Environmental Studies
Graduate| Concentrations

The selected area of concentration encompasses the majority of the course work for the student. A total of 21-24 credits, including directed research, fieldwork, and electives may be associated with the concentration. In following The Global Physical Environment or The Global Human Environment, the student acquires a technical and theoretical level of sophistication in areas fundamental to the contemporary study of the environment.

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The Global Physical Environment
A concentration involving knowledge of the physical, climatic, and abiotic resources of the world we live upon. These offerings develop current knowledge of the geologic, hydrologic, climatic, and diachronic aspects of global environmental concerns and considerations.

Course# Course Title Credits
ENV 501 Principles Of Earth Science I 3
ENV 502 Principles Of Earth Science II 3
ENV 570 Principles Of Toxicology 4
ENV 654

Oceanography

 3
ENV 671 Climatology 3
ENV 674 Hydrogeology 3
ENV 761 Marine Geology 3
ENV 630 Special Topics In The Global Physical Environment 3-4
ENV 632 Workshops In The Global Physical Environment 3-6

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The Global Human Environment
The concentration in The Global Human Environment studies the complex biological and cultural interactions of human populations through time, with their varied environmental and geographic contexts. This subject is the focus of the sub-fields of evolution, ecology, anthropology, epidemiology and forensics. These courses accentuate the dynamic interactions of these factors and their resulting effects on the intricate natural cycles of the biosphere, and methods of health risk assessment.

Course# Course Title Credits
ENV 560 International Environmental Policy 3
ENV 561 Human Ecology 3
ENV 565 Human Geography And Ethnography 3
ENV 566 Populations, Health And Disease Ecology 4
ENV 567

Environmental Pollutants & Disease

 3
ENV 625 Community Ecology And Evolution 3
ENV 640 Paleopathology & Paleodemography 4
ENV 631 Special Topics In The Global Human Environment 3-4
ENV 633 Workshops In The Global Human Environment 3-6

Specialization in Environment & Health
Environmental Health is a recently defined area of study that includes such diverse fields such as Toxicology and Ecotoxicology, Disease Ecology and Epidemiology.

Prerequisites for a specialization in Environment & Health with emphasis in Ecotoxicology include four semesters of Biology including Ecology, and four semesters of Chemistry.

Specialization in Business/Environmental Economics
While scientific and social considerations are vitally important in determining and executing environmental policy, the universes of business and congress ultimately incorporate financial and management arguments for the final implementation of environmental decisions. Persons involved in environmental fields from either universe must have the necessary tools to understand and to persuasively influence environmental decision-making. The Environmental Studies Program offers these tools to our students.

Several courses are recommended to stuents who want electives in Business or Environmental Economics in addition to our courses in microeconomics and Environmental Economics. Eight elective credits of course work may also be taken in the School of Business out of the total of 36 credits required for the M.S. in Environmental Studies. These courses may only be taken in consultation with Environmental Program and Business School advisers. The relevant School of Business courses are:

Course# Course Title Credits
ECA 520 Macroeconomics 3
BUS 551 Legal and Ethical Environment 3
BUS 652 Government and Public Policy 3

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Contact
For additional information, please contact:

Anagnostis Agelarakis
Director
Environmental Studies
Science Building, Rm 103

 p - 516.877.4112
f - 516.877.4209
e - agelarak@adelphi.edu
 -or- John Vetter
Graduate Coordinator
Environmental Studies
Blodgett Hall, Rm 102

p - 516.877.4111
f - 516.877.4717
e - vetter@adelphi.edu
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