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College Park, Maryland 20742-5031
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OFF CE OF THE SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT
FO ACADEMIC AFFAIRS AND PROVOST
November 9,2009
Cheng-i Wei
Dean, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
John Townshend
Dean, College of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Elizabeth Beise ,6;1~
Interim Associate Provost for Academic Planning and Programs
Proposal to Modify the Land Use Concentration for the B.S. in Environmental
Science and Policy (PCC log no. 09008)
At its meeting on November 6,2009, the Senate Committee on Programs, Curricula and
Co ses approved your proposal to modify the Land Use concentration for the B.S. in
ironmental Science and Policy. A copy of the approved proposal is attached.
The changes are effective Spring 20 I O. The College should ensure that the changes are
ful y described in the Undergraduate Catalog and in all relevant descriptive materials, and that all
ad isors are informed.
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En losure
cc:
Alex Chen, Chair, Senate PCC Committee
Sarah Bauder, Office of Student Financial Aid
Reka Montfort, University Senate
Erin Howard, Data Administration
Donna Williams, Institutional Research & Planning
Anne Turkos, Archives
Linda Yokoi, Office of the Registrar
James Dietz, Undergraduate Studies
Bruce James, Environmental Science and Policy
Wendy Whittemore, Environmental Science and Policy
Martha Geores, Geography
THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK
PROGRAM/CURRICULUM PROPOSAL
DIRECTIO S:
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Provide one 1'0011 \vith original approval signatures in lines 1 - 4 tor each proposed action. Keep this toon to one page in length.
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Early consultation with the Otlice of the Associate Provost tor Academic Planning & Programs is strongly recommended if there are
questions or concerns. particularly with new programs.
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Please submit the signed foon to Claudia Rector. Otlice of the Associate Provost tor Academic Planning and Programs. 1119 Main
Administration Building. Campus.
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Please email the rest of the proposal as an MSWord attachment to pcc-submissions!Q'umd.edu.
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IPCCLOGNO
09008
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DEPAR MENTIPROGRAM GEOGIENSP
PROPO~ED ACTION (A separate formfor each) ADD_ _ DELETE_ _ CHANGE X
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TION (PrOVide a succinct account ofthe proposed action. Details should be provided in an
attachm nt. Provide old and new sample programsfor curriculum changes.)
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eral courses have been deleted from the Technical
uirements and moved to the Restricted Electives. This will allow
nts who have a strong interest in Geographic Information Systems, Remote Sensing, and/or Computer Cartography to
mplete the Minor in GIS and have it recognized on their tnmscript Currently, ENSP students who have an interest in the
T chnical courses complete all the same courses - but it cannot be recognized on their transcript as an Approved Minor
cause of the "overlap mle." This has a negative impact on their perceived preparation by employers.
S eral courses have been added to the Restricted Electives to provide more choices and to reflect current course offerings.
mSTIFI ATIONIREASONSIRESOURCES (Briefly explain the reasonfor the proposed action. Identify the
source 0 new resources that may be required Details should be provided in an attachment.)
idents who do not have a strong interest in the Technical courses related to Land Use nevertheless receive a solid
. troduction via GEOG 372 and GEOG 373.
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ese changes will reduce slightly the demand on Technical GEOG courses, and reduce demand on GEOG 212 in particular.
~ng the number of choices in Restrided Electives will reduce the demands on all of them
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LAND USE (CURRENT - Effective since Fall ‘06)
Reviewed: 6.23.08
UM Core: ENGL 101___________, (HL)_____________, (HA) _____________, (HL/HA/HO/IE) ______________, (SH) ______________, Diversity _____________
Adv. Writing ____________, Adv. Studies_____________ , (SB)_____________ , (SB/IE) ______________.
Grading Policy: Environmental Science and Policy students must earn C grades or higher in all ENSP core courses and in all required courses and restricted electives in the concentration.
Required from ENSP Core:
Course
All three:
ENSP 101 (PS)
ENSP 102
ENSP 400 (AS)
Title
Cr
Offered
Intro. to Environmental Science
Intro. to Environmental Policy
Capstone in Env. Sci & Policy
3
3
3
F
Sp
Sp, F
Calculus I (recommended)
Elementary Calculus I
4
3
Introduction to Biometrics
Intro. Statistics for Psychology
Principles of Biology II
Prerequisites
Grade
Completed
Notes
Senior year; ENSP 101 and 102
___
___
___
_________
_________
_________
__________
__________
__________
Sp, F, Su
Sp, F, Su
dept. perm. or MATH 115 w/C or better
dept. perm. or MATH 113, or 115
___
___
_________
_________
__________
__________
3
3
Sp, F
Sp, F, Su
MATH 115
MATH 111 or equiv.
