF 499 Travel3 Fall, Spring, Summer

Recommended capstone:

Course TitleCreditsOnline OptionPeriodicity
PU EN AF 430 Seminar in Ethics and Public Action3Fall, Spring