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2024 Spring: January 10 - June 25

Course Class No. Section Start & End Date Day Time Status Location
ENVM 600 Fundamentals of Environmental Systems (3)
An introduction to the basics of natural environmental systems and human disruptions to and their influences on environmental systems. The aim is to explore Earth's systems, including the biosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere, and lithosphere, and how the processes of these systems interact to support life in the Anthropocene. Topics include basic scientific principles in chemistry, physics, geology, and ecology and concepts related to the environmental field, including risk.
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25042 9040 10 Jan 2024-02 Apr 2024 Open Online
Faculty: Gonsiewski, Robert E Syllabus Course Materials
ENVM 600 Fundamentals of Environmental Systems (3)
An introduction to the basics of natural environmental systems and human disruptions to and their influences on environmental systems. The aim is to explore Earth's systems, including the biosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere, and lithosphere, and how the processes of these systems interact to support life in the Anthropocene. Topics include basic scientific principles in chemistry, physics, geology, and ecology and concepts related to the environmental field, including risk.
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25145 9080 14 Feb 2024-07 May 2024 Open Online
Faculty: Meade, Mark E Syllabus Course Materials
ENVM 610 Environmental/Energy Law and Policy (3)
Prerequisite or corequisite: ENVM 600. An introduction to environmental/energy law and policy. The goal is to gain a deeper understanding of the current environmental landscape and provide a pathway for continual improvement with critical use of available environmental/energy law and policy resources. A critical systems-thinking approach to environmental/energy law and policy is used. Discussion explores how legislation and policies form society and with the use of models, examines changes that can be implemented for a more sustainable future. Topics include the history of U.S. environmental/energy law and policy, the legislative process, the administrative process, use of policy memo, modeling, and key pieces of energy and environmental legislation.
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25043 9040 10 Jan 2024-02 Apr 2024 Open Online
Faculty: Creedon, Corey Syllabus Course Materials
ENVM 610 Environmental/Energy Law and Policy (3)
Prerequisite or corequisite: ENVM 600. An introduction to environmental/energy law and policy. The goal is to gain a deeper understanding of the current environmental landscape and provide a pathway for continual improvement with critical use of available environmental/energy law and policy resources. A critical systems-thinking approach to environmental/energy law and policy is used. Discussion explores how legislation and policies form society and with the use of models, examines changes that can be implemented for a more sustainable future. Topics include the history of U.S. environmental/energy law and policy, the legislative process, the administrative process, use of policy memo, modeling, and key pieces of energy and environmental legislation.
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25146 9080 14 Feb 2024-07 May 2024 Open Online
Faculty: Humphrey, Honor R Syllabus Course Materials
ENVM 615 Community-Based Environmental Management (3)
(Prerequisite or corequisite: ENVM 610.) An introduction to community-based environmental management (CBEM) as a theory and management practice that integrates local people, places, and contexts as an integral part of multilevel governance. The goal is to prepare to implement ethical CBEM at multiple governance levels and to engage with diverse stakeholder groups and communities. Topics include environmental history, ethics, and justice; indigenous and local knowledge; and participatory governance models. Develop professional skills in communication, community engagement, and designing CBEM approaches for complex systems. Students may receive credit for only one of the following courses: ENVM 615 or ENVM 644.
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26477 9040 10 Jan 2024-02 Apr 2024 Closed Online
Faculty: Theisen, Janna S Syllabus Course Materials
ENVM 641 Environmental Auditing (3)
Prerequisite or corequisite: ENVM 615. An examination of methods for attaining statutory, regulatory, and permitting compliance. The protection of workers and other stakeholders is also examined in the context of organizational, budgetary, and other constraints. Emphasis is on methods of defining auditing objectives to meet organizational goals and of designing auditing programs for effective compliance under each of the 12 major environmental statutes, including air, water, solid, and hazardous waste management laws and pollution prevention initiatives.
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24869 9040 10 Jan 2024-02 Apr 2024 Open Online
Faculty: Moates, Scotty J Syllabus Course Materials
ENVM 643 Environmental Communications and Reporting (3)
Prerequisite or corequisite: ENVM 615. An intensive examination of environmental communications and reporting, focusing on building the communication skills needed by environmental managers. The goal is to communicate ethically, effectively, and with cultural competence with diverse environmental stakeholders. Discussion covers how history, ethics, justice, diverse perspectives, and reflexivity relate to environmental communication; environmental reporting; and science, public health, risk, and climate communications. Emphasis is on developing key professional skills, including scientific literacy and numeracy, power and reflexivity, public speaking, data design and visualization, meeting hosting and facilitation, and writing and editing technical products.
