5 MES Concentrations
Environmental Quality and Toxicology
(27 credit hours)
The environmental quality and toxicology concentration prepares students to address issues such as air pollution, water quality, contaminants, and solid and hazardous wastes using quantitative tools such as risk assessment and best practices such as risk communication. Graduates will be prepared to work in the public, private, or non-profit sectors; jobs are particularly common in consulting firms and agencies. States and municipalities are becoming increasingly innovative in this area, and O’Neill students will be well equipped to work at these levels as well as at national and international levels.
Fundamental Science: (6-21 credits)
Choose at least six, but no more than 21, credits from the following list, or from the science courses on the Additional MES Electives list.
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P=Prerequisite, C=Corequisite, & R=Recommendations |
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SPEA-E 431 Water Supply and Wastewater Treatment |
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SPEA-E 451 Air Pollution and Control |
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SPEA-X 511/ Human Behavior and Energy SPEA-E 501 Consumption |
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SPEA-E 514 Changing Landscape of Toxic Chemical Regulation |
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SPEA-E 515 Fundamentals of Air Pollution |
R: E536 |
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SPEA-E 517 BMP Design for Healthy Urban Watersheds |
R: E545 |
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SPEA-E 520 Environmental Toxicology |
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SPEA-E 536 Environmental Chemistry |
P: undergrad chemistry course with lab |
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SPEA-E 537 Environmental Chemistry Lab |
P: E536 |
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SPEA-E 539 Aquatic Chemistry |
R: E536 |
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SPEA-E 542 Hazardous Materials |
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SPEA-E 552 Environmental Engineering |
R: E526, E536 |
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SPEA-E 554 Groundwater Flow Modeling |
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SPEA-E 560 Environmental Risk Analysis |
P: E538, V506, or consent of instructor. A firm foundation in math and/or science is useful. |
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SPEA-E 562 Solid and Hazardous Waste Management |
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Environmental Quality and Toxicology – Fundamental Science: (continued)
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P=Prerequisite, C=Corequisite, & R=Recommendations |
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SPEA-E 564 Organic Pollutants: Environmental Chemistry and Fate |
R: E536 or undergraduate organic chemistry |
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SPEA-E 574 Energy Systems in Transition |
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*GEOG-G 551 Physical Hydrology |
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Applications: (6-21 credits)
Choose at least six, but no more than 21, credits from the following list, or from the applications courses on the Additional MES Electives list.
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P=Prerequisite, C=Corequisite, & R=Recommendations |
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SPEA-X 511/ Human Behavior and Energy SPEA-E 501 Consumption |
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SPEA-E 512 Risk Communication |
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SPEA-E 514 Changing Landscape of Toxic Chemical Regulation |
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SPEA-E 517 BMP Design for Healthy Urban Watersheds |
R: E545 |
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SPEA-E 518 Vector-based Geographic Information Systems |
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SPEA-E 529 Application of Geographic Information Systems |
P: E518, or other introductory GIS course with lab, or equivalent practical experience |
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SPEA-E 552 Environmental Engineering |
R: E526, E536 |
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SPEA-E 560 Environmental Risk Analysis |
P: E538, V506, or consent of instructor. A firm foundation in math and/or science is useful. |
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SPEA-E 574 Energy Systems in Transition |
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SPEA-R 674 Energy Economics and Policy |
P: V517 |
*Registration in courses outside of O’Neill requires an Outside-Program Course Request Form (may be obtained in the Forms section of the Current Student Portal) approved by the appropriate Faculty Program Director. Please refer to the page outlining the policy on outside course substitutions.
Municipal Sustainability
(27 credit hours)
The municipal sustainability concentration prepares students to address issues associated with air pollution, waste management, water management, and green-space management in towns and cities. Graduates will be prepared to work in the public, private, or non-profit sectors including positions with local government, consulting firms, and organizations that work with quality-of-life issues. Relevant employment will not come only at the municipal level; states and nations must also work with and plan for cities, so employment will be available at all levels from municipal to international.
Fundamental Science: (6-21 credits)
Choose at least six, but no more than 21, credits from the following list, or from the science courses on the Additional MES Electives list.
