The core of the EPML program is three required graduate
seminars, all taught by full-time core faculty who specialize
in environmental affairs. Using case studies, they provide a
comprehensive overview of the field, as well as specific analytical
skills necessary to better understand how government makes
crucial decisions affecting the management of our natural
resources and environmental quality. Class size in the three
program seminars is limited to 30 students each.

For the MPA program concentration in EPML, students are required to complete two of the three core seminars and to choose three additional courses from a wide array of pre-approved electives offered throughout the University of Colorado system for their additional electives required by the MPA program. A wide array of coursework is available at either the downtown campus or health sciences center campus of UCD that can be applied to the concentration. For the Graduate Certificate Program in EPML, students are required to complete five courses within the EPML program.

Students should identify the courses – whether in SPA or elsewhere – they would like to use to round out their program, and to discuss those choices with their academic advisor. Relevant classes can be found in departments such as: Civil Engineering, Chemistry, Biology, Communications, Urban Planning, Geography & Environmental Sciences, and Health & Behavioral Sciences.  

Core Seminars

PAD 5631 Seminar in Environmental Politics and Policy
PAD 5632 Seminar in Environmental Management
PAD 5633 Seminar in Natural Resource and Environmental Health Law 

Pre-Approved Electives (partial list):

PAD 5410 Administrative Law
PAD 5420 Law and Public Policy
PAD 5440 Negotiation and Conflict Resolution
PAD 5625 Local Government Management
PAD 5710 Public Sector Technology
PAD 5650 Disaster and Emergency Management Policies
PAD 5310 Public Policy Formulation and Implementation
PAD 5320 Public Policy Analysis

CE 5402 Environmental and Water Quality Modeling
CE 5393 Water Resources Development and Management 
CE 5401 Intro to Environmental Engineering
CE 5402 Environmental and Water Quality Modeling
CE 5480 Hazardous Wastes and Site Remediation

CHEM 4700 Environmental Chemistry
CHEM 5710 Air Pollution Chemistry
CHEM 5720 Atmospheric Sampling and Analysis

URP 6612 Geographic Information Systems for Planners
URP 6649 Environmental Planning I: Ecology
URP 6650 Environmental Planning II: Policy and Law
URP 6651 Environmental Impact Assessment
URP 6653 Natural Resource Management and Planning

ENVS 5030 Environmental Geology
ENVS 5500 Ecological Risk Assessment
ENVS 5730 Air Quality Modeling and Analysis
ENVS 6200 Risk Assessment
ENVS 6210 Human Health and Environmental Pollution
ENVS 6220 Toxicology
ENVS 6230 Environmental Epidemiology

BIOL 5154 Conservation Biology
BIOL 5445 Applied Environmental Biology

GEOG 5090 Environmental Modeling with GIS
GEOG 5265 Sustainability in Resources Management