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ENVM 641 Environmental Auditing (3)
An examination of methods for attaining statutory, regulatory, and permitting compliance. The protection of workers and other stakeholders is also examined in the context of organizational, budgetary, and other constraints. Methods of defining auditing objectives to meet organizational goals and of designing auditing programs for effective compliance under each of the 12 major environmental statutes—including air, water, solid, and hazardous waste management laws and pollution prevention initiatives—are emphasized.
ENVM 643 Environmental Communications and Reporting (3)
An overview of the range of communication practices required for environmental managers in the fulfillment of legal, regulatory, ethical, and organizational responsibilities. The various populations with whom environmental managers must communicate and interact are identified and examined, including plant supervisors, corporate executives, regulators, the legal community, civic groups, labor unions, and the media. The types of communication discussed range from decision memoranda to environmental impact statements, presentations of corporate environmental policies before affected communities, and development/conveyance of technical evidence for obtaining permit variances.
ENVM 644 New Technologies in Environmental Management (3)
An overview of new waste management and waste minimization technologies, including treatment technologies such as physical and chemical treatment of hazardous wastes, bioreactors and bioremediation, and reverse osmosis and ultrafiltration. Disposal technologies are reviewed, such as landfill design and operation, incineration, and encapsulation methods. Pollution prevention technologies are also presented, including process redesign and computer-aided process control, as well as the substitution of toxic materials.
ENVM 645 Hazardous Materials Transportation (3)
A review of the legal, regulatory, and operational requirements for the transport of hazardous materials and hazardous waste. A foundation is provided for understanding the state, federal, and international regulatory framework that governs the transport of such materials. The identification, classification, and description of transported materials (according to U.S. Department of Transportation criteria) are presented. Topics covered include the evaluation of shipment alternatives, such as the use of common carriers, contract carriage, and private carriage; compliance with shipping requirements, including the selection of appropriate packaging, labeling, and placarding; and the provision of emergency response support.
ENVM 646 Environmental/Energy Law and Policy Development (3)
An examination of U.S. environmental and energy law and policy, including its development, implementation, and enforcement; legislative, executive, and judicial perspectives; and the roles and impacts these institutions have made on environmental and energy law and policy. Leading laws and their ensuing policies, such as the National Environmental Protection Act, the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, the 1992 National Energy Policy Act, the FDR-era Federal Policy Act, the Public Utility Holding Company Act, and the Carter-era Public Utility Regulatory Policy Act, are examined.
ENVM 647 Environmental Risk Assessment (3)
An overview of the basic concepts of risk assessment. The four core parts of a risk assessment, as denoted by the National Academy of Sciences, are examined: hazard assessment, doseresponse assessment, exposure assessment, and risk characterization. Methods of measurement and modeling are discussed, along with an exploration of key questions concerning uncertainty. Differences in the risk characterizations of substances under different use conditions and legal requirements are studied. Significant case studies serve to illustrate the assessment process.
ENVM 648 Fundamentals of Environmental Systems (3)
(For students lacking a strong science background or experience in the environmental field.) An introduction to the basic concepts of environmental chemistry, physics, geology, and risk. Environmental systems are presented in the study of the gaseous, liquid, and solid effluents from various industrial activities, while management methods and the statutory and regulatory requirements of major federal environmental laws affecting this management are considered. Additionally, study reviews the basic vocabulary of the field and the fundamental principles relating to the transport and fate of contaminants and industrial wastes.
ENVM 649 Principles of Waste Management and Pollution Control (3)
An introduction to various methods of waste management, including waste collection, transportation, recycling, treatment, and disposal and environmental monitoring. Focus is on hazardous and municipal solid waste, pollution prevention techniques, and waste minimization. An introduction to the process of disposal-facility site selection, design, and operation is also included.
ENVM 650 Land and Water Resource Management (3)
An introduction to the development of multiple-use resource management strategies and the role of public policy in land and water resource management. Free markets, market failure, and distributional equity issues are examined. The Public Trust Doctrine, Native American Trust responsibilities, and land use regulations are also examined. Enforcement of land and water restrictions, ex post liability schemes, and public purchase of private land and water rights are examined as approaches to land and water management.
ENVM 651 Watershed Planning Management (3)
An introduction to the concepts of watershed management and the development of watershed-related management planning documents. The physical characteristics of watersheds and their role in maintaining healthy environments and providing a natural resource to society are examined. Focus is on examining management techniques for the conservation and maintenance of watersheds.
ENVM 652 Principles of Air Quality Management (3)
An overview of management techniques for addressing air quality issues and managing air quality programs. Focus is on air pollution law; air pollutants and their sources; effects of air pollution on health and welfare; sampling and analysis of air pollutants; standards, regulations, and enforcement systems; and quality assurance principles.
ENVM 653 Land Use Management (3)
Introduction to the powers, process, and practice of managing the patterns and land use implications of human settlement and the built environment. Specific issues covered include where to build, where not to build, how to build, and when to build. In addition to the settlement history of the United States, the constitutional and legislative mandates for government, private-sector participants, and institutions that shape land use policy are discussed. The role of local government will be emphasized. Land use and environmental community planning are covered as well as best practices in land use management.
ENVM 670 Seminar in Environmental Management (3)
Prerequisites: Completion of 27 of the required 36 credits in the MS in environmental management degree program. The application of knowledge gained in from previous coursework for the solution of environmental management problems encountered in industrial, commercial, institutional, and military organizations. Focus is on management guidelines, including ISO 14001, that provide an organizational framework for developing an environmental management system that can be integrated with other management requirements to help organizations support environmental protection on balance with socioeconomic goals. Case studies are used to illustrate applications of environmental management systems to various types of organizations. The capstone project requires assessment of the efficiency and effectiveness of an environmental management system at an organization and the development of recommendations for improvement.