Environmental and Sustainability Studies, M.S.

Program Requirements

Credit Hours: 38+

Core Courses

Elective Requirement

Students must complete the remaining credit hours from any EVSS 500+ course or the following courses:

• BIOL 612 Conservation Genetics (4)
• BIOL 649 Comparative Genomics (4)
• BIOL 650 Seminar in Marine Biology (1)
• CPAD 615 Introduction to Urban Design (6)
• CPAD 830 Sustainable Design and Adaptive Reuse (6)
• EVSS 506 Conservation Biology (3)
• EVSS 518 History and Theory of American Urban Planning (3)
• EVSS 519 Biology of Coral Reefs (3)
• EVSS 530 Natural Resources Law and Policy (3)
• EVSS 531 Administrative Law (3)
• EVSS 534 Environmental Law and Regulatory Policy (3)
• EVSS 535 Land Use Law (3)
• EVSS 537 Wetlands Policy (3)
• EVSS 538 Introduction to Hydrogeology (4)
• EVSS 541 Pollution in the Environment (4)
• EVSS 542 Fundamentals of Remote Sensing (4)
• EVSS 544 Plant Ecology (4)
• EVSS 549 Geographic Information Systems (4)

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• EVSS 551 Research and Management in Environmental Organizations (3)

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• PUBA 551 Research and Management in Environmental Organizations (3)

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• EVSS 552 Managing Resilient Landscapes (3)
• EVSS 557 Satellite Meteorology (3)
• EVSS 569 Advanced GIS: Environmental and Hazards Models (4)
• EVSS 595 Special Topics in Environmental and Sustainability Studies (1-4)
• EVSS 606 Wildlife Law (3)
• EVSS 608 Perspectives on Public Administration (3)
• EVSS 609 Administrative Ethics and Accountability (3)
• EVSS 610 Environmental Biology (3)
• EVSS 620 Physiology and Cell Biology of Marine Organisms (4)
• EVSS 622 Ecology of Marine Organisms (4)
• EVSS 623 Physical Oceanography (4)
• EVSS 624 Biometry (4)
• EVSS 627 Marine Tetrapod Biology (4)
• EVSS 639 Wetlands and Watersheds (3)
• EVSS 640 Earth Systems Science (3)
• EVSS 641 Aqueous Geochemistry (4)
• EVSS 645 Coastal Issues and Processes (3)
• EVSS 650 Energy Production and Resource Management (3)
• EVSS 656 Atmospheric Science (4)
• EVSS 658 Climate Change (4)
• EVSS 659 Environmental Statistics (3)
• EVSS 679 Cultures, Economies, Environmental Governance (3)
• EVSS 680 Case Studies in Environmental Issues (4)
• EVSS 693 Independent Study (1-4)
• EVSS 695 Special Topics in Environmental Studies (1-4)
• EVSS 721 Aquaculture (3)
• EVSS 722 Marine Invertebrate Zoology (4)
• EVSS 724 Ichthyology (4)
• EVSS 725 Marine Botany (4)
• EVSS 726 Fisheries Science (3)
• EVSS 746 Aquatic Toxicology (3)
• PUBA 502 Special Topics in Public Affairs Seminars (1-3) *
• PUBA 511 Urban Policy (3)
• PUBA 512 Females and Minorities in Public Administration (3)
• PUBA 513 Planning Law (3)
• PUBA 514 Urban Applications of Geographic Information Systems (4)
• PUBA 516 Local and Regional Economic Development: Policy and Practice (3)
• PUBA 517 Urban Transportation: Problems and Prospects (3)
• PUBA 520 Local Government Politics and Administration (3)
• PUBA 522 Intergovernmental Relations (3)
• PUBA 540 Leadership and Decision Making (3)
• PUBA 550 Nonprofit Leadership and Governance (3)
• PUBA 554 Human Resource Management for Non-Profit Organizations (3)
• PUBA 555 Nonprofit Capacity Building (3)
• PUBA 556 Fundraising and Marketing for Nonprofits (3)
• PUBA 557 Managing Public/Private Partnerships (3)
• SMFT 697 Special Topics in Science or Mathematics for Educators (1-3) *

Transfer Credit Policy

A student may request the approval from the program director to accept up to nine transfer credit hours. These courses require a grade of “B” or higher, or a grade of “Satisfactory” or “Pass”.