Environmental Science ProgamCore Faculty
University of Idaho | College of Natural Resources 975 W 6th Street | Moscow, ID 83844 | 208-885-7952
University of Idaho | College of Natural Resources [email protected]
Lee Vierling College of Natural Resources
Director ENVS
Jaap VosCollege of
Natural Resources
Sarah WuCollege of
Engineering
Romuald AfatchaoCollege of Letters, Arts and Social Sciences
Rula Awwad-RaffertyCollege of
Art and Architecture
Brant MillerCollege of Education, Health
and Human Sciences
Jeffrey HickeCollege of Science
Jennifer LadinoCollege of Letters, Arts and Social Sciences
Dylan Hedden-NicelyCollege of Law
Erin BrooksCollege of Agricultural and
Life Sciences
Master of Environmental Science
University of Idaho | College of Natural Resources 975 W 6th Street | Moscow, ID 83844 | 208-885-7952
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The University of Idaho’s online Master of Science in Envi-ronmental Science is geared toward working profession-als who want to protect and conserve tomorrow’s world. Because all industries need to be mindful of preserving ex-isting ecosystems and keep sustainability at the forefront, this fully online master’s degree takes an intersectional ap-proach, examining where environmental science overlaps with soil science, geography, engineering, ecology, biology, political science, sociology, chemistry, and hydrology.
More and more industries are seeking to incorporate or switch to green technologies and sustainable processes. At the same time, consumers are demanding stricter environ-mental policies and regulations. Reflecting these develop-ments, public and private organizations have an increasing need for professionals with environmental science back-grounds to offer their input and shape efforts for natural resource management, pollution prevention, air and water quality, land use planning, environmental compliance, and waste management.
According to figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, environmental scientists and specialists are expected to experience 8% more demand between 2018 and 2028, while organizations will need 3% more conservation scientists and foresters. As well, openings for environmental engineers and environmental engineering technicians are predicted to increase 8% and 9% respectively.
The online MS in Environmental Science is a professional graduate degree offered through the College of Natural Resources (CNR) and is geared toward professionals who work full-time and have various family, community, and seasonal obligations. The program is structured like the on-campus CNR counterpart:
• Course content and requirements are the same foron-campus and online programs.
• All classes are taught by University of Idaho’s worldrenowned faculty members, who themselves areleaders in the natural, physical, and social sciences.
• Students receive a degree from one of the country’stop schools for natural resources and conservation,according to College Factual.
• 30 semester credits, non-thesis program designed forworking professionals.
• Students may complete the degree in just three se-mesters.
• Up to 12 applicable credits can be transferred into theprogram.
• Can be completed entirely online.• Culminates in a Final Project with lasting impact.• Apply year-round.
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Program Director Lee Vierling | [email protected]
Learn more about the College of Natural Resources at uidaho.edu/cnr/departments/environmental-science-pro-gram
