Programs
Sustainability and Sustainable Development
(18 credit hours) The sustainable development concentration focuses on the balancing of human needs with the protection of the natural and social environments. Components of a sustainable development strategy encompass environmental, economic, social, and political elements.
Required Courses (6 credit hours)
The following two courses:
| SPEA-S 515 | Sustainable Communities | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-S 596 | Sustainable Development | (3 cr.) |
Context for Sustainability (6 credit hours)
Students select two courses from a listing of classes that examine specific contexts for sustainability. Students are encouraged to develop courses that lead to expertise in a particular context.
Development, Policy and Entrepreneurship:
| SPEA-D 576 | Approaches to Development | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-D 669 | Economic Development, Globalization, and Entrepreneurship | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-E 555/V 550 | Topics in Environmental Science or Public Affairs (only topics approved by a concentration advisor) | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-L 622 | Seminar in Urban Economic Development | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-P 710 | Topics in Public Policy: International Environmental Policy | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-R 625 | Environmental Economics and Policy | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-R 643 | Natural Resource Management and Policy | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-V 550 | Energy Policy | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-V 559 | Principles and Practices of Social Entrepreneurship | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-X 511 | Human Behavior and Energy Consumption | (3 cr.) |
Natural Environment:
| SPEA-E 460 | Fisheries and Wildlife Management | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-E 522 | Urban Forest Management | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-E 528 | Forest Ecology and Management | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-E 534 | Restoration Ecology | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-E 545 | Lake and Watershed Management | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-E 555/V 550 | Topics in Environmental Science or Public Affairs (only topics approved by a concentration advisor) | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-E 557 | Conservation Biology | (3 cr.) |
Analytical Tools: (6 credit hours)
Select two of the following courses:
| SPEA-E 529 | Application of Geographical Information Systems | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-E 555/V 550 | Life Cycle Analysis | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-E 555/V 550 | Topics in Environmental Science or Public Affairs (only approved topics by a concentration advisor) | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-E 560 | Environment Risk Analysis | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-M 547 | Negotiation and Alternative Dispute Resolution for Public Affairs | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-P 541 | Benefit-Cost Analysis of Public and Environmental Policies | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-P 562 | Public Program Evaluation | (3 cr.) |
Or other graduate courses approved as equivalent substitutions.