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OFFICE OF THE SENIORVICE PRESIDENT
FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS AND PROVOST
February 20,2006
MEMORANDUM
TO:
Edward Montgomery
Dean, College of Behavioral and Social Sciences
FROM:
Phyllis Peres l'
~ s i o c i a t eprovost for Academic Planning and Programs
SUBJECT:
Proposal to modify the curriculum in the Land Use concentration in the
Environmental Science and Policy major
(PCC log no. 05026)
At its meeting on February 17, the Senate Committee on Programs, Curricula, and
Courses approved your proposal to modify the curriculum of the Land Use concentration in the
Environmental Science and Policy major. A copy of the approved proposal is enclosed.
The changes are effective in Fall 2006. The College should ensure that the new
requirements are fully described in the Undergraduate Catalog and in all relevant descriptive
materials, and that all advisors are informed.
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Enclosure
James Baeder, Chair, Senate PCC
cc:
Sarah Bauder, Student Financial Aid
Mary Giles, University Senate
Barbara Hope, Data Administration
Anne Turkos, Archives
Linda Yokoi, Records & Registrations
Denise Nadasen, Institutional Research and Planning
Kathy McAdams, Undergraduate Studies
Katherine Pedro Beardsley, College of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Bruce James, Environmental Science and Policy
Wendy Whittemore, Environmental Science and Policy
THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK
PROGRAMICURRICULUM PROPOSAL
DIRECTIONS :
Provide one fonn with original approval si-aatures in lines I - 4 for each proposed action. Keep this: fonu to one page in length.
Early consllltation with the Otlice of the Associate Provost for Acadenllc Planning & Progams is strongly reconunended if there are
questions or concerns. particularly \vith new programs.
Please subnut the signed fonn to Claudia Rector. Otlice of the Associate Provost for Acadenuc Plaming a~uiElogran~s.1119 Main
Adnlinistration Building. Canlpus.
Please enlail the rest of the proposal as an MSWord attachment to pcc-submiss~ons~~
umd.edu.
PCC LOG NO.
DATE SUBMITTED-
PROPOSED ACTION (A separate form for each) ADD-
05026
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DESCRIPTION (Provide a succinct account of the proposed action. Details should be provided in an
attachment. Provide old and new sample programs for curriculum changes.)
The Proposed Land Use curriculum will replace the current curriculum.
JUSTIFICATION/REASONS/RESOURCES(Briefly explain the reasonfor the proposed action. Identzfi the
source of new resources that m q be required Details should be provided in an attachment.)
The Proposed Land Use curriculumprovides a considerably stronger background in disciplines currently required to
understand and make wll-considered deckions about land use, eg.,ecology, economics, regional and internCmcmonal
cont&s. Also, students may pursue an area of interest in urban planning, land conservaiion, and4or international land
use without sacrzficing on core dkensions The curriculum also requires an internship.
This cum~culumwas developed by the Department of Geography, with substantial inputfromfacuUy in the College of
Chemical and Life Sciences and the College of Agricukure and Natural Resources Theprogram is designed to l i d the
likelihood of enrollment pressures on already high-demand courses Rease see the attached Proposal.
APPROVAL SIGNATURES
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Prospectus for a Revised Concentration
Environmental Science and Policy Program
LAND USE
Fall 2005
Background
The concept of land use is integrative and has long attracted the attention of thinkers, ranging from those
in the humanities to those in the natural sciences. Humans use the land in different ways and current
landscapes often retain the imprint of past land use. Today, many of the earth’s landscapes are being used
more intensely than ever before, and the range of uses on individual landscapes has become increasingly
diverse.
There are often competing demands between different land uses, for example, agriculture, forestry,
rangeland management, conservation, settlement, and recreation. Demographic and socioeconomic
changes and the increasing demand for food and housing are resulting in extensive and intensive land use
changes. Changes in land use have been further intensified by spatial segregation of functions; however,
a conceptual model of multifunctional use is emerging. For all these reasons, the study of land use is
becoming increasingly important and requires a multidisciplinary approach.
Further, while land use change is local, its implications can be regional (affecting the provision of
ecological goods and services and the quality of life) and global (affecting global biogeochemical cycles
and biodiversity). Sustainable land use practices are needed that minimize negative societal and
environmental impacts.
The proposed revisions (in comparison to the current curriculum) create higher academic expectations of
students while providing them better curricular guidance. These enhancements will deepen their
academic background in ecological, regional, and international dimensions of land use, while maintaining
the broad technical training in Geographic Information Science and remote sensing provided in the
current curriculum. As a result, the proposed curriculum should better prepare students for positions in
planning, land development, environmental conservation, regional development, and various agencies in
state and federal government.