University of Idaho | College of Natural Resources 875 Perimeter Drive | Moscow, ID 83844-1130 | 208-885-6113
GIS App in Fire Ecolocy Management
Planning Sustainable Places
Masters Environmental Science: Online Non-Thesis Curriculum | 2021/2022
COURSE
Research Methods
Survey of Qualitative Research
Analysis & Interpretation of Qual Data
Methods of Educational Research
Introduction to Quantantitative Research
Philosophical Foundations of Edu Research
Quantitative Research in EducationTheory, App, & Design of Qual Research
Intro to Research Curriculum & InstructMeasurement & EvaluationSampling & Analyzing Env Contamin
Research Methods for Local GovernmentsST: Research Method Env Social Science Scientific Graphics Design
COURSE
Social Science
Organizational LeadershipEthical Leadership & Law in EducationLiteracy Methods & Content LearningHistory of Energy
Bioregional Planning
Drinking Water & Human Health
Law, Ethics, & Envirionment
Energy Efficiency & Conservation
Environmental Philosophy
Planning, Theory, & Process
Intro Environmental RegulationsScience Synthesis & CommunicationAir Quality, Pollution & Smoke
Principles of Sustainability
Human Dimensions in Natural ResourcesMoral Reasoning in Natural Resources
Natural Resource Policy DevelopmentWildland Fire Policy
Completing the Program15 credits from a depth area (choose from Biological, Phyisical, or Social Science Options); 3 credits from each of the other breadth areas (6 credits); 3 credits from Research credits; 2 credits ENVS 501; 3 credits ENVS 599
NEPA in Policy & PracticeEmerging Media Outreach in NR
Environmental Politics & Policy
Local Government Politics & Administra-
External SpeakersComputer Intensive Statistics
COURSE
Physical Science
Advanced Mechanics of Materials
Pollution PreventionEnvironmental AuditEnvironmental Hydrology
Energy Efficiency and Cons
Global Nutrition
Qualitative Mgmt Tools for Food Production
History of Energy
Air Quality, Pollution & Smoke
Sample & Analysis Env ContaminantsDrinking Water & Human Health
Principles of Environmental ToxicologyFood Quality ManagementHydro App of GIS-Remote Sensing
Soil Fertility
Landscape & Habitat Dynamics
COURSE
Biological Science
Global Nutrition
Large River Fisheries
Wetland Restoration
Intro Environmental Regulations
Aquaculture/Wild Fisheries
Fish Physiology
Fuels Inventory & ManagementFire EcologyPrinciples Environmental Toxicology
Food Quality Management
Potato Science
Restoration Ecology
Principles of Sustainability
Principles of Vegetation Monitoring
LiDAR & Optical R.S. AnalysisRestoration Ecology Practicum
Integrated Rangeland ManagementRangeland EcologyLandscape & Habitat DynamicsEcophysiology
Conservation GeneticsLandscape Genetics
Conservation Biology
** For additional course options, visit: https://www.webpag-es.uidaho.edu/schedule/
Fluvial Geomorph/River Mechanics
Design Water & Wastewater SystemsSedimentation Engineering
Analog Integrated Circuit DesignInduction Machines
Prescribed Fire for Ecological Management
ENVS 523
ED 574
ED 590
EDAD
ED 571
ED 680
ED 584ED 589
EDCI 570 EDCI 572ENVS 541
POLS 558NRS 504NR 525
AOLL 583EDAD 530EDCI 563ENVS 484
ENVS 520
ENVS 548
ENVS 577
ENVS 485
ENVS 552
ENVS 530
ENVS 579FOR 546FOR 554
FS 536
NRS 555NRS 507
FOR 584FOR 587
NRS 588 NRS 592
NRS 574
POLS 572
WLF 506STAT 565
CE 510
ENVS 428ENVS 429ENVS 450
ENVS 485
FCS 411
FS 475
ENVS 484
FOR 554
ENVS 541ENVS 548
FS 509FS 575GEOG 524
SOIL 446
REM 507
FCS 411
FISH 515
FISH 540
ENVS 579
FISH 525
FISH 511
FOR 451FOR 526FS 509
FS 575
PLSC 590
REM 440
FS 536
REM 410