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P=Prerequisite, C=Corequisite, & R=Recommendations |
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SPEA-E 431 Water Supply and Wastewater Treatment |
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SPEA-E 451 Air Pollution and Control |
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SPEA-E 563 Wildlife Management |
P: E527 (or E527 waiver) or permission of instructor
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SPEA-E 561 Wildlife Techniques |
P: Undergrad or graduate biology/ecology course |
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SPEA-X 511/ Human Behavior and Energy SPEA-E 501 Consumption |
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SPEA-E 505 Renewable and Nuclear Energy and Climate Change |
R: E574 |
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SPEA-E 514 Changing Landscape of Toxic Chemical Regulation |
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SPEA-E 515 Fundamentals of Air Pollution |
R: E536 |
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SPEA-E 517 BMP Design for Healthy Urban Watersheds |
R: E545 |
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SPEA-E 520 Environmental Toxicology |
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SPEA-E 522 Urban Forest Management |
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SPEA-E 527 Applied Ecology |
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SPEA-E 534 Restoration Ecology |
P: E527 or E540 or permission of instructor |
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SPEA-E 539 Aquatic Chemistry |
R: E536 |
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SPEA-E 540 Wetlands Ecology and Management (4 cr.) |
P: E527 or permission of instructor |
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SPEA-E 542 Hazardous Materials |
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Municipal Sustainability – Fundamental Science: (continued)
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P=Prerequisite, C=Corequisite, & R=Recommendations |
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SPEA-E 545 Lake and Watershed Management |
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SPEA-E 546 Stream Ecology |
P: E556 or permission of instructor |
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SPEA-E 552 Environmental Engineering |
R: E526, E536 |
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SPEA-E 555/ Food Systems and Community SPEA-V 550 Resilience |
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SPEA-E 555 Sustaining Urban Ecosystems |
R: upper level ecology course |
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SPEA-E 556 Limnology (4 cr.) |
R: undergraduate courses: general biology, general chemistry with lab |
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SPEA-E 560 Environmental Risk Analysis |
P: E538, V506, or consent of instructor. A firm foundation in math and/or science is useful. |
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SPEA-E 562 Solid and Hazardous Waste Management |
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SPEA-E 574Energy Systems in Transition |
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SPEA-E 591 Climate Change Impacts on Natural Resources |
P: grad course in ecology, envl policy or envl management or a waiver of one of these |
Applications: (6-21 credits)
Choose at least six, but no more than 21, credits from the following list, or from the applications courses on the Additional MES Electives list.
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P=Prerequisite, C=Corequisite, & R=Recommendations |
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SPEA-X 511/ Human Behavior and Energy SPEA-E 501 Consumption |
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SPEA-E 512 Risk Communication |
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SPEA-E 514 Changing Landscape of Toxic Chemical Regulation |
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SPEA-E 517 BMP Design for Healthy Urban Watersheds |
R: E545 |
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SPEA-E 534 Restoration Ecology |
P: E527 or E540 or permission of instructor |
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SPEA-E 545 Lake and Watershed Management |
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SPEA-E 552 Environmental Engineering |
R: E526, E536 |
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SPEA-E 555/ Food Systems and Community SPEA-V 550 Resilience |
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SPEA-E 560 Environmental Risk Analysis |
P: E538, V506, or consent of instructor. A firm foundation in math and/or science is useful. |
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SPEA-E 574Energy Systems in Transition |
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Municipal Sustainability – Applications: (continued)
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SPEA-E 591 Climate Change Impacts on Natural Resources |
P: grad course in ecology, envl policy or envl management or a waiver of one of these |
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SPEA-I 516 Public Management Information Systems |
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SPEA-L 563 Planning and Community Development |
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SPEA-L 564 Local Governance |
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SPEA-L 568 Management of Local Government Services |
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SPEA-M 654 Public Program Management and Contracting |
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SPEA-R 512 Energy and Climate: Law and Policy |
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SPEA-R 532 Water Policy and Economics |
R: V517 |
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SPEA-R 563 Corporate Sustainability in a Tri-Sectoral World |
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SPEA-R 674 Energy Economics and Policy |
P: V517 |
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SPEA-S 515 Sustainable Communities |
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SPEA-S 516 Preparing for Climate Change and Resilient Urban Communities |
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*Registration in courses outside of O’Neill requires an Outside-Program Course Request Form (may be obtained in the Forms section of the Current Student Portal) approved by the appropriate Faculty Program Director. Please refer to the page outlining the policy on outside course substitutions.
