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)
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)