NRS 578NRS 580
REM 456REM 459 REM 507 REM 560
WLF 540 WLF 561
WLF 440
CE 535
CE 511CE 521
ECE 515ECE 522
FOR 444
REM 510
TOTAL 30 CREDITS
Environmental Science MS Program Course ListNote—this list contains only known online courses of relevance to the ENVS graduate program as of 10/19/2021 Many additional courses exist in face-to-face and other formats.To see the full list of courses for a given semester please visit https://www.webpages.uidaho.edu/schedule/
Course CRN Cr Title Instructor Semester Spring 2022 INSTRUCTOR EMAIL
ACCT 582 46361 3 Enterprise Accounting EO (Video) Robert Stone Spring *EO Y [email protected] 528 66276 3 Program Planning/Dev/Evaluatn Krista Soria Spring Y [email protected] 583 66279 3 Organizational Leadership Sydney Freeman Spring Y [email protected]
ARCH 416/5167631276313
3Social Sustainability in Contemporary Global Cities
Xiao Hu Spring Y [email protected] 463 43167 3 Environmental Control Systems I Bruce Haglund Fall N [email protected] 464 75716 3 Environmental Control Systems II Bruce Haglund Spring *Virtual Meeting Y [email protected] 483 3 Urban Theory & Issues: Rethink Cities Xiao Hu Fall N [email protected] 510 66292 3 Adv Mechanics of Materials EO (Video) Spring NCE 511 71016 3 Dsgn Water/Wastewater Systs I EO (Video) Erik Coats Spring *EO Y [email protected] 513 41889 3 Fallridge Design EO (Video) Fall NCE 521 73484 3 Sedimentation Engineering EO (Video) Daniele Tonina Spring *EO Y [email protected] 535 42013 3 Fluvial Geomorph/River Mech Fall NCOMM 410 70693 sp 3 Conflict Management Annette Folwell Various Y [email protected] 456 65992 3 Nonprofit Fundraising Diane Carter Spring Y [email protected]
ECE 51541956 F74431 Sp
3 Analog Integrated Circuit Dsgn EO (Video) Suat Utku Ay Fall/Spring *EO Y [email protected]
ECE 522 38624 3 Induction Machines EO (Video) Fall NECE 541 41959 3 Advanced Computer Architecture EO (Video) Fall N
ED 57131074 F81502 Su 3 Intro to Quantitative Research Allen Kitchel
Summer, Fall: *Virtual Meeting requiresparticipation at set times/dates N [email protected]
ED 574 30919 3 Survey of Qualitative Research Fall NED 584 67265 Sp 3 Quant Rsch in Educ John Cannon Spring Y [email protected] 589 41201 3 Theo App & Design of Qual Rsch Anne Mary Kern Spring *Virtual Meeting Y [email protected] 590 42982 3 Analysis & Interp of Qual Data Fall NED 680 42885 3 Phil Foundations of Ed Rsrch Fall NEDAD 509 58762 3 Ed Policy&Politics for Ed Ldrs Elizabeth Wargo Spring Y [email protected] 530 76244 3 Ethical Leadership/Law in Ed Juhee Kim Various Y [email protected] 570 33009 3 Mthds of Educational Research Elizabeth Wargo Fall N [email protected] 511 Various 3 Plan & Admin Curriculm Melissa McConnell Various N [email protected] 513 62422 3 Hist of Educ Thought Melissa McConnell Various Y [email protected] 524 65340 3 Models of Teaching Rodney McConnell Various Y [email protected] 563 65335 3 Literacy Meth/Cont Lrn Rodney McConnell Various Y [email protected] 570 63465 3 Intro to Rsrch Curric/Instruct John Cannon Various Y [email protected] 572 Various 3 Measurement/Evaluation Rodney McConnell Various N [email protected] 422 42120 3 Environmental Soil Chemistry Daniel Strawn Fall N [email protected] 428 75181 3 Pollution Prevention Charles Kerman Spring Y [email protected] 429 76141 3 Environmental Audit TBD Spring YENVS 450 73354 3 Environmental Hydrology Erin Scott Brooks Spring Y [email protected] 484 74654 3 History of Energy Gerald Sehlke Spring Y [email protected] 485 42945 3 Energy Efficiency and Conservation Staff Fall N [email protected]