Please see the side-by-side comparison of the present and proposed Land Use concentrations on page 4.
2
The Revised ENSP Land Use Concentration
Fall 2005
TOTAL CREDITS REQUIRED FOR THE B.S., including the CORE General Education Program =
120 credits including: 74-81 credits in the major; 21 credits for Core Arts, Literature, Humanities, Social
and Political History, Freshman English, Advanced Writing and one Advanced Studies; and 18-25
elective credits.
FUNDAMENTALS AND BACKGROUND
Required courses from the ENSP Core (31-34 credits):
ENSP 101 and 102
Introduction to Environmental Science and
Introduction to Environmental Policy (6 credits)
MATH 220 or 140
BIOM 301 or SOCY 201
Calculus (3-4 credits)
Statistics (3-4 credits)
BSCI 106
GEOG 201/211
GEOG 202/212
AREC 240 or ECON 200
Principles of Biology II (4 credits)
Geography of Environmental Systems and Lab (4 credits)
World in Cultural Perspective and Lab (4 credits)
Introduction to Economics and the Environment or Principles of
Microeconomics (4 credits)
And one of:
CHEM 131/132 or
GVPT 273 or AREC 332
General Chemistry I and Lab (4 credits) or
Intro to Environmental Politics (3 credits) or Intro to Natural
Resource Policy (3 credits)
Lower Level Restricted Elective (3-4 credits).
GEOG 123
GEOG 130
GEOG 140
GVPT 260
NRSC 200
URSP 100
Global Change
Developing Countries
Coastal Environments
State and Local Government
Fundamentals in Soil Science (4 credits)
Challenge of the Cities
TECHNICAL SKILLS (9 credits). Students will complete 3 courses from:
GEOG 306
GEOG 372
GEOG 373
GEOG 375
Quantitative Methods
Geographic Information Systems
Remote Sensing
Cartography
APPLICATION AND SYNTHESIS (9 credits)
ENSP 386
GEOG 4xx
ENSP 400
Internship
Capstone Course in Land Use (to be developed)
Capstone in Environmental Science and Policy (3 credits)
3
DEPTH AND FOCUS
Upper Level Restricted Electives (22-25 credits). Students will take eight (8) courses, including at least
one (1) course from each area:
Area 1 – Social/Cultural Dimensions
ANTH 450
Resource Management and Cultural Process
GEOG 332
Economic Geography
GEOG 334
The American City: Past and Present
GEOG 431
Cultural Ecology
GVPT 461
Metropolitan Government
Area 2 – Technical Skills
GEOG 472
GEOG 473
GEOG 432
Remote Sensing, Digital Processing and Analysis
Applications of GIS
Location Theory and Spatial Analysis
Area 3 – Regional Dimensions
AREC 455
BSCI 373
GEOG 310
GEOG 312
Economics of Land Use
Natural History of the Chesapeake Bay
Maryland
US and Canada
Area 4 – Ecological Dimensions
BSCI 361 or GEOG 342
Ecology (4 credits) or Biogeography
BSCI362
Ecology of Marsh and Dune Vegetation (2 credits)
BSCI 460
Plant Ecology
BSCI 462
Population Ecology
GEOG 442
Biogeography and Environmental Change
NRMT 450
Wetland Ecology
NRMT 460
Wildlife Management
NRMT 461
Urban Wildlife Management
NRMT 489F
Restoration Ecology
NRSC 461
Hydric and Hydromorphic Soils
NRSC 471
Urban Forestry
Area 5 – International Dimensions
AREC 332
Introduction to Natural Resources Policy
AREC 365
World Hunger, Population, and Food Supply
GEOG 331
Introduction to the Human Dimensions of Global Change
GEOG 411
Regional Implications of Environmental Change
GEOG 412
Social Geog of Metropolitan Areas in a Global Perspective
NRMT 479
Tropical Ecology and Resource Management (2 credits)
4
A side-by-side comparison of the Current and Proposed Land Use requirements:
CURRENT Land Use requirements
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71-74 credits in the major