___
___
_________
_________
__________
__________
4
Sp, F, Su
placement in MATH 110 or higher
3/1
Sp, F
Intro. to Economics and the Envir
Principles of Micro-Economics
4
4
Sp, F
Sp, F, Su
MATH 220 or higher recommended
MATH 110 or higher
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_________
_________
__________
__________
World in Cultural Perspective/Lab
- MOVE GEOG 212
3/1
Sp
Move 212 (Lab) to Area 2 Technical
Skills
3/1
Sp, F, Su
3
3
3
Sp
F
Sp, F
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_________ ___________
_________ _________
Calculus:
MATH 140 (MS) or
MATH 220 (MS)
Statistics:
BIOM 301 or
PSYC 200
Biology:
BSCI 106 (LL)
Earth Sciences:
GEOG 201/211 (PL)
Geography of Env Systems/Lab
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Economics:
AREC 240 (SB) or
ECON 200 (SB)
Geography:
GEOG 202/212 (SB)
And: One (1) course from the following 2 groups:
Chemistry:
CHEM 131/132 (PL)
General Chemistry I
placement in MATH 113 or higher
Govt & Politics:
AREC 332
ENSP 330
GVPT 273
Intro. to Natural Resource Policy
Introduction to Environmental Law
Intro. to Environmental Politics
AREC 240 or ECON 200
Permission of dept; Junior standing.
GVPT 170 or ENSP 102 (recommended)
Continued 
Required for LAND USE:
TECHNIQUES AND METH0DS – 9 credits:
Course
Title
Selected in consultation with your advisor.
GEOG 306
Quantitative Methods - MOVE
GEOG 372
Remote Sensing
GEOG 373
Geographic Information Systems
GEOG 375
Cartography - DELETE
GEOG 475
Adv Cartography - MOVE
* Check with GEOG advisor
LOWER LEVEL FOCUS – 3-4 credits: Select
Course
Title
One of:
GEOG 123
GEOG 130
GEOG 140
GVPT 260
ENST 200
URSP 100
Cr
Offered
3
3
3
3
3
F, Sp
F,W, Su
F,W, Su
*
Sp
Prerequisites
Grade
Completed
Notes
Grade
Completed
Notes
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____
____
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____
____
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MOVE to ENSP Core Statistics
No longer offered
MOVE to Area 2 – Technical Skills
as you consider your upper-level focus (below)
Global Change
Developing Countries
Coastal Environments
State and Local Government
Fundamentals of Soil Science
Challenge of the Cities
Cr
3
3
3
3
4
3
Offered
Sp
Sp
F
Sp
Sp
F
Prerequisites
CHEM 131/132
RESTRICTED ELECTIVES – 22-25 credits. Students will take 8 courses (total), including at least one course from each of the five (5) areas below:
Area 1 – Social/Cultural Dimensions (choose at least 1)
Course
Title
Cr
Offered
ANTH 450
GEOG 332
GEOG 334
GEOG 431 - MOVE
GVPT 461
3
3
3
3
3
F
Sp
F, Sp
F, Su
Sp
Area 2 – Technical Skills (choose at least 1)
Course
Title
Cr
Offered
GEOG 418
Field and Lab Tech. in Env Science
3
F
GEOG 432
GEOG 472
GEOG 473
Location and Spatial Analysis
Rem Sensing, Digital Proc and Anal.
Applications of GIS
3
3
3
Sp
Sp
Sp
Cr
Offered
3
3
3
3
F
F
Sp, Su
Sp, Su
Environmental Anthropology
Economic Geography
The American City: Past and Pres
Culture & Natural Resource Mgt
Metropolitan Government
Area 3 – Regional Dimensions (choose at least 1)
Course
Title
AREC 455
Economics of Land Use
ENST 373
Nat History of the Chesapeake Bay
GEOG 310
Maryland
GEOG 312
US and Canada
* Check with advisor on availability
Prerequisites
Grade
Completed
Notes
Grade
Completed
Notes
Grade
Completed
Notes
Junior standing
Now used as Land Use Capstone
Prerequisites
Field component takes place in the
summer; check Sched of Classes.
