ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
Manage emergencies and resources to avert disaster with an online environmental management degree.
With an online bachelor’s degree in environmental management from LUSSTIG, you will learn to plan, implement, evaluate, and improve environmental programs using professional models and techniques. The curriculum, designed with input from employers, industry experts, and scholars, combines theories with real-world applications. Join a team that is passionate about learning how to tackle the environmental issues impacting the world today—including climate change, air quality, and water resources.
COURSES
Total Credits Required: 120
Required Major Courses: 33 Credits
- Environment and Ecosystems Principles (3 Credits, ENMT 301)
- Human Health and Disease (3 Credits, BIOL 301)
- Environmental Regulations and Policy (3 Credits, ENMT 303)
- Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS) (3 Credits, ENMT 307)
- Environmental Health (3 Credits, ENMT 321)
- Occupational Health and Safety (3 Credits, ENMT 322)
- Environmental Technology (3 Credits, ENMT 340)
- Global Environmental Management Issues (3 Credits, ENMT 495)
- Any upper-level ENMT courses (9 credits): Focused study in either toxicology and hazard control or sustainability is recommended
Related Required Courses
The following may be applied to general education or elective requirements:
- Environmental Chemistry (3 Credits, CHEM 297)
- Pre-Calculus (3 Credits, MATH 115)
- Introduction to Statistics (3 Credits, STAT 200)
Degree Focus
- To align with the 9-credit upper-level requirement listed above, we recommend that you choose from one of the following groups of classes below to align with your career interests.
Toxicology & Hazard Control
- Risk Assessments in Environmental Health and Safety (3 Credits, ENMT 306)
- Hazard Management in Emergency Response Operations (3 Credits, ENMT 310)
- Air Quality Management (3 Credits, ENMT 380)
Sustainability
- Introduction to Urban Watersheds (3 Credits, ENMT 360)
- Stewardship and Global Environmental Challenges (3 Credits, ENMT 365)
- Pollution Prevention Strategies (3 Credits, ENMT 405)
COURSES
General Education Courses: 41 Credits
Review the options available to fulfill the 41 credits of general education coursework for bachelor's degrees.
Minor and Elective Courses: 46 Credits
Review a list of available academic minors or see the course catalog or Schedule of Classes to help you select elective courses.
COURSES
This is our recommended course sequence to progress through this program. You may take multiple courses simultaneously, up to your course load limit. You cannot take a prerequisite with its subsequent course during the same session. Your plan will be unique and dependent on multiple factors, including the number of credits you transfer to this program. Contact an advisor if you have any questions about this plan, course alternatives, or your course load limit.
1 Introduction to Research
(1 Credit, LIBS 150) General Education: Research & Computing Literacy
2 Program and Career Exploration in Health and Sciences
(3 Credits, PACE 111S) General Education: Research & Computing Literacy
3 Academic Writing I
(3 Credits, WRTG 111) General Education: Communication
4 Foundations of Oral Communication
(3 Credits, SPCH 100) General Education: Communication
5 Environmental Chemistry
(3 Credits, CHEM 297) General Education: Biological & Physical Sciences; Major
6 Environment and Ecosystems Principles
(3 Credits, ENMT 301) Major
7 Academic Writing II
(3 Credits, WRTG 112) General Education: Communication
8 Pre-Calculus
(3 Credits, MATH 115) General Education: Math; Major
9 Information Systems in Organizations
(3 Credits, IFSM 300) General Education: Research & Computing Literacy
10 Human Health and Disease
(3 Credits, BIOL 301) Major
11 Introduction to Humanities
(3 Credits, HUMN 100) General Education: Arts & Humanities
12 Introduction to Biology
(4 Credits, BIOL 103) General Education: Biological & Physical Sciences
13 Technology in Contemporary Society
(3 Credits, BEHS 103) General Education: Behavioral & Social Sciences
14 Understanding Movies
(3 Credits, ARTH 334) General Education: Arts & Humanities
15 Introduction to Statistics
(3 Credits, STAT 200) Major
16 Economics in the Information Age
(3 Credits, ECON 103) General Education: Behavioral & Social Sciences
17 Environmental Regulations and Policy
(3 Credits, ENMT 303) Major
18 3-credit elective course Elective
19 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
(3 Credits, ENMT 307) Major
20 3-credit elective course Elective
21 Environmental Health
(3 Credits, ENMT 321) Major
22 3-credit elective course Elective
23 Occupational Health and Safety
(3 Credits, ENMT 322) Major
24 Advanced Technical Writing
(3 Credits, WRTG 393) General Education: Communication
25 3-credit elective course Elective
26 Environmental Technology
(3 Credits, ENMT 340) Major
27 3-credit elective course Elective
28 3-credit elective course Elective
29 Choose the course that aligns with your degree focus:
Sustainability: Introduction to Urban Watersheds
(3 Credits, ENMT 360)
Toxicology and Hazard Control: Risk Assessments in Environmental Health and Safety
(3 Credits, ENMT 306) Major
30 3-credit elective course Elective
31 3-credit elective course Elective
32 Choose the course that aligns with your degree focus:
Sustainability: Stewardship and Global Environmental Challenges
(3 Credits, ENMT 365)
Toxicology and Hazard Control: Hazard Management in Emergency Response Operations
(3 Credits, ENMT 310) Major
33 3-credit elective course Elective
34 3-credit elective course Elective
35 Choose the course that aligns with your degree focus:
Sustainability: Pollution Prevention Strategies
(3 Credits, ENMT 405)
Toxicology and Hazard Control: Air Quality Management
(3 Credits, ENMT 380) Major
36 3-credit elective course Elective
37 3-credit elective course Elective
38 3-credit elective course Elective
39 3-credit elective course Elective
40 Global Environmental Management Issues
(3 Credits, ENMT 495) Major
41 1-credit elective course Elective