Academic Programs
Environmental Management
Dr. Steven P. Frysinger, Director
Phone: (540) 568-2710
E-mail: frysinsp@jmu.edu
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Concentrations
The environmental management program prepares students to apply the principles of environmental science and engineering to contemporary environmental problems in both natural resource and industrial contexts. Students from a variety of majors can pursue an interdisciplinary minor in environmental management. After completing prerequisite foundation courses in science and math, students pursue the minor by completing core courses and a concentration, optionally culminating in a capstone thesis or project.
The environmental management program strives to develop graduates who are literate in and competent with the foundation sciences and mathematics underlying environmental science and engineering, and who can apply science and technology to a broad range of practical environmental problems.
Minor Requirements
The environmental management minor requires a total of 22 credits, excluding prerequisite cognate courses and an optional seminar and thesis. The cognate courses, or their equivalents, must have been completed successfully before the student may be enrolled in the environmental management minor. This may be accomplished as part of the student's major.
| Cognate Courses | Credit Hours |
| BIO 114. Organisms | 4 |
| BIO 124. Ecology and Evolution | 4 |
| CHEM 131-132. General Chemistry I-II | 6 |
| MATH 235-236. Calculus I-II1 | 8 |
| PHYS 240-250. University Physics I-II2 | 6 |
1 MATH 231-232 may be substituted for MATH 235-236. |
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| 2 PHYS 125-126 or PHYS 140-150 may be substituted for PHYS 240-250. |
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| Core Courses | |
| ISAT 320-321. Fundamentals of Environmental Science and | |
| Technology I-II | 6 |
| ISAT 302. Instrumentation and Measurement of the Environment | 1 |
| ENVM 490. Environmental Management Seminar (optional) | 2 |
| ENVM 491-492. Senior Thesis/Project I-II (optional) | 6 |
| Concentration | |
| See descriptions below | 15 |
22 |
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Concentrations
The environmental management minor concentrates in one of two areas, natural resources and industrial systems. Students should be aware that some of the listed courses may have additional prerequisites.
Natural Resources |
| ISAT 424. Natural Resource Management |
| Choose four of the following courses: |
| BIO 451. Ecological Systems |
| BIO 453. Microbial Ecology |
| BIO 459. Freshwater Ecology |
| CHEM 355. Geochemistry of Natural Waters |
| ECON 340. Economics of Natural Resources |
| GEOG 325. Environmental Ethics |
| GEOG 327. Climatology |
| GEOG 340. Biogeography |
| GEOG 385. Principles of Remote Sensing |
| GEOL 320. Meteorology |
| GEOL 460. Geohydology |
| ISAT 420. Environmental Analysis and Modeling |
| ISAT 421. Environmental Policy and Regulation |
| ISAT 425. Environmental Hydrology |
| ISAT 426. Environmental Information Systems |
| ISAT/GEOG 429. Sustainability: An Ecological Perspective |
| Industrial Systems |
| ISAT 422. Environmental Management |
| Choose four of following courses: |
| ECON 305. Environmental Economics |
| HTH 352. Environmental Health |
| HTH 450. Epidemiology |
| ISAT 410. Sustainable Energy Development |
| ISAT 421. Environmental Policy and Regulation |
| ISAT 423. Environmental Remediation |
| ISAT 426. Environmental Information Systems |
| ISAT 427. Industrial Hygiene |
| ISAT 428. Industrial Ecology |
