2011-12 Catalog

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2011-12 Master of Environmental Studies (MES)

Application and acceptance to the program is required for core classes and thesis. Special students may take elective courses.  All course descriptions and times are subject to change.

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1st Year Core
Title   Standing Credits Schedule F W S Su
Conceptualizing Our Regional Environment (gCORE)

Martha Henderson, Carri LeRoy and Judith Cushing

  GR 8 6-10p Tue/Thu F 11
Ecological and Social Sustainability

Judith Cushing, Gerardo Chin-Leo and Ralph Murphy

  GR 8 6-10p Tue/Thu W 12
Research Design and Quantitative Methods

Judith Cushing and Carri LeRoy

  GR 8 6-10p Tue/Thu S 12
2nd Year Core
Title   Standing Credits Schedule F W S Su
Case Studies/Thesis Research Design

Ralph Murphy and Gerardo Chin-Leo

  GR 8 6-10p Tue/Thu F 11
MES Thesis

Various MES Faculty

  GR V Evening W 12 S 12
Electives
Title   Standing Credits Schedule F W S Su
Environmental Education

Jean MacGregor

  GR 4 6-10p Mon F 11
Fall 2011 Approved MPA Courses for MES Students

Various MPA Faculty Members

  GR 4 Evening and Weekend F 11
GIS and Spatial Analysis

Gregory Stewart

  GR 4 6-10p Mon F 11
Global and Regional Climate Change

Kurt Unger

  GR 4 6-10p Wed F 11
MES Individual Learning Contract

Various MES Faculty

  GR 2, 4 F 11 W 12 S 12 Su 12
MES Internship

Various MES Faculty

  GR 2, 4 F 11 W 12 S 12 Su 12
Sustainable Forestry: A Study in Natural Resource Management

Richard Bigley

  GR 4 6-10p Wed F 11
Conserving and Restoring Biodiversity

Timothy Quinn

  GR 4 6-10p Mon W 12
Contemporary Challenges to Building a Clean Energy Future

Alan Hardcastle

  GR 4 6-10p Wed W 12
Marine Mammal Ecology in the Pacific Northwest

John Calambokidis

  GR 4 6-10p Mon W 12
Political Ecology: Origins, Diffusion, Relocation and Renaming Environmental Leadership cancelled

Martha Henderson

  GR 4 6-10p Wed W 12
Winter 2012 Approved MPA Courses for MES Students

Various MPA Faculty Members

  GR 4 Evening and Weekend W 12
The Ecology of Harmful Algal Blooms

Gerardo Chin-Leo

  GR 4 6-10p Wed S 12
Environmental Economics

Ralph Murphy

  GR 4 6-10p Mon S 12
Environmental Policy Making

Craig Partridge

  GR 4 6-10p Wed S 12
Fire Science and Society

Sarah Hamman and Richard Bigley

  GR 4 6-10p Mon S 12
Spring 2012 Approved MPA Courses for MES Students

Various MPA Faculty Members

  GR 4 Evening and Weekend S 12
Global Water Issues and El Salvador Field Study cancelled

Paul Pickett

agriculture ecology environmental studies land-use planning 

  JR - GR 4, 8 6-10p Mon/Wed (Jun. 25 - Jul. 25); second-session students will meet 6-10p Mon/Wed (Jul. 30, Aug. 1, 27, 29) and travel for 7 days of field study in El Salvador in mid-August. Su 12
Political Ecology and Environmental Decision-Making cancelled

Martha Henderson

environmental studies geography 

  JR - GR 4 6-10p Tue/Thu, First Session (June 25 - July 27) Su 12
Research Methods in Environmental Studies

Martha Henderson

environmental studies geography 

  JR - GR 4 6-10p Mon/Tue/Wed/Thu/Fri (Aug. 20-24) and 9a-5p Sat (Aug. 25) Su 12
Summer 2012 Approved MPA Courses for MES Students

Various MPA Faculty Members

  GR 4 Evening and Weekend Su 12