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Suggested Courses by Concentration AQEC - Core (6 credits) EVPP 550 Waterscape Ecology and Management EVPP 581 Esturarine and Coastal Ecology

EVPP EVPP EVPP EVPP EVPP EVPP EVPP EVPP EVPP EVPP EVPP EVPP EVPP EVPP EVPP

505 519 520 521 536 551 563 641 643 645 646 648 652 741 745

AQEC - Aquatic Science (6 credits) Selected Topics in Environmental Science Marine Mammal Biology and Conservation Marine Mammal Biology and Conservation Field Course (1 credit) Marine Conservation The Diversity of Fishes Fungi and Ecosystems Coastal Morphology and Processes Environmental Science and Public Policy Microbial Ecology Freshwater Ecology Wetland Ecology and Management Population Ecology The Hydrosphere Advanced Topics in Environmental Science and Public Policy Environmental Toxicology

EVPP EVPP EVPP EVPP EVPP EVPP EVPP EVPP EVPP EVPP EVPP

505 521 575 608 619 623 635 642 670 675 741

AQEC - Public Policy (6 credits) Selected Topics in Environmental Science Marine Conservation Global Biodiversity Governance Environmental Social Science Challenge of Biodiversity Translating Environmental Policy Into Action Environment and Society Environmental Policy Environmental Law Environmental Planning and Administration Advanced Topics in Environmental Science and Public Policy

EVPP 651 EVPP 555 EVPP 582 EVPP 615 EVPP 647 EVPP 650 GGS 653 PUAD 511 PUAD 612 SOCI 636 CSS 645 CSS 600

AQEC - Aquatic Methods (6 credits) Multivariate Analysis for Ecology / Environment Lab in Waterscape Ecology (1 credit) Estuarine and Coastal Ecology Lab (1 credit) Molecular Environmental Biology II Wetland Ecology Lab and Field (1 credit) Environmental Analysis and Modeling Geographic Information Analysis Problem Solving and Data Analysis I Problem Solving and Data Analysis II Statistical Reasoning Spatial Agent Based Models of Human-Environment Interaction Introduction to Computational Social Science

Suggested Courses by Concentration

EVPP EVPP EVPP EVPP EVPP EVPP EVPP EVPP EVPP EVPP EVPP EVPP EVPP EVPP EVPP

515 518 519 520 543 550 551 581 607 622 641 643 648 677 745

EVSP - Natural Science (6 credits) Molecular Environmental Biology I Conservation Biology Marine Mammal Biology/ Conservation Marine Mammal Biology/ Conservation Field Course (1 credit) Tropical Ecosystems Waterscape Ecology and Management Fungi and Ecosystems Estuarine and Coastal Ecology Fundamentals of Ecology Management of Wild Living Resources Environmental Science and Public Policy Microbial Ecology Population Ecology Applied Ecology/ Ecosystem Management Environmental Toxicology

EVPP EVPP EVPP EVPP EVPP EVPP EVPP EVPP EVPP EVPP EVPP EVPP EVPP EVPP

505 575 608 619 622 520 521 621 519 642 643 670 623 635

EVSP - Public Policy (6 credits) Selected Topics in Environmental Science Global Biodiversity Governance Environmental Social Science Challenge of Biodiversity Management of Wild Living Resources Marine Mammal Biology/ Conservation Field Course (1 credit) Marine Conservation Overview Biodiversity Conservation Marine Mammal Biology/ Conservation Environmental Policy Microbial Ecology Environmental Law Translating Environmental Policy Into Action Environment and Society

EVPP EVPP EVPP EVPP EVPP EVPP EVPP EVPP EVPP GGS GGS GGS

615 651 745 503 650 505 524 632 531 560 653 756

EVSP - Methods (6 credits) Molecular Environmental Biology I Multivariate Analysis Ecology / Environment Environmental Toxicology Field Mapping Techniques Environmetnal Analysis and Modeling GIS for the Environment Introduction to Environmental and Resource Economics Qualitative Research Methods in Environmental Science Land-use Modeling Techniques and Applications Quantitative Methods Geographic Information Systems Physical Principles of Remote Sensing

