MPSL in Environmental Policy/Environmental Justice

Areas of Study Overview

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Environmental Policy/Environmental Justice prepares graduates for positions in both the private and public sectors, particularly as the government’s regulatory functions that deal with current environmental crises evolve.

Credit Distribution

I. Core (18 Credits)

MPL-582	Law, Ethics, and Decision Making in the Public Sector	3
MPL-510	Research Methods in Public Service	3
MSP-674	Municipal Finance	3
MPL-580	Public Service Leadership and Governance	3

Students select one of the following:

MNP-525	Project Leadership and Communications in Public Service	3
MPL-520	Program Analysis and Evaluation	3

Students select one of the following:

MNP-505	Organizational Management and Leadership in Public Service	3
MNP-530	Human Resource Management for Public Service	3

II. Areas of Study (12 Credits)

MSP-530	Environmental Issues and Policy	3
MSP-531	Environmental Justice Issues and Policy	3

Students select two of the following:

MSP-542	Epidemiology	3
HLS-645	Pandemics, Bioterrorism, and Biosecurity	3
MPL-520	Program Analysis and Evaluation	3
MSP-662	Practical Grant Writing	3

III. Public Service Elective (3 Credits)

IV. Capstone (3 Credits)

MPL-710

Public Service Capstone

3

Total Credit Hours: 36

NOTE: If MPL-520 was not completed in the core, it can be taken in the area of study.

Learning Outcomes

Upon the completion of the area of study in Environmental Policy/Environmental Justice, graduates will be able to:

• demonstrate knowledge of the primary issues in the environmental policy field;
• demonstrate knowledge of the primary issues in the environmental justice field;
• compare and contrast the views of environmental advocates and environmental justice advocates on the same issue, understand and evaluate how they might have differing views on the same issue that could lead to different policy solutions; and
• compare and contrast the views of environmental justice advocates on the same issue and understand and evaluate how they might have differing views on the same issue that could lead to different policy solutions.

(offered under MPSL and MSM programs)