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Supporting Program Courses*
You must take at least 6 semester credits of course work outside the WRS major. We prefer that these courses not be from the list of approved WRS elective courses and that they be "non-water" courses. Examples include courses in statistics, GIS, remote sensing, economics, and microbiology. This is a Graduate School requirement for all M.S. programs.
Examples of Supporting Program Classes
F = Fall and Sp = Spring
| APEC 5032 |
Economic Data Analysis for Managerial and Policy Decisions (3 cr) |
Annual (S) |
| APEC 5611 |
Economic Aspects of Environmental Management (3 cr) |
Offered when feasible (Sp) |
| APEC 5711 |
U.S. Agricultural and Environmental Policy (3 cr) |
Offered when feasible (Sp) |
| BIOL 5807 |
Mathematical Ecology (UMD) (3 cr) |
Odd Yrs (F) |
| BIOL 5863 |
Ecosystems Ecology (UMD) (3 cr) |
Even Yrs (F) |
| CBIO 8004 |
Economics and Social Aspects of Conservation Biology (3 cr) |
Annual (Sp) |
| EEB 4609W |
Ecosystem Ecology (3 cr) |
Offered when feasible (F or Sp) |
| EEB 5053 |
Ecology: Theory and Concepts (4 cr) |
Odd Yrs (F) |
| EEB 5361 |
Visions of Nature: The Natural World and Political Thought (4 cr) |
Annual (F) |
| ENT 5021 |
Insect Taxonomy and Phylogeny (4 cr) |
Offered when feasible |
| ESPM 4295W |
GIS in Environmental Science and Management (4 cr) |
Annual (F) |
| ESPM 4601 |
Soils and Pollution (3 cr) |
Annual (F) |
| ESPM 5202 |
Environmental Conflict Management, Leadership and Planning (3 cr) |
Annual (Sp) |
| ESPM 5601 |
Principles of Waste Management (3 cr) |
Annual (Sp) |
| FR 5131 |
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for Natural Resources (4 cr) |
Annual (F & Sp) |
| FR 5262 |
Remote Sensing of Natural Resources and Environment (4 cr) |
Annual (Sp) |
| FR 5412 |
Digital Remote Sensing (3 cr) |
Annual (F) |
| FW 5003 |
Human Dimensions of Biological Conservation (3 cr) |
Annual (Sp) |
| GEOG 5561 |
Principles of Geographic Information Science (3 cr) |
Annual (F & Sp) |
| GEOG 5565 |
Geographic Analysis of Environmental Systems and Global Change (3 cr) |
Offered when feasible (Sp) |
| GIS 5571 |
Introduction to Arc/Info (3 cr) |
Annual (F) |
| PA 5701 |
Science and State (3 cr) |
Offered when feasible
(F OR Sp) |
| PA 5721 |
Energy and Environmental Policy (3 cr) |
Annual ( F and Sp) |
| PA 5722 |
Environmental and Resource Economics Policy (3 cr) |
Annual (F) |
| PA 8201 |
Environment and Infrastructure Planning (4 cr) |
Annual (F) |
| PUBH 6104 |
Environmental Health Effects: Introduction to Toxicology (2 cr) |
Annual (F) |
| PUBH 6171 |
Exposure Assessment to Air Contaminants (3 cr) |
Annual (F) |
| PUBH 6191 |
Air Pollution (3 cr) |
Annual (Sp) |
| STAT 5021 |
Statistical Analysis (4 cr) |
Annual (F & Sp) |
| STAT 5303 |
Designing Experiments (4 cr) |
Annual (F, Sp, Su) |
*Offering times are subject to change or cancellation. Check with the department or registrar |
