ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY & MANAGEMENT GRADUATE CERTIFICATE
As
we proceed into the 21st century, the environment represents
one of the most critical issues facing nearly
all nations individually as well as the earth's community as a whole. Increased population, greater consumption and diminishing resources combined
with technological advances and new scientific revelations all play an
important role in the study of the environment. By now, we realize
that the environment is a multidisciplinary field where neither problems
nor solutions honor traditional disciplinary boundaries. It is a
field where information is fast flowing and technologies are rapidly evolving.
The Graduate Certificate in Environmental Policy and Management fills this
need by providing a broad-based, multidisciplinary educational program
to professionals, practitioners, citizens and students who wish to acquire
or strengthen their knowledge of the environment.
The Certificate is designed for...
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Environmental professionals
with science and engineering degrees who wish to seek a greater understanding
of the political, economic
and social context in which science is applied to the real world. |
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Public administrators who
are not specifically trained in the environmental field but are currently working
in this area. |
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Professionals in organizations
that deal, either primarily
or heavily, with environmental issues. |
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Environmental professionals
who wish to strengthen their
managerial skills. |
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Graduate students enrolled
in other disciplines who wish to make the emerging environmental field the focus
of their career. |
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Undergraduate students who
are not ready to pursue a
graduate degree but wish to strengthen their credentials. |
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Concerned citizens who wish
to pursue the satisfaction
of intellectual exploration in the environmental field. |
CURRICULUM
The Environmental Policy and Management Certificate curriculum can include courses in environmental philosophy, environmental policy, environmental
politics, environmental law, environmental ethics and environmental management. It
requires a common core but also allows students to take electives based on their
skills and needs.
| REQUIRED COURSES |
| GEO 6116 |
Perspectives of Environmental Thought |
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| EVR 6922* |
Environmental Science and Policy Capstone Seminar |
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| *(Capstone Course) Must be taken after completion of at least
3 courses. |
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CORE COURSES. Students
must take at least two from the following list. |
| PAD 5605 |
Administrative Law |
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| PHI 6934 |
Special Topics: History of Environmental Thought |
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| EVR 6934 |
Environmental Management |
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| POS 6933 |
Selected Topics: Seminar in Environmental Thought |
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| GEO 6605 |
Contemporary Urban Issues |
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| EVR 6216 |
Advances in Water Quality Policy and Management |
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| EVR 6937 |
Seminar in Environmental Policy |
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| EVR 6936 |
Seminar in Environmental Science |
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| *Courses from the above list of core options, beyond the two required courses, can be taken as electives. |
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| Other selected topic courses can be approved for the core course requirements with the permission of the Environmental Policy and Management Certificate Coordinator. |
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ELECTIVE COURSES. Students are required to take two elective courses from the following list. |
| PHC 6357 |
Environmental and Occupational Health |
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| GEO 6286 |
Water Resources |
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| PHI 6405 |
Seminar in Philosophy of Natural Science |
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| PUP 6007 |
Seminar in Public Policy |
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| PHI 6425 |
Seminar in Philosophy of Social Science |
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| ECO 6305 |
History of Economic Thought |
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| ANG 6197 |
Cultural Resource Management |
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| ANG 5937 |
Environmental Anthropology |
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| GEO 6255 |
Weather, Climate and Society |
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| GEO 6345 |
Technical Hazards and Environmental Justice |
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| GEO 6347 |
Advanced Natural Hazards |
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| GIS 6306 |
Environmental Applications of GIS |
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| PAD 6307 |
Policy Analysis and Program Administration |
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| ENV 6667 |
Environmental Biotechnology |
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| *Additional courses may be taken to fulfill the elective requirement with the permission of the Environmental Policy and Management Certificate Coordinator. |
PERKS
*A program for the non-traditional
and traditional student.
*Most classes are offered in the evening.
*Most classes meet once a week.
*Graduate Record Exam (GRE) is NOT required for admission.
*The curriculum is rigorous yet flexible to cater to individual needs.
*Courses taken under the Certificate may qualify for inclusion in graduate programs.
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
1. Completed application.
2. Undergraduate degree and transcript.
3. Letter of recommendation from a colleague, supervisor or professor.
4. 200 - 250 word statement of interest.
An application may
be obtained from the Educational Outreach Graduate Certificate Office, (813) 974-2442, or by visiting http://www.outreach.usf.edu/gradcerts/admissions.asp. Admission is granted upon the recommendation of the Graduate
Certificate Committee.
FACULTY
Faculty members are nationally known, have active research and publication records and are frequent speakers at international, national, regional and specialized professional meetings. Faculty members also are actively involved in the community, serve on various boards and committees relating to environmental awareness and education, and participate in a variety of different projects including environmental justice, wetlands restoration, alternative water sources, Brownfields restoration and ecosystem management.
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