Jointly offered by the College of Agriculture, Health, and Natural Resources, the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, and the School of Law.
The Master of Energy and Environmental Management (MEEM) program offers a Master of Science (M.S.) degree through an interdisciplinary partnership involving the Department of Natural Resources and the Environment, Department of Geography, Sustainability, Community and Urban Studies, and the School of Law. The MEEM is designed for college graduates looking for advanced study in energy and environmental management fields, and working professionals looking to enhance their skills and knowledge in science, management, and policy.
Master of Science Requirements
The MEEM requires 27 credits of coursework and three credits of internship or practicum, for a total of 30 credits. The MEEM generally takes 16 to 24 months to complete and conforms to the Graduate School requirements for a Plan B Non-thesis Master’s Degree.
Course List
| Course |
Title |
Credits |
| NRE 5200 | Sustainable Natural Resources Management | 3 |
| NRE 5220 | Environmental Planning for Sustainable Communities and Regions | 3 |
| NRE 5830 | Internship in Energy and Environmental Management | 3 |
| or NRE 5850 | Practicum in Energy and Environmental Management |
| 3 |
| Environmental Law | |
| Renewable Energy Law | |
| Energy Regulation and Policy | |
| 1 | 18 |
| Total Credits | 30 |
Specialty Areas
Some courses taken within a specialty area may fulfill requirements of a stand-alone graduate certificate program that may be earned concurrent with the MEEM.
Energy and Environmental Law
Geographic Information Systems
Course List
| Course |
Title |
Credits |
| GEOG 5100 | Location Analysis | 3 |
| GEOG 5230 | Advanced GIS for Remote Sensing for Geoscience Applications | 3 |
| GEOG 5500 | Fundamentals of Geographic Information Science | 3 |
| GEOG 5505 | Remote Sensing of Marine Geography | 3 |
| GEOG 5510 | Applications of Geographic Information Systems | 3 |
| GEOG 5512 | Introduction to Spatial Data Science | 3 |
| GEOG 5515 | Web GIS | 3 |
| GEOG 5516 | Fundamentals of Spatial Database Systems | 3 |
| GEOG 5518 | Mobile GIS | 3 |
| GEOG 5520 | GIS Modeling of the Urban Environment | 3 |
| GEOG 5530 | GIS for Health and Environment | 3 |
| GEOG 5540 | Social Dimensions of Renewable Energy | 3 |
| GEOG 5600 | Spatial Data Analysis | 3 |
| GEOG 5610 | Spatial Statistics and Modeling | 3 |
| GEOG 5620 | Computer Applications in Spatial Analysis | 3 |
Geography, Sustainability, Community and Urban Studies
Course List
| Course |
Title |
Credits |
| GEOG 5400 | Climate Science and Society | 3 |
Remote Sensing and Geospatial Data Analytics
Course List
| Course |
Title |
Credits |
| NRE 5215 | Introduction to Geospatial Analysis with Remote Sensing | 3 |
| NRE 5525 | Remote Sensing of the Environment | 3 |
| NRE 5535 | Remote Sensing Image Processing | 3 |
| NRE 5545 | Quantitative Remote Sensing Methods | 3 |
| NRE 5560 | High Resolution Remote Sensing: Applications of UAS and LiDAR | 3 |
| NRE 5585 | Python Scripting for Geospatial Analysis | 3 |
Sustainable Environmental Planning and Management
Course List
| Course |
Title |
Credits |
| NRE 5200 | Sustainable Natural Resources Management 2 | 3 |
| NRE 5205 | Decision Methods in Natural Resources | 3 |
| NRE 5210 | Communications for Environmental Decision Makers | 3 |
| NRE 5215 | Introduction to Geospatial Analysis with Remote Sensing | 3 |
| NRE 5220 | Environmental Planning for Sustainable Communities and Regions 2 | 3 |
| NRE 5225 | Sustainable Use of Ocean Resources | 3 |
| NRE 5230 | Sustainability Leadership in Organizations | 3 |
| NRE 5585 | Python Scripting for Geospatial Analysis | 3 |