21 credits in Core FS English, Adv
Writing, Adv Studies, HL, HA, HO and SH
25-28 elective credits
PROPOSED Land Use requirements
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•
•
74-81 credits in the major
21 credits in Core FS English, Adv
Writing, Adv Studies, HL, HA, HO and SH
18-25 elective credits
Required courses from ENSP Core (32-35 cr)
Required courses from ENSP Core (34-37 cr)
ENSP 101 – Intro to Env Sci
ENSP 102 – Intro to Env Policy
ENSP 400 – Capstone in ENSP
ENSP 101 – Intro to Env Sci
ENSP 102 – Intro to Env Policy
ENSP 400 – Capstone in ENSP
MATH 220 or 140 – Calculus
MATH 220 or 140 – Calculus
One of:
BSCI 106 – Principles of Biology II
GEOG 201/211 – Geography of Env Systems (and
lab)
GEOG 202/212 – The World in Cultural
Perspective (and lab)
AREC 240 or ECON 200 – Economics
•
BIOM 301 or ECON 321 or PSYC 200 or
SOCY 201 or STAT 400 – Statistics
One course from 5 of the following categories:
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•
•
•
•
•
Biology – BSCI 106
Chemistry – CHEM 131/132
Earth Science – One of: GEOG 201/211,
GEOL 100/110, GEOL 120/110, NRSC
200, METO 200
Economics – AREC 240 or ECON 200
Geography – GEOG 100 or GEOG 170 or
GEOG 202
Government – GVPT 273 or AREC 332
One of:
•
BIOM 301 or SOCY 201 – Statistics
And one course from the following:
•
•
Chemistry – CHEM 131/132
Government – GVPT 273 or AREC 332
Lower Level Restricted Elective (3-4 cr)
One of:
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•
•
•
•
•
GEOG 123 – Global Change
GEOG 130 – Developing Countries
GEOG 140 – Coastal Environments
GVPT 260 – State and Local Governments
NRSC 200 – Fund. of Soil Science (4 cr)
URSP 100 – Challenge of the Cities
5
Technical Courses (9 cr)
Three of:
•
•
•
•
GEOG 306 – Quantitative Methods
GEOG 372 – Geographic Information
Systems
GEOG 373 – Remote Sensing
GEOG 375 – Cartography
Upper Level Requirements (24 cr)
Application and Synthesis (6 cr)
GEOG 332 – Economic Geography
GEOG 340 – Geomorphology
GEOG 342 – Intro to Biogeography
GEOG 372 – Remote Sensing
GEOG 373 – Geographic Info Systems
GEOG 375 – Computer Cartography
GEOG 431 – Cultural Ecology
LARC 450 – Environmental Resources
ENSP 386 – Internship
GEOG 4xx – Capstone Course in Land Use (to be
developed).
Restricted Electives (15 cr)
Upper Level Restricted Electives (22-25)
Students will take five (5) courses, at least 3 of
which are at the 300-400 level.
Students will take eight (8) courses, including at
least one (1) from each of the following five (5)
areas:
AREC 332 – Intro to Natural Resource Policy
AREC 365 – World Hunger, Population and Food
Supplies
AREG 445 – Agricultural Development,
Population Growth, and the Environment
ECON 381 – Environmental Economics
GEOG 334 – The American City: Past and Present
GEOG 345 – Climatology
GEOG 472 – Remote Sensing
GEOL 120 – Environmental Geology
GVPT 306 – Global Ecopolitics
NRSC 105 – Soil and Environmental Quality
SOCY 305 – Scarcity and Modern Society
No more than one of:
• GEOG 434 – The Contemporary City
• GEOG 456 – Social Geog of Metropolitan
Areas in Global Perspectives
No more than one of:
• PHYS 141 – Principles of Physics
• PHYS 161 – General Physics (Mech. &
Part. Dynamics)
• PHYS 171 – Intro to Phys (Mech. & Rel.)
Note: ENSP 400 is already listed above as part of “required
ENSP Core” It functions as “Application and Synthesis” in
the proposal (above) and on the Advising Checklist (attached).
