Online Master of Arts in Applied Environmental and Sustainability Studies Curriculum
Core Courses (9 Credit Hours)
- ENS 601 Environmental and Sustainability Studies: Issues and Ideas (3 credit hours); meets Spring January-March and Fall August-October
- ENS 602 Environment and Sustainability Policy and Governance (3 credit hours); meets Spring January-March and Fall August-October
- ENS 603 Communicating Environmental Knowledge (3 credit hours); meets Spring January-March and Fall August-October
Skills Courses (6 Credit Hours)
Students choose a total of 6 credit hours from two of the skills courses listed below.
- LA/NRE 556 Contemporary Geospatial Applications for Land and Analysis (3 credit hours)
- MAP 671 Introduction to New Mapping (3 credit hours)
- STA 570 Basic Statistical Analysis (3 credit hours)
- STA 674 Regression Analysis and Design of Experiments (3 credit hours)
- STA 677 Applied Multivariate Methods (3 credit hours)
Capstone/Internship (6 Credit Hours)
Students must complete one of two options to satisfy the non-thesis requirement for the Master’s in Applied Environmental and Sustainability Studies. All students will be required to complete a one-hour oral exam.
Option #1 Internship More information about AENS Internship
Complete 6 credit hours of internship coursework.
- ENS 697 Internship in Environmental and Sustainability Studies I (3 credit hours)
- ENS 698 Internship in Environmental and Sustainability Studies II (3 credit hours)
Option #2 Capstone More information about AENS Capstone Reseach
Complete 6 credit hours through a capstone research project and report
- ENS 695 Research in Environmental and Sustainability Studies (3 credit hours)
- ENS 696 Reporting Research in Environmental and Sustainability Studies (3 credit hours)
Elective Courses (9 Credit Hours)
Students must take an additional 9 credit hours from the approved list of courses below. Other courses at the 600-level and above that relate to environmental and sustainability studies may be used to satisfy this requirement with the permission of the program director. Students may count 6 credit hours of ENS 605 (under different subtitles) or ENS 699 (up to 3 credit hours) towards this requirement.
- A&S 600 Perspectives on Diversity and Inclusion (3 credit hours)
- ANT 680 Business and Organizational Cultures (3 credit hours)
- ANT 681 Health Care Inequities (3 credit hours)
- ENS 605 Seminar in Environmental and Sustainability Studies: Topic Changes Every Semester [*Students may repeat this course (with a different subtitle) for a total of 6 credit hours]
- ENS 699 Independent Study (3 credit hours)
- HP 510-201 Cultural Landscapes and Historic Preservation (3 credit hours)
- HP 511-201 Sustainable Development and Heritage (3 credit hours)
- MFS 613-201 Sustainability, Ethics, and Leadership in Manufacturing Organizations (3 credit hours)
- WRD 612 Ethical and Legal Issues in Technical Writing (3 credit hours)
- WRD 614 Visual Rhetoric and Persuasion (3 credit hours)
- WRD 702 Professional and Technical Writing (3 credit hours)
Total Credit Hours 30
