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COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES
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Specialization in Environmental Risk Management and Decision Making (42-52)
This specialization is designed to prepare graduate students for careers in business/industry, integrating
geographic/environmental science knowledge with practical skills in decision making under uncertainty.
Students will be paired with an external collaborator in an applied science setting based upon their
interests, and will develop a program of study in consultation with their advisers and the external mentors.
All students will complete course work relating to decision making under uncertainty in management,
statistics, and computer science. A thesis involving the use or development of an environmental decision
tool is required.
Requirements for the M.S. in Geography (Thesis option only)
Students in the specialization will complete all requirements for the M.S. in Geography with thesis (30
hours), incorporating elective courses selected from the list below. Students will also complete 18-19
semester hours of course work inside and outside the department, focusing on analytical decision making.
Electives (15-18)
CSCI 567 – Introduction to Software Engineering (4)
CSCI 645 – Neural Networks (3)
CSCI 654 – Computer Security Management (3)
GEOG 506 – Natural Hazards and Environmental Risk (3)
GEOG 553 – Environmental Management (3)
GEOG 561 – Applied Statistics in Geographic Research (3)
GEOG 598 – Seminar in Current Problems (3)
GEOG 658 – Readings in Geography (3)
GEOG 660 – Advanced Spatial Analysis (3)
GEOG 670 – Advanced Climatology (3)
GEOG 671 – Independent Research (1-3)
GEOG 753 – Advanced Human-Environmental Interaction (3)
MGMT 619 – Negotiations and Conflict Management (3)
MGMT 635 – Organizational Behavior (3)
Elective course(s) selected as part of this specialization will be determined based on discussions with
external mentors, graduate advisers, and the specialization coordinator.
Additional Requirements in department (9)
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GEOG 602 – Internship (6-12). Students participate in a formalized internship for a minimum of two
semesters. Only 6 semester hours can be applied to degree.
GEOG 690 – Community Geography (3),
OR MET 531 – Applications in Climatology (3)
Additional requirements outside of department (9-10)
CSCI 566 – Databases (4),
OR CSCI 630 – Computer Networks (3),
OR CSCI 650 – Principles of Computer Security (3)
MGMT 670 – Seminar in Management: Decision Making Under Uncertainty (3)
STAT 579 – Practice of Bayesian Statistics (3)