This certificate program offers essential knowledge of critical issues in environmental law and policy. Students expand their understanding of the roles of government, industry, nonprofit organizations, and other institutions involved in environmental regulation, advocacy, consulting, and compliance.

Curriculum

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
ENVS 410	Introduction to Environmental Law & Policy	3
ENVS 411	Natural Resources and Land Use Law & Policy	3
ENVS 412	Water Law & Policy	3
ENVS 413	Energy Law & Policy	3
Total Hours		12

Suggested Sequence of Courses

Plan of Study Grid

Year 1
Fall		Hours
ENVS 410	Introduction to Environmental Law & Policy	3
ENVS 411	Natural Resources and Land Use Law & Policy	3
	Hours	6
	Total Hours	6

Plan of Study Grid

Year 1
Spring		Hours
ENVS 412	Water Law & Policy	3
ENVS 413	Energy Law & Policy	3
	Hours	6
	Total Hours	6

Graduate & Professional Standards and Regulations

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Learning Outcomes

• Understand how the legal process works as it relates to the environment, and how the process creates challenges and benefits to making good decisions
• Learn how the natural environment is controlled, managed and promoted through the US legal system through the key foundations of environmental law principles and how they have been applied and developed over time
• Gain appreciation for how environmental law and policy can impact social justice