This certificate program will create educational opportunities for KSU MES students and government and private industry employees to earn a certificate in Environmental Policy and Decision Making. These audiences can utilize the earned certificate for science teacher certification or as educational/professional development credits towards their professional skills development. Students will develop basic skills in acquiring, analyzing, and interpreting complex legal issues associated with policy and decision making. The overall impact of this certificate program will enable students to develop unique skills to increase their chances to be recruited in special skills-oriented and high-salaried environmentally related jobs. This certificate program will demonstrate an area of expertise/specialization using a variety of analytical methods used in studying complex environmental policy issues. Certificates have been shown to positively impact career readiness. The Certificate in Environmental Policy and Decision Making will require 12 credit hours of course work. It is designed to give experience to students in a broad array of legal environments.

Courses:

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
ENV 515	Environmnental Ethics	3
ENV 516	Environmental Justice	3
ENV 560	Agricultural & Environ. Policy	3
ENV 565	Environmental Law	3
Total Hours		12