Master in Environmental Management
Course Requirements
UNITS | |||
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Core Courses | 12 | ||
Major Courses | 16 | ||
Elective Courses | 3 | ||
Cognate Courses | 3 | ||
Seminar | 1 | ||
Field Practice | 3 | ||
TOTAL
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38
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Program Structure
UNITS
Core Courses
MEM 701
METEOROLOGY
3
MEM 702
SOIL AND WATER MANAGEMENT
3
MEM 703
TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM CONSERVATION
3
MEM 704
AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM CONSERVATION
3
Major Courses
MEM 705
ENVIRONMENTAL & SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
4
MEM 706
BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION
3
MEM 707
ENERGY RESOURCE CONSERVATION
3
MEM 708
COMMUNITY BASED ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
3
MEM 709
LAND USE PLANNING
3
MEM 710
ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION AND RESTORATION
3
Elective Courses
EM 707
ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND COMMUNICATION
3
EM 709
INSTITUTION AND ENVIRONMENT
3
EM 715
SCIENCE AND SOCIETY
3
MEM 711
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND SANITATION
3
RD 706
HUMAN ECOLOGY
3
Seminar
MEM 799
GRADUATE SEMINAR
1
Field Practice
MEM 800
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT FIELD PRACTICE
3
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Course Description
EM 707
ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND COMMUNICATION
Principles, strategies and techniques in environmental education and communication. Lesson planning, module making and multimedia production in environmental community communication pertaining to environmental issues.
Pre-requisite : Consent of Professor, 3 hours a week (3 lec, 0 lab)
Unit: 3
EM 709
INSTITUTION AND ENVIRONMENT
Principles and concepts of human impact on the different ecosystems. Approaches and strategies in community participation in relation to environmental issues, problems and management. Environmental values, attitudes, perception and behavior.
Pre-requisite : Consent of Professor, 3 hours a week (3 lec, 0 lab)
Unit: 3
EM 715
SCIENCE AND SOCIETY
Problems and issues at the interface of science and society. Case studies of industry/project specified impacts on society. The societal cost of failures underlying human values, issue of liability and failure prevention strategy are particularly examined.
Pre-requisite : Consent of Professor, 3 hours a week (3 lec, 0 lab)
Unit: 3
MEM 701
METEOROLOGY
The atmosphere, atmospheric phenomena, climate and climate elements; instrumentation, observation, forecasting and analysis of precipitation and evaporation, thermodynamics of dry air and water vapor
Unit: 3
MEM 702
SOIL AND WATER MANAGEMENT
Management principles and practices as applied to soil and water conservation and management in natural and agricultural resources. Soil erosion and its control; maintenance of soil productivity and land use, planning and management; cropping pattern; plant-soil-water relationships; water use efficiency. Techniques in water and soil analysis.
Unit: 3
MEM 703
TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM CONSERVATION
Physical and biological structures of terrestrial ecosystems, functions, environmental issues and problems. Practices, efforts and strategies in the conservation and protection of terrestrial ecosystems. Field studies/Special Problem.
Unit: 3
MEM 704
AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM CONSERVATION
Physical and biological structures of aquatic ecosystems, functions, environmental issues and problems. Practices, efforts and strategies in the conservation and protection of marine coastal and freshwater ecosystems. Field studies/Special Problem.
Unit: 3
MEM 705
ENVIRONMENTAL & SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
Principles, concepts and methodologies of biophysical/environmental and socioeconomic impact assessment of natural resource systems, development projects and programs. Skill development in the preparation of an environmental and social impact assessment. Field studies.
Unit: 4
MEM 706
BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION
Biodiversity assessment and monitoring techniques; major threats and causes of biodiversity loss; biodiversity and nature conservation strategies, practices and efforts; policies involve in biodiversity conservation field. Field Studies.
Unit: 3
MEM 707
ENERGY RESOURCE CONSERVATION
Energy resources with emphasis on renewable energy sources; energy conservation strategies and techniques.
Unit: 3
MEM 708
COMMUNITY BASED ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
Principles and concepts of human impact on the different ecosystems. Approaches and strategies in community participation in relation to environmental issues, problems and management. Environmental values, attitudes, perception and behavior.
Unit: 3
MEM 709
LAND USE PLANNING
Principles of land use planning; resource survey methods and data collection; land and crop suitability evaluation; land use requirements; and integration of data for environmental planning.
Unit: 3
MEM 710
ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION AND RESTORATION
Processes of environmental degradation; basic concepts of environmental remediation and restoration; engineering and ecological approaches for environmental remediation and rehabilitation.
Unit: 3
MEM 711
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND SANITATION
Relationship of disease development with regards to ecological imbalance and and/or environmental problems. Sanitation and other preventive measures of controlling environmental diseases.
Unit: 3
MEM 799
GRADUATE SEMINAR
Exploration and critical review of current issues and problems in natural and agricultural resources and their application to conservation.
Unit: 1
MEM 800
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT FIELD PRACTICE
Field apprentice/work to any terrestrial and aquatic ecosystem, agroecosystem, industry, business enterprise, community/barangay to assess environmental impacts of an environmental problem/issue. Implementation of conservation strategies to mitigate the problems. Preparation of field report.
Unit: 3
RD 706
HUMAN ECOLOGY
Views ecology and population in the perspective of development of science and technology and their impact on man
Unit: 3
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