Certificate in Environmental Policy and Decision Making (12 credit hours required).

Students that pursue this certificate will develop basic skills in acquiring, analyzing and interpreting complex legal issues associated with policy and decision making. The students will develop unique skills in special skills-oriented environmentally related jobs.

Courses:

ENV 515: Environmental Ethics

ENV 516: Environmental Justice

ENV 560: Agricultural and Environmental Policy

ENV 565: Environmental Law

Students that pursue this certificate will develop basic skills in acquiring, analyzing and interpreting field data needed in environmental studies and monitoring of environmental issues.

Courses:

ENV 508: Introduction to Geographic Information Systems

ENV 513: Aquatic Ecology

ENV 545: Molecular Techniques for Environmental and Aquatic Studies

Select one from the following:

ENV 550: Human Health and Environment

ENV 589: Remote Sensing of the Environment

ENV 595: Environmental Science and Bioremediation Techniques

Certificate in Environmental Agriculture (12 credit hours required)

Students that pursue this certificate will develop a greater understanding of environmental issues and concerns specifically related to production agriculture. Students will gain a greater understanding of the impacts of regulations and changes in practices have on production, sustainability, and the environment.

Courses:

ENV 519: Sustainable Agriculture Systems

ENV 525: Organic Agriculture

Pick two from the following list:

ENV 507: Agroforestry: Local and Global Perspectives

ENV 508: Introduction to Geographic Information Systems

ENV 535: Urban Agriculture

ENV 540: Ornamental/Landscape Plants

ENV 542: Plant Propagation and Crop Production systems

ENV 511: Livestock Production Practices

AQU 522: Principles of Aquaculture

AQU 560: Water Quality Management

Graduate Assistantships

A limited number of graduate assistantships are available for qualified full-time MES students in the Thesis option only. Some of these assistantships are funded by state and federal agencies. MES graduate assistantship recipients are required to work 20 hours per week.

Additional requirements are in the CACE Graduate Handbook which is provided to all MES graduate students at the beginning of their first semester in the MES program.

Master of Arts

Interdisciplinary Behavioral Science

The mission of the Interdisciplinary Behavioral Science master's program is to support Kentucky State University's mission by preparing its diverse student population of traditional and non-traditional students to meet society's growing needs for social and behavioral sciences services in a variety of settings. Students in this program will engage in a program of study based on rigorous coursework, research, and service activities founded on the scientist-practitioner model of education. This program will prepare students to go on to doctoral study in psychology, sociology, criminal justice, or other social and behavioral science fields, or to work in industry, government, mental health care, or private practice, consistent with the Kentucky State University motto: Come In to Learn—Go Out to Serve.

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