• 专业概况
• 所属院系
• 中国学生入学要求
• 课程信息

专业概况

The Master of Arts in Environmental Studies, housed in the Department of Urban Studies, prepares students for careers in environmental policy and management through a broad, interdisciplinary course of study.

The task at the core of the graduate Environmental Studies program is the development of human institutions, organizations, and behaviors that restore and protect the environment, requiring careful study of both natural and human systems and their interdependence.

AREAS OF STUDY

Policy and Administration Environmental Planning Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Environmental Nonprofit Management Sustainable Economic Development

FACULTY RESEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS

Members of the Master of Arts in Environmental Studies faculty have wide-ranging research interests, including environmental policy, environmental technology, environmental land-use planning, risk analysis, citizen participation, environmental health, energy studies, global climate change, water-resources policy and planning, brownfields redevelopment, and lake paleontology. They have published in leading journals in these fields. An MA faculty member is the American editor for the International Journal of Global Environmental Issues.

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

Students in the environmental studies program develop skills that are in high demand. These skills are particularly well suited to bridging the gap between science and policy. Students will become leaders in their communities' efforts to protect and/or restore environmental quality. Environmental studies graduates work in organizations such as environmental protection agencies; nonprofit environmental advocacy organizations; environmental education organizations; municipal governments; regional planning and resource agencies; and state and national parks and recreation areas.

DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

The MA in Environmental Studies program includes a minimum of forty-one to forty-three credit hours, including ten credit hours of core-competency courses, a seventeen-credit hours core curriculum within the major, a minimum of ten elective credit hours, and capstone course of four credit hours.

CORE COMPETENCIES (10 CREDIT HOURS)

CVE 450 - Environmental Technology PHY 570 - Environmental Physics UST 584 - Environmental Practicum

CORE (17 CREDIT HOURS)

UST 601 - Applied Quantitative Reasoning I - Prerequisite is completion of UST 504, or placement via UST 504 assessment exam. UST 603 - Public Sector Economics UST 652 - Environmental Policy and Administration EVS 506 - Ecosystem Science LAW 671 - Environmental Law CONCENTRATIONS AND ELECTIVES (MINIMUM 10-12 CREDIT HOURS)

Choose from the following options:

Specialist: Students complete 3 courses for a minimum of 10-12 credit hours in a concentration area. In each area, one designated course is required. Generalist: Students select 3 courses for a minimum of 10-12 credit hours from the additional electives listed below.

ENVIRONMENTAL NONPROFIT MANAGEMENT

UST 550 is required.

UST 550 - Fundamentals of Nonprofit Administration and Leadership UST 510 - Proposal Writing UST 604 - Leadership, Management, & Organizational Behavior UST 650 - Financial Administration and Control of Nonprofit Organizations UST 651 - Fundraising and Revenue Generation

ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING

UST 553 is required.

UST 553 - Environmental & Sustainability Planning UST 540 - Environment and Human Affairs UST 585 - GIS Principles UST 609 - Planning Law UST 653 - Environmental Planning II LAW 608 Land Use (with instructor permission) OR

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS (GIS) *

UST 585 - GIS Principles UST 586 - GIS Methods UST 587 - GIS Applications

所属院系

中国学生入学要求

课程信息

学制：全日制(41 学分)

学费：US$20,766.00 (¥ 132,111) /年

开学时间：预计在五月, 八月 2022

申请截止日期：20-Jul-22

留学地点：Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban AffairsUrban Building, Room 335,1717 Euclid Avenue,CLEVELAND,Ohio,44115, United States