GEOG 372
GEOG 373
Prerequisites
ECON 306
A course in Biology or dept perm
Continued 
Area 4 – Ecological Dimensions (choose at least 1)
Course
Title
Cr
Offered
BSCI 361 or
GEOG 342
BSCI 362
BSCI 460
BSCI 462
GEOG 442
ENST 430
ENST 450
ENST 460
ENST 461
ENST 444
PLSC 471
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Sp
Sp
F
F
F
F
Sp
F
Sp
F
F
F
Ecology or
Biogeography
Ecol of Marsh and Dune Veg
Plant Ecology
Population Ecology
Biogeography and Env Change
Wetland Soils
Wetland Ecology
Wildlife Management
Urban Wildlife Management
Restoration Ecology
Forest Ecology
Area 5 – International Dimensions (choose at least 1)
Course
Title
AREC 332
AREC 365
GEOG 331
GEOG 411 DELETE
GEOG 456
ENST 479
Cr
Offered
Intro to Natural Resources Policy
World Hunger, Pop, and Food Supply
Hum Dimensions of Global Chng
Regional Impl of Env Chng
3
3
3
3
Sp
F, Sp
F
Social Geog of Metro Areas in Global
Persp
Tropical Ecol and Resource Mgmt
3
F
2
Sp
Prerequisites
BSCI 106 and (MATH 140 or 220)
GEOG 201/211
BSCI 106
BSCI 106
BSCI 106 and MATH 220
GEOG 342
ENST 200
BIOM 301 or permission
Two semesters of lab Biology
Grade
Completed
____
____
____
____
Notes
Grade
Completed
Notes
Grade
Completed
Notes
MATH 220
BSCI 106 or PLSC 201
Prerequisites
AREC 240
GEOG 201 or 202 or permission
No longer offered.
BSCI 106 and a course in Economics
APPLICATION & SYNTHESIS – 6 credits
Course
ENSP 386
GEOG 4xx
Title
Internship
Capstone in Land Use (TBA)
>> Advisor notes, substitutions, etc.
Cr
Offered
3-6
3
F, Sp, Su
Prerequisites
Dept. permission
LAND USE - PROPOSED
As of: 4.13.09
UM Core: ENGL 101___________, (HL)_____________, (HA) _____________, (HL/HA/HO/IE) ______________, (SH) ______________, Diversity _____________
Adv. Writing ____________, Adv. Studies_____________ , (SB)_____________ , (SB/IE) ______________.
Grading Policy: Environmental Science and Policy students must earn C grades or higher in all ENSP core courses and in all required courses and restricted electives in the concentration.
Required from ENSP Core:
Course
All three:
ENSP 101 (PS)
ENSP 102
ENSP 400 (AS)
Title
Cr
Offered
Intro. to Environmental Science
Intro. to Environmental Policy
Capstone in Env. Sci & Policy
3
3
3
F
Sp
Sp, F
Calculus I (recommended)
Elementary Calculus I
4
3
Introduction to Biometrics
Quantitative Methods
Intro. Statistics for Psychology
Principles of Biology II
Prerequisites
Grade
Completed
Notes
Senior year; ENSP 101 and 102
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___
___
_________
_________
_________
__________
__________
__________
Sp, F, Su
Sp, F, Su
dept. perm. or MATH 115 w/C or better
dept. perm. or MATH 113, or 115
___
___
_________
_________
__________
__________
3
3
3
Sp, F
F, Sp
Sp, F, Su
MATH 115
___
___
_________
_________
__________
__________
4
Sp, F, Su
placement in MATH 110 or higher
3/1
Sp, F
4
4
Sp, F
Sp, F, Su
___
___
_________
_________
__________
__________
3/1
Sp
3/1
Sp, F, Su
3
3
3
Sp
F
Sp, F
___
___
_________ ___________
_________ _________
Calculus:
MATH 140 (MS) or
MATH 220 (MS)
Statistics:
BIOM 301 or
Add – GEOG 306 or
PSYC 200
MATH 111 or equiv.
Biology:
BSCI 106 (LL)
Earth Sciences:
GEOG 201/211 (PL)
Geography of Env Systems/Lab
-
Economics:
AREC 240 (SB) or
ECON 200 (SB)
Intro. to Economics and the Envir
Principles of Micro-Economics
MATH 220 or higher recommended
MATH 110 or higher
Geography:
GEOG 202 (SB)
World in Cultural Perspective
And: One (1) course from the following 2 groups:
Chemistry:
CHEM 131/132 (PL)
General Chemistry I
placement in MATH 113 or higher
Govt & Politics:
AREC 332
ENSP 330
GVPT 273
Intro. to Natural Resource Policy
Introduction to Environmental Law
Intro. to Environmental Politics
AREC 240 or ECON 200
Permission of dept; Junior standing.
GVPT 170 or ENSP 102 (recommended)
Continued 
Required for LAND USE:
TECHNIQUES AND METH0DS – 6 credits:
Course
Title
GEOG 372
GEOG 373
Selected in consultation with your advisor.