Sustainable Natural Resource Conservation and Management
(27 credit hours)
The sustainable natural resource conservation and management concentration provides training in conservation and management of ecosystems and their biodiversity. Graduates will be prepared for public, private, and non-profit positions in agencies, companies, and organizations at local to international levels. Increasingly, positions are available in towns and cities (urban forestry, green space management, urban wildlife management) as well as conserved and managed natural areas. Land trusts are growing at the local and state level, and environmental consulting firms have jobs at all levels.
Fundamental Science: (6-21 credits)
Choose at least six, but no more than 21, credits from the following list, or from the science courses on the Additional MES Electives list.
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P=Prerequisite, C=Corequisite, & R=Recommendations |
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SPEA-E 563 Wildlife Management |
P: E527 (or E527 waiver) or permission of instructor |
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SPEA-E 561 Wildlife Techniques |
P: Undergrad or graduate biology/ecology course |
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SPEA-E 504 Sustainable River Management |
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SPEA-E 522 Urban Forest Management |
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SPEA-E 527 Applied Ecology |
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SPEA-E 528 Forest Ecology and Management |
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SPEA-E 534 Restoration Ecology |
P: E527 or E540 or permission of instructor |
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SPEA-E 540 Wetlands Ecology and Management (4 cr.) |
P: E527 or permission of instructor |
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SPEA-E 545 Lake and Watershed Management |
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SPEA-E 546 Stream Ecology |
P: E556 or permission of instructor |
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SPEA-E 550 Soil Science and Management |
R: one semester of college chemistry |
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SPEA-E 555 Conservation Planning |
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SPEA-E 555/ Food Systems and Community SPEA-V 550 Resilience |
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SPEA-E 555 Plants and Plant Communities |
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SPEA-E 555 Sustaining Urban Ecosystems |
R: upper level ecology course |
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SPEA-E 556 Limnology (4 cr.) |
R: undergraduate courses: general biology, general chemistry with lab |
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SPEA-E 557 Conservation Biology |
P: E527 or waiver of E527 |
Sustainable Natural Resource Conservation and Management – Fundamental Science: (continued)
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SPEA-E 591 Climate Change Impacts on Natural Resources |
P: grad course in ecology, envl policy or envl management or a waiver of one of these |
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*BIOL-B 300 Vascular Plants |
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*BIOL-L 376 Biology of Birds |
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Applications: (6-21 credits)
Choose at least six, but no more than 21, credits from the following list, or from the applications courses on the Additional MES Electives list.
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P=Prerequisite, C=Corequisite, & R=Recommendations |
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SPEA-E 504 Sustainable River Management |
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SPEA-E 534 Restoration Ecology |
P: E527 or E540 or permission of instructor |
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SPEA-E 545 Lake and Watershed Management |
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SPEA-E 555 Conservation Planning |
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SPEA-E 555/ Food Systems and Community SPEA-V 550 Resilience |
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SPEA-E 591 Climate Change Impacts on Natural Resources |
P: grad course in ecology, envl policy or envl management or a waiver of one of these |
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SPEA-R 512 Energy and Climate: Law and Policy |
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SPEA-R 513 Wildlife Law |
R: V536 (before or during) |
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SPEA-R 516 Sustainable Agriculture and Environmental Governance |
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SPEA-R 531 Water Law |
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SPEA-R 533 Public Natural Resources Law |
R: V536 (before or during) |
*Registration in courses outside of O’Neill requires an Outside-Program Course Request Form (may be obtained in the Forms section of the Current Student Portal) approved by the appropriate Faculty Program Director. Please refer to the page outlining the policy on outside course substitutions.