Area 1 – Social/Cultural Dimensions
ANTH 450 – Resource Management and Cultural
Process
GEOG 332 – Economic Geography
GEOG 334 – The American City: Past and Present
GEOG 431 – Cultural Ecology
GVPT 461 – Metropolitan Government
Area 2 – Technical Skills
GEOG 472 – Remote Sensing, Digital Processing
and Analysis
GEOG 473 – Applications of GIS
GEOG 432 – Location Theory and Spatial Analysis
Area 3 – Regional Dimensions
AREC 455 – Economics of Land Use
BSCI 373 – Natural History of the Chesapeake Bay
GEOG 310 – Maryland
GEOG 312 – US and Canada
6
Area 4 – Ecological Dimensions
BSCI 361 or GEOG 342 – Ecology (4 credits) or
Biogeography
BSCI362 – Ecology of Marsh and Dune Vegetation
(2 credits)
BSCI 460 – Plant Ecology
BSCI 462 – Population Ecology
GEOG 442B – Biogeography and Environmental
Change
NRMT 450 – Wetland Ecology
NRMT 460 – Wildlife Management
NRMT 461 – Urban Wildlife Management
NRMT 489F – Restoration Ecology
NRSC 461 – Hydric and Hydromorphic Soils
NRSC 471 – Urban Forestry
Area 5 – International Dimensions
AREC 332 – Introduction to Natural Resources
Policy
AREC 365 – World Hunger, Population, and Food
Supply
GEOG 331 – Introduction to the Human
Dimensions of Global Change
GEOG 411 – Regional Implications of
Environmental Change
GEOG 412 – Social Geog of Metropolitan Areas in
a Global Perspective
NRMT 479 – Tropical Ecology and Resource
Management (2 credits)
LAND USE (Proposed)
Updated: 01/31/06
Name: ____________________________________________ SID: __ __ __ - __ __ - __ __ __ __
Grading Policy. Beginning in spring semester 2002, students entering the Environmental Science and Policy Program are required to earn grades of C or higher in all
courses taken within the ENSP core, and in all required courses and restricted electives of the selected area of concentration.
FUNDAMENTALS AND BACKGROUND
Required courses from ENSP Core – 31-34 credits
Course
Description
Cr
Offered
ENSP 101
ENSP 102
MATH 220 or
MATH 140
BIOM 301 or
SOCY 201
BSCI 106
GEOG 201/211
GEOG 202/212
AREC 240 or
ECON 200
One of:
CHEM 131/132
GVPT 273
AREC 332
Intro to Environmental Science
Intro to Environmental Policy
Elementary Calculus I
Calculus I
Biometrics
Statistics
Principles of Biology II
Geog of Environmental Sys and Lab
World in Cultural Persp and Lab
Introduction to Econ and the Environ or
Principles of Microeconomics
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
Fa
Sp
Fa,Sp,Su
Fa,Sp,Su
Fa, Sp
Fa, Sp
Fa, Sp, Su
Fa, Sp
Sp
Fa, Sp
Fa, Sp, Su
General Chemistry I and Lab
Intro to Environmental Politics
Intro to Natural Resource Policy
4
3
3
Fa,Sp,Su
Sp
Sp
3
3
3
3
4
3
Sp
Sp
Fa
Sp
Sp
Fa
Prerequisites
Grade
Completed
Notes
Grade
Completed
Notes
MATH 113 or placement in MATH 220
MATH 115 or placement in MATH 140
MATH 113 or 115
SOCY 100 and MATH 111 or higher or permission
Placement in MATH 110 or higher
Placement in MATH 115 or higher
Placement in MATH 115 or higher
Placement in MATH 115 or higher
ENSP 102 or GVPT 170
AREC 240
Lower level restricted elective - 3-4 credits
One of:
GEOG 123
GEOG 130
GEOG 140
GVPT 260
NRSC 200
URSP 100
Global Change
Developing Countries
Coastal Environments
State and Local Government
Fundamentals of Soil Science
Challenge of the Cities
CHEM 131/132
TECHNIQUES AND METH0DS – 9 credits, selected in consultation with your advisor.
