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 513 Marine Conservation Genetics (3)
• BIOL 513L Marine Conservation Genetics Laboratory (1)
• 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)
• PUBA 502 Special Topics in Public Affairs Seminars (1-3) *
• PUBA 511 Urban Policy (3)
• PUBA 512 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Public Sector (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 540 Leadership and Decision Making (3)
• PUBA 550 Nonprofit Leadership and Governance (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”.