Sustainable Water Resources
(27 credit hours)
The sustainable water resources concentration provides training in issues of water quality, water quantity, and aquatic ecology. Students may choose courses in all three areas or may focus on one or two areas. Graduates will be prepared to work in the public, private, or non-profit sectors. States and municipalities are becoming increasingly innovative in this area, and O’Neill students will be well equipped to work at these levels as well as at national and international levels.
Fundamental Science: (6-21 credits)
Choose at least six, but no more than 21, credits from the following list, or from the science courses on the Additional MES Electives list on page 35.
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P=Prerequisite, C=Corequisite, & R=Recommendations |
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SPEA-E 431 Water Supply and Wastewater Treatment |
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SPEA-E 504 Sustainable River Management |
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SPEA-E 527 Applied Ecology |
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SPEA-E 534 Restoration Ecology |
P: E527 or E540 or permission of instructor |
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SPEA-E 539 Aquatic Chemistry |
R: E536 |
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SPEA-E 540 Wetlands Ecology and Management (4 cr.) |
P: E527 or permission of instructor |
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SPEA-E 545 Lake and Watershed Management |
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SPEA-E 546 Stream Ecology |
P: E556 or permission of instructor |
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SPEA-E 550 Soil Science and Management |
R: one semester of college chemistry |
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SPEA-E 552 Environmental Engineering |
R: E526, E536 |
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SPEA-E 555/ Food Systems and Community SPEA-V 550 Resilience |
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SPEA-E 555 Sustaining Urban Ecosystems |
R: upper-level ecology course |
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SPEA-E 555 Watershed Hydrology |
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SPEA-E 556 Limnology (4 cr.) |
R: undergraduate courses: general biology, general chemistry with lab |
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SPEA-E 591 Climate Change Impacts on Natural Resources |
P: grad course in ecology, envl policy or envl management or a waiver of one of these |
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*GEOG-G 551 Physical Hydrology |
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Applications: (6-21 credits)
Choose at least six, but no more than 21, credits from the following list, or from the applications courses on the Additional MES Electives list on page 35.
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P=Prerequisite, C=Corequisite, & R=Recommendations |
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SPEA-E 504 Sustainable River Management |
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SPEA-E 534 Restoration Ecology |
P: E527 or E540 or permission of instructor |
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SPEA-E 545 Lake and Watershed Management |
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SPEA-E 552 Environmental Engineering |
R: E526, E536 |
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SPEA-E 555/ Food Systems and Community SPEA-V 550 Resilience |
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SPEA-E 591 Climate Change Impacts on Natural Resources |
P: grad course in ecology, envl policy or envl management or a waiver of one of these |
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SPEA-R 516 Sustainable Agriculture and Environmental Governance |
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SPEA-R 531 Water Law |
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SPEA-R 532 Water Policy and Economics |
R: V517 |
*Registration in courses outside of O’Neill requires an Outside-Program Course Request Form (may be obtained in the Forms section of the Current Student Portal) approved by the appropriate Faculty Program Director. Please refer to the page outlining the policy on outside course substitutions.
Additional MES Electives
The following courses can be used as science or applications courses for any MES concentration for which the student and advisor find it appropriate. Some courses listed here also appear on concentration-specific lists.
*Registration in courses outside of O’Neill requires an Outside-Program Course Request Form (may be obtained in the Forms section of the Current Student Portal) approved by the appropriate Faculty Program Director. Please refer to the page outlining the policy on outside course substitutions.