Suggested Courses by Concentration SOCI 631 Survey Research

EVPP 503 EVPP 505 EVPP 543 EVPP 550 EVPP 551 EVPP 563 EVPP 577 EVPP 607 EVPP 610 EVPP 643 EVPP 745 CHEM 633 CHEM 651 CHEM 728 GEOL 500 GEOL 501 GEOL 601

ESEG - Natural Sciences (16 credits) Field Mapping Techniques Selected Topics in Environmental Science Tropical Ecosystems Waterscape Ecology and Management Fungi and Ecosystems Coastal Morphology and Processes Biogeochemistry: A Global Persepective Fundamentals of Ecology Biremediation: Theory and Applications Microbial Ecology Environmental Toxicology Chemical Thermodynamics and Kinetics Environmental Chemistry of Organic Substances Introduction to Solid Surfaces Selected Topics in Modern Geology Selected Topics in Modern Geology The Lithosphere

EVPP EVPP EVPP EVPP EVPP EVPP EVPP EVPP EVPP EVPP EVPP

505 524 575 608 619 620 621 623 635 642 670

ESEG - Public Policy (6 credits) Selected Topics in Environmental Science Introduction to Environmental and Resource Economics Global Biodiversity Governance Environmental Social Science Challenge of Biodiversity Development of U.S. Environmental Policies Overview Biodiversity Conservation Translating Environmental Policy Into Action Environment and Society Environmenal Policy Environmental Law

EVPP EVPP EVPP EVPP EVPP EVPP EVPP GGS GGS GGS GGS GGS

503 531 615 631 632 650 651 531 550 553 560 563

ESEG - Methods (6 credits) Field Mapping Techniques Land-use Modeling Techniques and Applications Molecular Environmental Biology II Spatial Agent-based Models of Human-Environment Ineractions Qualitative Research Methods for Environmental Scientists Environmental Analysis and Modeling Multivariate Data Analysis for Ecology and Environmental Science Land-use Modeling Techniques and Applications Geospatial Science Fundamentals Geographic Information Systems Quantitative Methods Advanced Geographic Information Systems

Suggested Courses by Concentration GGS 579 Remote Sensing GGS 653 Geographic Information Analysis

EVPP EVPP EVPP EVPP EVPP EVPP EVPP EVPP EVPP EVPP EVPP EVPP EVPP EVPP EVPP EVPP EVPP

518 505 515 519 520 521 536 550 551 563 581 607 615 641 643 646 745

EVBC - Natural Science (6 credits) Conservation Biology Selected Topics in Environmental Science Molecular Environmental Biology I Marine Mammal Biology and Conservation Marine Mammal Biology and Conservation Field Course (1 credit) Marine Conservation Diversity of Fishes Waterscape Ecology and Management Fungi and Ecosystems Coastal Morphology and Processes Estuarine and Coastal Ecology Fundamentals of Ecology Molecular Environmental Biology II Environmental Science and Public Policy Microbial Ecology Wetland Ecology and Mangement Environmental Toxicology

EVPP EVPP EVPP EVPP EVPP EVPP EVPP EVPP EVPP EVPP EVPP EVPP EVPP EVPP EVPP

505 520 521 524 575 608 619 620 621 623 635 643 670 741 642

EVBC - Public Policy (6 credits) Selected Topics in Environmental Science Marin Mammal Biology/ Conservation Field Course (1 credit) Marine Conservation Introduction to Environmental and Resource Economics Global Biodiversity Governance Environmental Social Science Challenge of Biodiversity Development of U.S. Environmental Policy Overview Biodiversity Conservation Translating Environmental Policy Into Action Environment and Society Microbial Ecology Environmental Law Advanced Topics in Environmental Science and Public Policy Environmental Policy