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25147 9080 14 Feb 2024-07 May 2024 Open Online
Faculty: Seeley, Kenneth R Syllabus Course Materials
ENVM 647 Environmental Risk Assessment (3)
Prerequisite or corequisite: ENVM 615. An examination of the general concepts of risk assessment as applied to human and environmental health. The goal is to incorporate environmental justice considerations, regulatory compliance, and best practices into risk assessment and mitigation recommendations for sustainable and ethical environmental management. Topics include ecological and human risk assessment; risk perception and communication; regulatory requirements; and the application of databases, models, and tools to characterize risk. Discussions support the development of skill sets in performing human health and ecological risk assessments.
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25151 9080 14 Feb 2024-07 May 2024 Open Online
Faculty: Wakrat Schwartz, Deborah Syllabus Course Materials
ENVM 649 Principles and Practices of Waste Management (3)
Prerequisite: ENVM 615. An examination of the principles and practices of waste management, especially as they apply to the United States. The goal is to incorporate environmental justice considerations, regulatory compliance, and best practices toward integrative waste management. Topics include history of waste management, options, and hierarchy for municipal waste management in the United States, basics of technological options for waste management, and U.S. policies that oversee municipal waste and hazardous waste. Focus is on applying waste management principles to viable integrated waste management solutions and applying the skills and knowledge needed for a career in environmental management.
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24870 9040 10 Jan 2024-02 Apr 2024 Open Online
Faculty: Martin, Beth A Syllabus Course Materials
ENVM 650 Environmental and Natural Resources Economics (3)
Prerequisite: ENVM 615. An introduction to environmental and resource economics. The goal is to grasp the basics of microeconomics and apply the subfields of environmental economics and natural resource economics to an integrative approach to environmental issues today. Topics include microeconomics and the subfields of environmental economics and natural resource economics, their evaluation tools and techniques, and policy approaches and considerations to their applications. Activities incorporate team building and project management skills to work on projects based on these topics.
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25148 9080 14 Feb 2024-07 May 2024 Open Online
Faculty: Allen, Linda J Syllabus Course Materials
ENVM 651 Water Resources Management (3)
Prerequisite: ENVM 615. A comprehensive examination of integrated water resource management in the 21st century. Focus is on how to holistically manage watersheds, such as the Chesapeake Bay, Colorado River, or Mississippi River Basins. The objective is to build practical skills and dispositions, including developing viable management solutions to water quality, quantity, use, and access challenges; integrating multidisciplinary data; communicating with stakeholders and policymakers; and applying environmental justice practices. Topics include water governance, policy, markets, and institutions; history of water and land use decisions; indigenous and local community engagement; and the impact of global climate change on water resources.
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24871 9040 10 Jan 2024-02 Apr 2024 Open Online
Faculty: Maurin, Paulo Syllabus Course Materials
ENVM 652 Principles of Air Quality Management (3)
Prerequisite: ENVM 615. A comprehensive examination of the dynamics and challenges of air quality management in the 21st century. Focus is on applying criteria and hazardous air pollutants regulations in your locality, analyzing the identified differences in local air quality issues, and examining global and local air quality, especially for regulated air pollutants. The goals are to explore the disparities resulting from differing criteria pollutants and hazardous air pollutants and to design and implement viable indoor and outdoor air quality management solutions. Topics include global CO2 emissions, global climate change, and viable air quality management solutions.
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25149 9080 14 Feb 2024-07 May 2024 Open Online
Faculty: Eltz, Bart J Syllabus Course Materials
ENVM 653 Land Use Management (3)
Prerequisite: ENVM 615. An overview of land use management and its application to specific locations. The goal is to apply a foundational understanding of ecosystems and environmental/energy law and policy to land use concepts and management authorities on land use. Discussions explore land use concepts and encourage the sharing of local issues in a global context. Topics include the history of land use management, decision making processes related to land use, and climate adaptation and mitigation plans. Land use issues are explored using Geographic Information System (GIS) software and other tools
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24872 9040 10 Jan 2024-02 Apr 2024 Open Online
Faculty: Kuchanur, Muthukumar Syllabus Course Materials
ENVM 670 Capstone Study in Environmental Management (3)
Prerequisite: Completion of 27 credits of program coursework. The goals are to demonstrate knowledge, skills, abilities, and dispositions gained from previous coursework through an intensive, hands-on study of an environmental management issue in partnership with an environmental organization. Topics vary from semester to semester, depending on the sponsor environmental organization. Activities involve group participation in a real-life practicum with the sponsor organization and focus on solving a part of a larger environmental issue. Discussions support content learning, project management, and team building, using reflexivity exercises.
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25150 9080 14 Feb 2024-07 May 2024 Open Online
Faculty: Seeley, Kenneth R Syllabus Course Materials
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