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Additional Fundamental Science and Applications Courses |
Fund/ App |
P=Prerequisite, C=Corequisite, & R=Recommendations |
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Anthropology Courses |
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ANTH-E 527 Environmental Anthropology |
F |
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ANTH-E 621 Food and Culture |
A |
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Biology Courses |
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BIOL-B 300 Vascular Plants |
F |
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BIOL-L 376 Biology of Birds |
F |
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BIOL-L 579 Community Ecology |
F |
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BIOL-L 581 Behavioral Ecology |
F |
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BIOL-Z 406 Vertebrate Zoology |
F |
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BIOL-Z 460 Animal Behavior |
F |
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BIOL-Z 620 Quantitative Biodiversity |
F |
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Geography Courses |
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GEOG-G 515 Sustainable Urbanism |
A |
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GEOG-G 544 Climate Change Impacts |
A |
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GEOG-G 549 Political Ecology |
A |
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GEOG-G 551 Water Resources |
F |
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GEOG-G 553 Water and Society |
A |
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GEOG-G 561 Human Dimensions of Global Env. Change |
A |
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GEOG-G 577 Scientific Programming in MATLAB |
F |
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GEOG-G 578 Global Change, Food, and Farming Systems |
A |
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Geology Courses |
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EAS-A 547 Atmospheric Instrumentation |
F |
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EAS-G 550 Surface Water Hydrology |
F |
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EAS-G 576 Climate Change |
F |
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Additional Fundamental Science and Applications Courses |
Fund/ App |
P=Prerequisite, C=Corequisite, & R=Recommendations |
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Public Health Courses |
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SPH-O 510 Human Health and the Environment |
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SPH-O 517 Ecosystem Management |
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SPH-R 511 Organizational Leadership of Leisure Services |
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SPH-R 523 Policy Studies in Outdoor Recreation and Tourism |
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SPH-R 524 Strategic Fundraising and Partnerships for Park, Recreation and Public Lands |
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SPH-R 525 Foundations of Conservation, Parks, and Recreation |
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SPH-R 530 Comprehensive Park, Recreation and Facility Planning and Design |
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O’Neill Courses |
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SPEA-E 512 Risk Communication |
A |
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SPEA-E 518 Vector-based Geographic Information Systems |
A |
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SPEA-E 529 Application of Geographic Information Systems |
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P: E518, or other introductory GIS course with lab, or equivalent practical experience |
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SPEA-E 538 Statistics for Environmental Sci. |
A |
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SPEA-E 560 Environmental Risk Analysis |
A |
Not generally available for MES due to E538 or V506 prereq |
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SPEA-I 516 Public Management Information Systems |
A |
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SPEA-I 519 Database Management Systems |
A |
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SPEA-L 564 Local Governance |
A |
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SPEA-M 547 Negotiation and Dispute Resolution |
A |
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SPEA-M 654 Public Program Management and Contracting |
A |
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SPEA-N 521 The Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector |
A |
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SPEA-N 557 Proposal Development and Grant Administration |
A |
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SPEA-N 558 Fund Development for Nonprofits |
A |
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Additional Fundamental Science and Applications Courses |
Fund/ App |
P=Prerequisite, C=Corequisite, & R=Recommendations |
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SPEA-P 507 Data Analysis and Modeling for Public Affairs |
A |
Not generally available for MES due to E538/V506 prereq |
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SPEA-P 539 Management Science for Public Affairs |
A |
Not generally available for MES due to E538/V506 prereq |
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SPEA-P 541 Benefit-Cost Analysis |
A |
Not generally available for MES due to V517 prereq, but possible with econ background |
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SPEA-P 562 Public Program Evaluation |
A |
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SPEA-R 513 Wildlife Law |
A |
R: V536 (before or during) |
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SPEA-R 521 Domestic Environmental Policy |
A |
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SPEA-R 531 Water Law |
A |
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SPEA-R 533 Public Natural Resource Law |
A |
R: V536 (before or during) |
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SPEA-R 535 International Environmental Policy |
A |
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SPEA-R 563 Corporate Sustainability in a Tri-Sectoral World |
A |
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SPEA-R 564 Environmental and Natural Resource Policy Design and Implementation |
A |
Not generally available for MES due to V517 prereq (fall course) |
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SPEA-R 625 Environmental Economics and Policy |
A |
Not generally available for MES due to V517 prereq, but possible with econ background |
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SPEA-R 643 Natural Resource Management and Policy |
A |
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SPEA-R 645 Environmental Law |
A |
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SPEA-S 516 Preparing for Climate Change and Resilient Urban Communities |
A |
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SPEA-S 596 Sustainable Development |
A |
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SPEA-V 517 Public Management Economics |
A |
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SPCN-V 550 Communications for Public and Nonprofit Sectors (Online) |
A |
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SPCN-V 550 Environmental Policy (Online) |
A |
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