Solving environmental problems often requires social intervention
skills and not just an understanding of the biophysical environment.
This certificate program is designed to give students, regardless of
their major, an understanding of individual behavior, social
organization and values, politics, law, and communication as these
fields relate to environmental intervention. The aim is to provide
action-oriented training in skills that strengthen environmental
protection efforts. The program culminates in a practicum experience in
which these skills are applied to an environmental issue of current
concern.
The certificate is administered jointly through
several departments at Cook College. For further information, contact
Dr. Neil Weinstein in the Cook Office Building, Room 206 (932-9153,
ext. 319), Dr. William K. Hallman, in the Cook Office Building, Room
215, 932-9153, ext. 313; or Dr. William Goldfarb in the Environmental
and Natural Resource Sciences Building, Room 238, 932-1105, or
neilw@aesop.rutgers.edu.
Required courses (15)
11:374:279 Politics of Environmental Issues (3)
11:374:322 Environmental Behavior (3)
11:375:333 Environmental Law I (3)
an independent study project approved by the certificate adviser (3)
One of the following courses in communication skills, in addition to the 6 credits required by the college (3):
04:192:220 Fundamentals of Speaking and Listening (3)
04:192:359 Persuasive Communication (3)
04:192:365 Principles of Public Relations (3)
04:192:380 Public Speaking (3)
01:355:302 Scientific and Technical Writing (3)
01:355:303 Writing for Business and the Professions (3)
01:355:402 Advanced Writing Workshop (3)
04:567:324 News Reporting and Writing (3)
04:567:327 Public Information and Public Affairs (3)
Electives (9)
11:373:363 Environmental Economics (3) or 01:220:332 Environmental Economics (3)
11:374:201 Research Methods in Human Ecology (3)
11:374:313 Environmental Policy and Institutions (3)
11:374:335 Social Responses to Environmental Problems (3)
11:374:337 Systems Approaches and Interventions (3)
11:375:334 Environmental Law II (3) or 11:704:320 Legal Aspects of Conservation (3)
01:790:301 Political Campaigning (3)
01:790:305 Public Policy Formation (3)
01:790:330 Interest Groups (3)
01:790:341 Public Administration: American Bureaucracy (3) or
01:790:342 Public Adminis- tration: Policymaking (3)
19:910:666 Social Action Techniques and Methods (3)
__:___:___ additional communication skills course from the list above (3)
Other courses approved in advance by the certificate adviser may be substituted.