Course
GEOG 306
GEOG 372
GEOG 373
GEOG 375
Description
Quantitative Methods
Remote Sensing
Geographic Information Systems
Cartography
Cr
3
3
3
3
Offered
Prerequisites
Fa,W, Su
Sp,W, Su
Fa
Continued on next page Æ
APPLICATION AND SYNTHESIS – 9 credits
Course
ENSP 386
GEOG 4xx
ENSP 400
Description
Internship
Capstone in Land Use (to be developed)
Capstone in ENSP
Cr
3-6
3
3
Offered
Fa, Sp, Su
Fa,Sp
Prerequisites
Dept. permission
Grade
Completed
Notes
90 credits and dept. permssion
DEPTH AND FOCUS – 22-25 credits. Students will take 8 courses, including at least one course from each of the five (5) areas below:
Area 1 – Social/Cultural Dimensions
Course
Description
ANTH 450
Resource Mgmt and Cultural Process
GEOG 332
Economic Geography
GEOG 334
The American City: Past and Present
GEOG 431
Cultural Ecology
GVPT 461
Metropolitan Government
Cr
3
3
3
3
3
Semester
Fa
Sp
Fa, Sp, Su
Fa, Su
Sp
Area 2 – Technical Skills
Course
Description
GEOG 432
Location and Spatial Analysis
GEOG 472
Remote Sensing, Digital Proc and Analysis
GEOG 473
Applications of GIS
Cr
3
3
3
Offered
Sp
Sp
Fa
Area 3 – Regional Dimensions
Course
Description
AREC 455
Economics of Land Use
BSCI 373
Natural History of the Chesapeake Bay
GEOG 310
Maryland
GEOG 312
US and Canada
Cr
3
3
3
3
Offered
Fa
Fa, Su
Fa, Su
Sp, Su
Area 4 – Ecological Dimensions
Course
Description
BSCI 361 or
Ecology or
GEOG 342
Biogeography
BSCI 362
Ecology of Marsh and Dune Vegetation
BSCI 460
Plant Ecology
BSCI 462
Population Ecology
GEOG 442
Biogeography and Environmental Change
NRMT 450
Wetland Ecology
NRMT 460
Wildlife Management
NRMT 461
Urban Wildlife Management
NRMT 489F
Restoration Ecology
NRSC 461
Hydric and Hydromorphic Soils
NRSC 471
Urban Forestry
Cr
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Offered
Sp
Sp
Fa
Fa
Fa
Fa
Fa
Sp
Fa
Fa
Sp
Fa
Prerequisites
Grade
Completed
Notes
Prerequisites
Grade
Completed
Notes
Prerequisites
AREC 240 or ECON 200
A course in Biology or permission of dept
Grade
Completed
Notes
Prerequisites
BSCI 106 and (MATH 140 or 220)
GEOG 201/211
BSCI 106
BSCI 106
BSCI 106 and MATH 220
GEOG 342
BIOM 301 or permission
Two semesters of lab Biology
Grade
Completed
Notes
Junior standing
GEOG 372
GEOG 373
NRSC 200
BSCI 106 or NRSC 201
Continued on next page Æ
Area 5 – International Dimensions
Course
Description
AREC 332
Intro to Natural Resources Policy
AREC 365
World Hunger, Pop, and Food Supply
GEOG 331
Intro to Hum Dimensions of Global Chng
GEOG 411
Regional Impl of Environmental Chng
GEOG 412
Social Geog of Metro Areas in Glob Persp
NRMT 479
Tropical Ecology and Resource Mgmt
Cr
3
3
3
3
3
2
Offered
Sp
Fa, Sp
Fa
Fa
Sp
Prerequisites
AREC 240
GEOG 201 or 202 or permission
BSCI 106 and a course in Economics
Grade
Completed
Notes
LAND USE (Revised): Suggested Four-Year Plan.
1/31/06
NOTE: This worksheet is for use as an advising tool only! Please meet with your Concentration advisor early and often to discuss course sequences
appropriate for you.
Fall 1
MATH 113 or 115
GEOG 201/211
ENSP 101
ENGL 101
CORE HA/HL/HO/SH
Cr
3
4
3
3
3
Spring 1
MATH 220 or 140
GEOG 202/212
ENSP 102
BSCI 106
Fall 2
AREC 240 or ECON 200
GVPT 273
LL Rest Elective*
CORE Art HA/HL/HO/SH
Elective
16
Fall 3
GEOG 375**
Cr
3-4
4
3
4
14-15
Cr
3
Spring 3
GEOG 372**
Cr
3
3
3
3
3
UL Rest Elective 4
UL Rest Elective 5
CORE Adv Studies
3
3
3
3
Cr
4
3
3
3
3
Elective
15
Elective
Elective
16
Fall 4
GEOG 306** or
Cr
3
Elective
UL Rest Elective 2
UL Rest Elective 3
CORE HA/HL/HO/SH
Spring 2
UL Rest Elective 1
BIOM 301
GEOG 373**
CORE HA/HL/HO/SH
UL Rest Elective 6
UL Rest Elective 7
Advanced Writing
Elective
15
3
3
3
3
15
Spring 4
GEOG – Land Use
Capstone
ENSP 386
UL Rest Elective 8
ENSP 400
Elective
15
Advising considerations:
*
Students are strongly advised to take NRSC 200 to fill the LL Restricted Elective (note that CHEM 131/132 is a prerequisite).
** Students will select 3 of these 4 technical courses in consultation with their advisor.
Cr
3
3
3
3
3
Cr
3
3
3
3
3
15