615 632 745 535 651 650 553

EVBC - Methods (9 credits) Molecular Environmental Biology II Qualitative Research Methods/ Environmental Science Environmental Toxicology Analysis of Experimental Data Multivariate Analysis for Ecology/ Environment Environmental Analysis and Modeling Geographic Information Systems

EVPP EVPP EVPP EVPP EVPP EVPP GGS

Suggested Courses by Concentration GGS 563 Advanced Geographic Information Systems GGS 653 Geographic Information Analysis

EVPP EVPP EVPP EVPP EVPP EVPP EVPP EVPP CONS

EVPP EVPP EVPP EVPP EVPP EVPP CONS CONS

518 519 520 543 550 551 607 621 630

COSP - Conservation Science (6 credits) Conservation Biology Marine Mammal Biology and Conservation Marine Mammal Biology and Conservation Field Course (1 credit) Tropical Ecosystems Waterscape Ecology and Management Fungi and Ecosystems Fundamentals of Ecology Overview of Biodiversity Conservation Species Monitoring and Conservation

575 608 621 622 642 643 660 665

COSP - Conservation Policy and Human Dimensions (6 credits) Global Biodiversity Governance Environmental Social Science Marine Conservation Management of Wild Living Resources Environmental Policy Microbial Ecology Effective Conservation Leadership Conservatin Conflict Resolution

COSP - Conservation Methods (6 credits) EVPP 555 Lab in Waterscape Ecology (1 credit) CONS 620 Spatial Ecology, Geospatial Analysis & Remote Sensing for Consservation CONS 625 Statistics for Ecology and Conservation Biology

EVPP 638 EVPP 641 EVPP 642 PUAD 502 PUAD 540

EVMG - core (18-19 credits) Corporate Environmental Management and Policy Environmental Science and Public Policy Environmental Policy Administration in Public and Nonprofit Organizations Public Policy Process

EVPP 650 GGS 550 GGS 553 GGS 579 PUAD 511 SOCI 636

EVMG - Methods (3 credits) Environmental Analysis and Modeling Geospatial Science Fundamentals Geographic Information Systems Remote Sensing Problem Solving and Data Analysis I Statistical Reasoning

EVMG - Environmental Law (3 credits) EVPP 670 Environmental Law CEIE 556 Environmental Law

Suggested Courses by Concentration PRLS 501 Introduction to Natural Resources Law EVMG - Field Ecology (lecture plus lab - 4 credits) EVPP 550/ Waterscape Ecology and Management & Lab in Waterscape Ecology 555 EVPP 646/ Wetland Ecology and Management & Wetland Ecology Lab & Field 647 or any other approved 4 credit field ecology course

EVPP 524 EVPP 525 EVPP 550 EVPP 551 EVPP 575 EVPP 607 EVPP 608 EVPP 620 EVPP 621 EVPP 622 EVPP 626 EVPP 627 EVPP 628 EVPP 630 EVPP 635 EVPP 638 EVPP 643 EVPP 646 EVPP 650 EVPP 675 CLIM 60 GGS 550 PUAD 509 PUAD 615 PUAD 622 PUAD 645 PUAD 646 PUAD 657 PUAD 729 MBA 623 MBA 712 MBA 724 MBA 725

EVMG - Electives (9 credits) Introduction to Environmental and Resource Economics Economics of Human/Environment Interactions Waterscape Ecology and Mangement Fungi and Ecosystems Global Biodiversity Governance Fundamentals of Ecology Environmental Social Science Development of U.S. Environmental Policies Overview of Biodiversity Conservation Mangement of Wild Living Resources Environment and Development in Asia Environment and Development in Latin America Environment and Development in Africa Methods and Logic of Social Inquiry Environment and Society Corporate Environmental Management and Policy Microbial Ecology Wetland Ecology and Management Environmental Analysis and Modeling Environmental Planning and Analysis Scientific Basis of Climate Change Geospatial Science Fundamentals Justice Organizations and Processes Administrative Law Program Planning and Implementation Policy Analysis Program Evaluation Association Management Issues in Public Management Marketing Mangement Project Management Marketing Communications Leadership