Environmental Studies

University of Illinois at Springfield, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Program Information

ONLINE MASTER OF ARTS IN ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
with CONCENTRATION: SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND POLICY

Students interested in the M.A. in Environmental Studies with a concentration in Natural Resources and Sustainable Development can now obtain their degree online. Students must apply specifically for the online degree. Application requires transcripts that show the applicant has taken a 300-level or above Ecology course receiving a B or better prior to formal admission into the degree. Applicants deficient in Ecology will be required to satisfy the Ecology deficiency as a condition of enrollment as prescribed at the time of admission. Applicants must also have a GPA of 3.0/4.0. All other core and concentration requirements remain the same as those for the degree offered on campus. Fewer electives are available to the on-line student than for those students taking the degree on campus.

For more information about the applying to the on-line graduate degree in the Department of Environmental Studies please go to: http://www.uis.edu/admissions or call 217-206-6083.

Required COMMON CORE: 12 credit hours
ENS 551 Environmental Natural Sciences (4 hrs.)
ENS 552 Environmental Social Sciences and the Humanities (4 hrs.)
ENS 553 Research Methods in Environmental Studies (4 hrs.)

Required CONCENTRATION CORE: 12 credit hours:
ENS 571 Sustainable Development (4 Hrs.)
ENS 581 Environmental Policy and Analysis(4 Hrs.)
ENS 587 Natural Resources: Policy and Administration (4 Hrs.)

Required Closure Hours (4):
ENS 510 Thesis or
ENS 520 Graduate Project

Electives:
SELECT up to 16 credit hours:
ENS 403 Transport. Problems and Planning Procedures (4 Hrs.)
ENS 419 Environmental Law (4 Hrs.)
ENS 445 Biology of Water Pollution (4 Hrs.)
ENS 446 Population and
ENS 461 Geopolitics: Geo. Aspects of International Affairs(4 Hrs.)
ENS 463 Our Changing Climate (4 Hrs.)
ENS 485 Environmental Policies: Water Quality (4 Hrs.)
ENS 547 Environmental Agriculture (4 hrs.)
ENS 556 Environmental Issues & the Press (4 Hrs.)
ENS 583 National Environmental Policy Act (4 Hrs.)

Degree/Certificate: Masters Degree

Total Credit Hours: 44

Required Campus Visits: 0

Program URL: http://www.uis.edu/environmentalstudies/index.html

Program Contact:
Environmental Studies
University of Illinois at Springfield
One University Plaza
Springfield, IL 62703
Phone: (217) 206-6083
E-mail: lkill2@uis.edu
URL: http://www.uis.edu/environmentalstudies/index.html