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. Seminar. 1-5 Credits.

A group of students engaged, under a professor or professors, in research or criticism and in presentation of reports pertaining thereto.

ECS 797. Master's Paper. 1-3 Credits.

Literature review, research, and preparation for paper required for the comprehensive study option. Graded S/U.

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

Original investigation under the supervision of a major adviser and a supervisory committee. Graded S/U.

ECS 898. Continuing Enrollment. 1-9 Credits.

Intended 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. See the Enrollment Policy for details. The fee for Continuing Enrollment (898) is not eligible for a waiver. Students holding an F-1 or J-1 visa are not eligible to enroll in 898 credits as part of meeting requirements. If a student holding an F-1 or J-1 visa needs to enroll in an 898 course, they must receive prior approval to do so from the international student advisor in Global Programs and Services. Graded S/U. Requires department approval.

ECS 899. Doctoral Dissertation. 1-15 Credits.

Original investigation under the supervision of a major adviser and an advisory committee. Graded S/U.