ENVS 501 28536 F63522 Sp
1 Seminar: Enviromental Science TBD Fall/ Spring N
ENVS 504 75427 1 ST: Dist & Climate Change ModelingTravis Seaborn, Chris Caudil Spring N
[email protected]@uidaho.edu
ENVS 504-01 42580 2 ST: Data Wizardry fo Env. Sci. (First 8 wks) Jan Ulrich Eitel Summer 2021 first 4 weeks N [email protected] 504-02 43728 1 Research Methods Env. Science (last 8 wks) Jan Eitel Fall N [email protected] 515 43700 3 Env. Lifecycle Assesment William Lattin Fall N [email protected] 520 76185 3 Bioregional Planning Jaap Vos Spring Y [email protected] 523 41381 3 Planning Sustainable Places Jaap Vos Fall N [email protected] 530 TBA 3 Planning, Theory, and Process Jaap Vos Spring N [email protected] 548 75183 3 Drinking Water and Human Health Robert Mahler Spring Y [email protected] 550 71458 3 Research Methods Env. Social Science Chloe Wardropper Spring N [email protected] 552 74485 3 Environmental Philosophy Aleta Quinn Fall/Spring Y [email protected] 577 75543 3 Law, Ethics, and the Environment J. D. Wulfhorst Spring N [email protected]
ENVS 579 42447 3 Introduction to Environmental Regulations William C. Harvey Fall *Synchronous Course N [email protected] 599 Various Var Non-thesis Masters Research Various All Y
FCS 411 51432 Sp 3 Global Nutrition Robert HaggertySpring *in person only Summer Y [email protected]
FISH 415 42660 3 Limnology Frank WilhelmFall, even years *Not online in odd years N [email protected]
FISH 504 66583 2 ST:Ecol.&Cons.ofFrshwtrInverte Spring NFISH 511 74658 2 Fish Physiology Brain Small Spring N [email protected]
FISH 515 41892 2 Large River Fisheries Dennis ScarnecchiaFall, odd years: *Synchronous Course N [email protected]
FISH 525 41465 2 Aquaculture in Relation to Wild Fish Populations Dennis ScarnecchiaFall, even years. *Synchronous Course N [email protected]@uidaho.edu
FISH 526 42860 3 Climate Change and Conservation ManagementKerri VierlingLeona Svancara Fall N
[email protected]@uidaho.ed
FISH 540 84989 3 Wetland Restoration Caren Crandell Summer N [email protected]
FISH 550 TBD 2Ecology and Conservation of Freshwater Invertabrates Chris Caudill N [email protected]
FISH 551 TBD 2 Freshwater Invertabrate Field Methods Chris Caudill N [email protected] 522 TBD 3 Belowground Processes Mark Coleman Fall, even years N [email protected] 543 43765 3 Forest Production Ecology Mark Coleman Fall N [email protected] 444 69046 2 -3 Prescribed Fire For Ecol. Mgmt Heather Heward Spring Y [email protected] 451 61425 3 Fuels Inventory & Management Leda Kobziar Spring Y [email protected] 526 38684 3 Fire Ecology Leda Kobziar Fall N [email protected] 546 70807 3 Science Synthesis and Communication Jason Karl Spring Y [email protected]
FOR 554 84480 Su69903 Sp
3 Air Quality, Pollution, and Smoke Alistair Smith Spring, Summer N [email protected]
FOR 557 39588 3 Advanced Fire Behavior Leda Kobziar Fall N [email protected] 584 68073 3 Natural Resource Policy Development Jo Ellen Force Spring Y [email protected] 587 38590 2 Wildland Fire Policy Jo Ellen Force Fall N [email protected] 475 40503 3 Qual Mgmnt Tools for Food Prod Fall NFS 509 71690 3 Princ Environmntl Toxicology Greg Moller Spring Y [email protected]
FS 536 36043 F68395 Sp
3 Principles of Sustainability Greg Moller Fall/ Spring Y [email protected]
FS 564 36043 3 Food Toxicology Greg Moller Fall N [email protected] 575 40184 3 Food Quality Management Fall NGEOE 535 Various 3 Seepage and Slope Stability EO (Video) Various NGEOG 513 47183 3 Global Climate Change N
