Earth and Environmental Resources Management Program SCHOOL OF THE ENVIRONMENT Listing of University of South Carolina courses

Master of Earth and Environmental Resources Management Program

SCHOOL OF THE ENVIRONMENT

Listing of University of South Carolina courses available for credit

The Coordinating Committee reviews curriculum needs and assists in development and coordination of interdisciplinary course offerings. Students are accepted into the program based on undergraduate record, verbal and quantitative GRE, GMAT, or LSAT scores, letters of recommendation AND compatibility with faculty interests. The master degree program provides individually tailored curricula particularly for individuals interested in administrative posts dealing with earth and environmental resources as well as for current college graduates with relevant experience. Individual programs are developed with an interdisciplinary committee chaired by a departmental advisor that most closely matches the student's interests and background. A thesis is required; however, students with substantial experience can be approved to take six credits of additional courses in lieu of a thesis. At least one-third of the course work must be in earth and environmental resources and at least one-third in management, finance, and economics, but no more than 50 percent in either field. Students are required to complete six hours of integrative seminars. Courses exist in business administration for graduate students with non-business backgrounds. Students are required to demonstrate sufficient background in one or more fields, gained by academic study or experience, to qualify for graduate courses in earth or environmental resources. The program requires a total of 36 credit hours which will include six hours of thesis credit for those students who elect a thesis or six hours of approved electives in lieu of a thesis. All Graduate School requirements, such as the number of 700 level courses and grade distributions, must also be met.

Courses approved for the six hours of required integrative seminars:

ENVR 700: Current Topics in Environmental Studies (3)

ENVR 800: Seminar in Environmental Studies (3)

ENVR 804: Environmental Advocacy Seminar (3)

ENVR 835: Seminar in Environmental Ethics (3)

GEOL 560: Earth Resource Management (3)

GEOL 743: Decision-Making in Environmental Resource Management (3)

Students will most likely also enroll in:

ENVR 790: Directed Independent Studies (3)

ENVR 799: Thesis Research (1-6)

Courses may come from the following departments/schools. A complete listing of approved courses can be found on the following pages.

Biological Sciences

Chemistry

Computer Science

Criminal Justice

Economics

Engineering

Environmental Health Sciences

Epidemiology and Biostatistics

Finance

Geography

Geological Sciences

International Business

Journalism

Law

Management

Management Science

Marine Science

Marketing

Philosophy

Political Science

Psychology

School of the Environment

Sociology

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