Remote Sensing
Geographic Information Systems
LOWER LEVEL FOCUS – 3-4 credits: Select
Course
Title
One of:
GEOG 123
GEOG 130
GEOG 140
GVPT 260
ENST 200
URSP 100
Cr
Offered
3
3
Sp,Su,W
F,W, Su
Prerequisites
Grade
Completed
Notes
Prerequisites
Grade
Completed
Notes
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
as you consider your upper-level focus (below)
Global Change
Developing Countries
Coastal Environments
State and Local Government
Fundamentals of Soil Science
Challenge of the Cities
Cr
3
3
3
3
4
3
Offered
Sp
Sp
F
Sp
Sp
F
CHEM 131/132
RESTRICTED ELECTIVES – 21-24 credits. Students will take 8 courses (total), including at least one course and 3 credits from each of the five (5) areas below:
Area 1 – Social/Cultural Dimensions (choose at least 1 course and 3 credits)
Course
Title
Cr
Offered
ANTH 450
Add – ENST 440
Add – GEOG 212
GEOG 332
GEOG 334
Add – GEOG 434
Add – GEOG 435
GVPT 461
Add – SOCY 305
Environmental Anthropology
Crops, Soils, and Civilization
Research/Lab in Cultural Geog
Economic Geography
The American City: Past and Present
The Contemporary City
Population Geography
Metropolitan Government
Scarcity in Modern Society
3
3
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
F
Sp
F, Sp
*
F, Sp
Sp
Sp
Sp
F, Sp, Su
Prerequisites
Grade
Completed
Notes
Grade
Completed
Notes
Junior standing
* Check with advisor on availability
Area 2 – Technical Skills (choose at least 1 course and 3 credits)
Course
Title
Cr
Offered
Add – GEOG 415
Prerequisites
3
F
GEOG 201/211, GEOG 306 or equiv
GEOG 418
Land Use, Climate Chg and
Sustainability
Field and Lab Tech. in Env Science
3
F
Field component takes place in the
summer; check Sched of Classes.
GEOG 432
GEOG 472
GEOG 473
Add – GEOG 475
Add – GEOG 476
Location and Spatial Analysis
Rem Sensing, Digital Proc and Anal.
Applications of GIS
Adv Cartography
Programming for Geographers
3
3
3
3
3
Sp
F
Sp
Sp
Fa
GEOG 372
GEOG 373
GEOG 373
GEOG 306 or equivalent
Area 3 – Regional Dimensions (choose at least 1 course and 3 credits)
Course
Title
Cr
Offered
AREC 455
ENST 373
GEOG 310
GEOG 312
GEOG 313
Add – GEOG 410
Economics of Land Use
Nat History of the Chesapeake Bay
Maryland
US and Canada
Latin America and the Caribbean
Washington, DC : Past and Present
3
3
3
3
3
3
F
F
Sp, Su
Sp, Su
Su
Sp
Prerequisites
Area 4 – Ecological Dimensions (choose at least 1 course and 3 credits)
Course
Title
Cr
Offered
BSCI 361 or
GEOG 342
BSCI 362
BSCI 460
BSCI 462
GEOG 442
ENST 430
ENST 450
ENST 460
ENST 461
ENST 444
PLSC 471
Ecology or
Biogeography
Ecol of Marsh and Dune Veg
Plant Ecology
Population Ecology
Biogeography and Env Change
Wetland Soils
Wetland Ecology
Wildlife Management
Urban Wildlife Management
Restoration Ecology
Forest Ecology
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Sp
Sp
F
F
F
F
Sp
F
Sp
F
F
F
Prerequisites
BSCI 106 and (MATH 140 or 220)
GEOG 201/211
BSCI 106
BSCI 106
BSCI 106 and MATH 220
GEOG 342
ENST 200
BIOM 301 or permission
Two semesters of lab Biology
ENST 479
Intro to Natural Resources Policy
World Hunger, Pop, and Food Supply
Hum Dimensions of Global Chng
Social Geog of Metro Areas in Global
Persp
Tropical Ecol and Resource Mgmt
3
3
3
3
Sp
F, Sp
F
F
2
Sp
Completed
Notes
Grade
Completed
Notes
____
____
____
____
Grade
Completed
Notes
Grade
Completed
Notes
MATH 220
BSCI 106 or PLSC 201
Area 5 – International Dimensions (choose at least 1 course and 3 credits)
Course
Title
Cr
Offered
AREC 332
AREC 365
GEOG 331
GEOG 456
Grade
ECON 306
A course in Biology or dept perm
Prerequisites
AREC 240
GEOG 201 or 202 or permission
BSCI 106 and a course in Economics
APPLICATION & SYNTHESIS – 6 credits
Course
ENSP 386
Add – GEOG 431
Title
Internship
Culture & Natural Resource Mgt
>> Advisor notes, substitutions, etc.
Cr
Offered
3-6
3
F, Sp, Su
F, Su
Prerequisites
Dept. permission