Environmental Policy Concentration

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The environmental policy concentration prepares students for work on environmental issues in the public, nonprofit, and private sectors. Course work explores contemporary issues in the areas of air, water, climate, and other aspects of the environment. Students also examine how these issues might be better addressed through public policy as well as through the efforts of leaders in the various sectors. The concentration prepares students for work as environmental analysts and advocates and in other aspects of environmental affairs.

Required Course (3 Credit Hours)

PHPH 7150 - Environmental Health 3 Credit Hours

Elective Courses (9-12 Credit Hours)

Select three or four courses from the following:

PHPH 7155 - Air Quality and the Environment 3 Credit Hours
PHPH 7340 - Built Environment and Health 3 Credit Hours
PHPH 7345 - Introduction to Risk Assessment 3 Credit Hours
GEOS 6644 - Environmental Conservation 3 Credit Hours
GEOS 6784 - Global Climate Change 3 Credit Hours
PMAP 8331 - Urban Development and Sustainable Cities 3 Credit Hours
PMAP 8561 - GIS Applications 3 Credit Hours
PMAP 8941 - Internship 3 Credit Hours
ECON 8320 - Environmental and Natural Resource Economics and Theory 3 Credit Hours
URB 9011 - Seminar in Urban Environmental Sustainability 3 Credit Hours