Environmental issues like global warming, air quality, and water scarcity are central to the safety, health, and security of our nation and its citizens. In University of Maryland Global Campus's hands-on Bachelor of Science in environmental management program, you'll learn to plan, implement, and control all facets of environmental management, using professional models and techniques.

These requirements are for students who enroll in the 2021–2022 academic year. For prior year academic requirements, visit our catalog archive.

This program is also available as a minor.

About the Environmental Management Bachelor's Degree

What You'll Learn

Through your coursework, you will learn how to

  • Use the risk assessment process (identify, analyze, eliminate, and control hazards and risk factors) to evaluate potential risks to human health, safety, and the environment in a variety of settings
  • Develop environmental management plans that comply with safety, health, and environmental regulations and policies; incorporate scientific principles; and manage risk to human health and the environment
  • Evaluate and use information and data obtained through field inspections, monitoring, and public and private data sources to assess risks to human health and the environment
  • Apply scientific knowledge and principles, quantitative methods, and technology to think critically and solve complex environmental management problems
  • Communicate orally and in writing on environmental issues, principles, and practices in a clear, well-organized manner that effectively informs or persuades interested parties
  • Identify and evaluate current and future air, water, land, and energy resource needs to make recommendations for sustainable solutions and practices

Coursework Examples

In past projects, students have had the opportunity to

  • Conduct risk assessments; collect, analyze, and interpret data; and characterize potential adverse effects of chemical, physical, and biological agents
  • Evaluate environmental and health hazards to formulate strategies for controlling hazards
  • Anticipate, recognize, and evaluate occupational hazards

Environmental Management Bachelor's Degree Requirements

Our curriculum is designed with input from employers, industry experts, and scholars. You'll learn theories combined with real-world applications and practical skills you can apply on the job right away.

Courses in the Major

Total Credits Required: 120

Required Major Courses

  • ENMT 301
  • BIOL 301
  • ENMT 303
  • ENMT 307
  • ENMT 321
  • ENMT 322
  • ENMT 340
  • ENMT 495
  • Any upper-level ENMT courses (9 credits): Focused study in either toxicology and hazard control or sustainability is recommended; see Degree Focus tab

Related Required Courses

The following may be applied to general education or elective requirements:

  • CHEM 297
  • MATH 115
  • STAT 200

Degree Focus

Choose from one of these recommended groups of classes or mix and match to align with your career goals and interests.

Toxicology and Hazard Control Focus

  • ENMT 306
  • ENMT 310
  • ENMT 380

Sustainability Focus

  • ENMT 360
  • ENMT 365
  • ENMT 405

General Education Requirements

UMGC outlines the options available to fulfill the 41 credits of general education coursework for bachelor's degrees on the General Education Requirements webpage.

In addition to the major, elective, and general education courses and requirements outlined on this page, please review the overall bachelor's degree requirements.

Recommended Course Sequence

This is our recommended course sequence to progress through this program. This sequence incorporates course prerequisites and program requirements but does not list course alternatives that may be available. You may take multiple courses simultaneously, up to your course load limit. You cannot take a prerequisite with its subsequent course during the same session. Your plan will be unique and dependent on multiple factors, including the number of credits you transfer to this program.

Contact an advisor if you any questions about this plan, course alternatives, or your course load limit.

Sequence Course Requirement(s) Fulfilled
1

LIBS 150

General Education: Research & Computing Literacy
2

PACE 111S

General Education: Research & Computing Literacy
3

WRTG 111

General Education: Communication
4

SPCH 100

General Education: Communication
5

CHEM 297

General Education: Biological & Physical Sciences; Major
6

ENMT 301

Major
7

WRTG 112

General Education: Communication
8

MATH 115

General Education: Math; Major
9

IFSM 300

General Education: Research & Computing Literacy
10

BIOL 301

Major
11

HUMN 100

General Education: Arts & Humanities
12

BIOL 103

General Education: Biological & Physical Sciences
13

BEHS 103

General Education: Behavioral & Social Sciences
14

ARTH 334

General Education: Arts & Humanities
15

STAT 200

Major
16

ECON 103

General Education: Behavioral & Social Sciences
17

ENMT 303

Major
18

3-credit elective course

Elective
19

ENMT 307

Major
20

3-credit elective course

Elective
21

ENMT 321

Major
22

3-credit elective course

Elective
23

ENMT 322

Major
24

WRTG 393

General Education: Communication
25

3-credit elective course

Elective
26

ENMT 640

Major
27

3-credit elective course

Elective
28

3-credit elective course

Elective
29

Choose the course that aligns with your degree focus:

  • Sustainability: ENMT 360
  • Toxicology and Hazard Control: ENMT 310

Major
30

3-credit elective course

Elective
31

3-credit elective course

Elective
32

Choose the course that aligns with your degree focus:

  • Sustainability: ENMT 365
  • Toxicology and Hazard Control: ENMT 380

Major
33

3-credit elective course

Elective
34

3-credit elective course

Elective
35

Choose the course that aligns with your degree focus:

  • Sustainability: ENMT 405
  • Toxicology and Hazard Control: ENMT 306

Major
36

3-credit elective course

Elective
37

3-credit elective course

Elective
38

3-credit elective course

Elective
39

3-credit elective course

Elective
40

ENMT 495

Major
41

1-credit elective course

Elective

Career Preparation

This program is designed to help prepare you to mitigate environmental management issues, including air pollution, water pollution, solid waste, and hazardous waste.

Student Clubs and Organizations

  • Environmental Management Club

    • Type: Student organization
    Available To: Undergraduate and Graduate

    The Environmental Management Club offers its members opportunities to communicate with professionals in environmental management through a variety of activities. Past activities include webinars with professionals and alumni in the field, field trips, assisting in local cleanups, newsletters, and a P3 grant competition.

Awards & Recognition

  • Best Buy | GetEducated.com | 2014


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