ECS 740. Environmental Management. 3 Credits.

Regional and global environmental issues, policies, and regulations. Integrated approach to control and prevention of environmental degradation. Methods for environmental data collection, analysis, and management. Environmental modeling. Environmental risk assessment, feasibility study, and decision making.

ECS 750. Environmental Decision Analysis. 3 Credits.

This course will teach students quantitative methods for analyzing problems involving uncertainty and multiple, conflicting objectives. Topics include subjective probability, utility, value of information, and multiple attribute methods. Students will apply these tools to current environmental problems. Prereq: Statistics course.

ECS 770. Environmental Law and Policy. 3 Credits.

Introduction of major federal and state statues and regulatory programs that governs environmental quality, pollution control and wildlife management, including legislative enactment, regulatory development, enforcement, federal/state relationship and judicial interpretation.

ECS 790. Graduate Seminar. 1-3 Credits.

ECS 797. Master's Paper. 1-5 Credits.

ECS 798. Master's Thesis. 1-10 Credits.

ECS 898. Continuing Enrollment. 1-9 Credits.

For graduate students who have completed all necessary credits of course work including thesis (798) and dissertation (899) on their approved Plan of Study, but who have not yet completed and submitted their thesis or dissertation. This course does not count towards the credit requirements for the degree and is not financial aid eligible. Department consent required to enroll.

ECS 899. Doctoral Dissertation. 1-15 Credits.