GEOG 524 40926 3Hydrologic Applications of GIS and Remote Sensing Karen Humes Fall N [email protected]
GEOG 535 43741 3 Climate Change Mitigation Karen Humes Fall N [email protected] 583 54904 3 Remote Sensing /GIS Integration Karen Humes Spring *in person only Y [email protected] 507 82693 3 Moral Reasoning in Natural Resources Justin Barnes Summer N [email protected] 555 76272 3 Human Dimensions of Natural Resources Kenneth Wallen Spring *in person only Y [email protected] 574 83899 3 Environmental Politics and Policy Patrick Wilson Summer N [email protected]
NRS 576 75179 2Environmental Project Management and Decision Making Mary Engels Spring Y
NRS 578 75540 3 LIDAR and Optical RS AnalysisJan EitelMary Engels Spring N [email protected]
NRS 580 83929 2 Restoration Ecology Practicum Tadd Wheeler Summer N [email protected] 588 85228 3 NEPA Policy and Practice Jarod Blades Summer N [email protected]
NRS 592 84524 3 Emerging Media Outreach in Natural Resources Justin Barnes Summer N [email protected] 590 42363 3 Potato Science Fall NPOLS 451 84565 3 Public Administration Summer NPOLS 555 39648 3 Public Administration Theory Fall NPOLS 558 72307 3 Research Methods for Local Adm Markie McBrayer Spring Y [email protected] 565 41177 3 Local Government Law Fall NPOLS 572 38076 3 Local Gov't Politics/Admin Fall NREM 407 63154 2 GIS Applications in Fire Ecology and Mgmt. Heather Heward Spring Y [email protected]
REM 410 33890 2Principles of Vegetation Monitoring & Measurement Jason Karl Fall N [email protected]
REM 429 73553 3 Landscape Ecology Eva Strand Spring Y [email protected] 440 52952 3 Wildland Restoration Ecology Meghan Foard Spring Y [email protected] 456 68566 3 Integrated Rangeland Management Karen Launchbaugh Spring Y [email protected] 459 32523 3 Rangeland Ecology Eva Strand Fall N [email protected] 507 43764 3 Landscape and Habitat Dynamics Eva Strand Fall, odd years N [email protected] 510 85105 2 GIS Applctn in Fire Ecol/Mgmt Summer N
REM 520 43074 3Advanced Vegetation Monitoring & Measurement Jason Karl Fall N [email protected]
REM 560 40492 3 Ecophysiology Fall NSOIL 446 43677 3 Soil Fertility Robert Mahler Spring Y [email protected] 544 42943 3 Water Quality in the Pacific NW Robert Mahler Fall N [email protected] 419 72345 Sp 3 SAS/R Programming EO (Video) Renae Shrum Various *EO Y [email protected] 422 63063 Sp 3 Sample Survey Methods EO (Video) Renae Shrum Various *EO Y [email protected] 431 68091 Sp 3 Statistical Analysis EO (Video) Chris Williams Various *EO Y [email protected] 451 48093 Sp 3 Probability Theory EO (Video) Christopher Remein Various *EO Y [email protected] 452 50422 3 Mathematical Statistics EO (Video) Brain Dennis Various *EO Y [email protected] 456 63065 3 Quality Management EO (Video) Scott Metlen Various *EO Y [email protected] 507 31745 3 Experimental Design EO (Video) Fall N
STAT 51963067 F43735 Sp
3 MultiVariousate Analysis EO (Video) Stephan Lee Spring Y [email protected]
STAT 550 66305 Sp 3 Regression EO (Video) Chris Williams Spring *EO Y [email protected] 565 43445 3 Computer Intensive Statistics Fall NWLF 440 84190 3 Conservation Biology Jocelyn Aycrigg Summer N [email protected] 511 43703 2 Wildland Habitat Ecol & Assmnt Tracey N. Johnson Fall N [email protected] 540 84468 1-3 cr Conservation Genetics Lisette Waits Summer N [email protected]
WLF 56167016 F67016 Sp
2 Landscape Genetics Lisette Waits Spring, even years Y [email protected]
WR 504 TBD 2System Modeling for Water Resource Management Jae Hyeon Ryu Summer N [email protected]