Natural Science Courses

CSE # TITLE CR

BIOL 501 Microbial Diversity: An Organismal Approach 3

BINF 631 Molecular Cell Biology for Bioinformatics 3

BINF 731 Protein Sturcture Analysis 3

BINF 739 Topics in Bioinformatics 3

BIOD 604 Introduction to Biodefense I: Bacterial and Toxin Agents 3

BIOD 605 Introduction to Biodefense II: Viral Agents 3

BIOL 506 Selected Topics in Microbiology 1-4 cr

BIOL 507 Selected Topics in Ecology 1-4 cr

BIOL 508 Selected Topics in Animal Biology 1-4 cr

BIOL 515 Developmental Neurobiology 3

BIOL 516 Mammalian Neurobiology 3

BIOL 518 Conservation Biology 3

BIOL 520 Systematics in Complex Angiosperm Families 3

BIOL 532 Animal Behavior 3

BIOL 533 Selected Topics in Plant Biology 1-4 cr

BIOL 534 Advanced Plant Taxonomy 3

BIOL 535 Ancient Plants and their Environment 3

BIOL 536 Ichthyology 4

BIOL 537 Ornithology 4

BIOL 538 Mammalogy 4

BIOL 539 Herpetology 4

BIOL 543 Tropical Ecosystems 4

BIOL 547 Terrestrial Plant Ecology 4

BIOL 550 Waterscape Ecology and Management 3

BIOL 553 Advanced Topics in Immunology 3

BIOL 554 Plant Physiology 3

BIOL 556 Advanced Topics in Microbial Physiology and Metabolism 3

BIOL 559 Fungi and Ecosystems 3

BIOL 561 Comparative Animal Physiology 3

BIOL 563 Virology 3

BIOL 566 Cancer Genomics 3

BIOL 568 Advanced Topics in Molecular Genetics 3

BIOL 572 Human Genetics 3

BIOL 573 Developmental Genetics 3

BIOL 574 Population Genetics 4

BIOL 575 Selected Topics in Genetics 1-4 cr

BIOL 576 Microbial Ecology for Soils 3

BIOL 577 Biogeochemistry: A Global Perspective 3

BIOL 578 Mutation, DNA Repair, and Environmental Contamination 3

BIOL 579 Molecular Evolution and Conservation Genetics 3

BIOL 581 Estuarine and Coastal Ecology 3

BIOL 583 General Biochemistry 4

BIOL 587 Soil Ecology 3

BIOL 588 Global Changes in Climate and Ecology 3

BIOL 591 Special Topics 1-6 cr

BIOL 607 Fundamentals of Ecology 3

Natural Science Courses

BIOL 608 Topics in Biology 1-4 cr

BIOL 640 Environmental Biology 3

BIOL 641 Environmental Science and Public Policy 3

BIOL 643 Microbial Ecology 4

BIOL 644 Wetland Ecology and Management 4

BIOL 645 Freshwater Ecology 3

BIOL 648 Population Ecology 3

BIOL 649 Biological Resource Management 3

BIOL 665 Environmental Hazards to Human Health 3

BIOL 666 Human Genetics Concepts for Health Care 4

BIOL 669 Pathogenic Microbiology 3

BIOL 675 Aerosol Biology 4

BIOL 682 Advanced Eukaryotic Cell Biology 3

BIOL 685 Emerging Infectious Diseases 3

BIOL 691 Current Topics in Biology 1-4 cr

BIOL 693 Directed Studies in Biology 1-8 cr

BIOL 715 Microbial Physiology 3

BIOL 720 Microbial Metabolism 3

BIOL 741 Advanced Topics in Environmental Biology 1-4 cr

BIOL 745 Environmental Toxicology 3

BIOL 793 Research in Biology 1-3 cr

CEIE 531 Earth Retaining Structures and Slope Stability 3

CEIE 535 Engineering Geology 3

CEIE 540 Water Supply and Distribution 3

CEIE 542 Open Channel Flow 3

CEIE 550 Environmental Engineering Systems 3

CEIE 553 Water and Wastewater Treatment Processes 3

CEIE 560 Public Transport Systems 3

CEIE 657 Environmental Engineering Microbiology 3

CEIE 658 Water Quality 3

CEIE 659 Hazardous Waste 3

CEIE 664 Transportation Engineering and the Environment 3

CEIE 690 Topics in Civil Engineering 3

CEIE 742 Topics in Civil Engineering 3

CHEM 500 Selected Topics in Modern Chemistry 3

CHEM 505 Hazardous Materials Waste Management 3

CHEM 554 Geochemistry of Environmental Hazards 3

CHEM 563 General Biochemistry I 4

CHEM 568 Bioorganic Chemistry 3

CHEM 624 Principles of Chemical Separation 3

CHEM 627 Aquatic Environmental Chemistry 3

CHEM 651 Environmental Chemistry of Organic Substances 3

CHEM 660 Protein Biochemistry 3

CLIM 690 Scientific Basis of Climate Change 3

CLIM 710 Introduction to Physical Climate Change 3

CLIM 711 Introduction to Atmospheric Dynamics 3

CLIM 712 Physical and Dynamical Oceanography 3

Natural Science Courses

CLIM 713 Atmosphere-Ocean Interactions 3

CLIM 714 Land-Climate Interactions 3

CLIM 751 Predictability of Weather and Climate 3

CLIM 752 Ocean General Circulation 3

CLIM 754 Elements of Tropical Climate System 3

CLIM 759 Topics in Climate Dynamics 3

CONS 630 Species Monitoring and Conservation 3

CONS 697 Special Topics in Conservation 3

CSI 750 Earth Systems and Global Changes 3

EFHP 615 Epidemiology and Environmental Health 3

EVPP 505 Selected Topics in Environmental Science and Policy 1-4 cr

EVPP 505 Soil Science 3

EVPP 515 Molecular Environmental Biology I 3

EVPP 518 Conservation Biology 3

EVPP 519 Marine Mammal Biology and Conservation* 3

EVPP 521 Marine Conservation* 3

EVPP 532 Animal Behavior 3

EVPP 536 The Diversity of Fishes 3

EVPP 537 Ornithology 4

EVPP 538 Mammalogy 4

EVPP 539 Herpetology 4

EVPP 543 Tropical Ecosystems* 4

EVPP 550 Waterscape Ecology and Management 3

EVPP 551 Fungi and Ecosystems 3

EVPP 563 Coastal Morphology and Processes 4

EVPP 576 Microbial Ecology of Soils 3

EVPP 577 Biogeochemistry: A Global Perspective 3

EVPP 581 Estuarine and Coastal Ecology 3

EVPP 607 Fundamentals of Ecology 3

EVPP 610 Bioremediation: Theory and Applications 3

EVPP 613 Environmental Geochemistry and Mineralogy 3

EVPP 615 Molecular Environmental Biology II 4

EVPP 619 Challenge of Biodiversity* 3

EVPP 621 Overview of Biodiversity Conservation* 3

EVPP 622 Mangement of Wild Living Resources* 3

EVPP 641 Enviromental Science and Public Policy 3

EVPP 643 Mircobial Ecology 4

EVPP 645 Freshwater Ecology 3

EVPP 646 Wetland Ecology and Management 3

EVPP 648 Population Ecology 3

EVPP 650 Environmental Analysis and Modeling 4

EVPP 652 The Hydrosphere 3

EVPP 677 Applied Ecology and Ecosystem Management 3

EVPP 693 Directed Studies in Environmental Science and Public Policy 1-4 cr

EVPP 741 Advanced Topics in Environmental Science and Public Policy 1-4 cr

EVPP 741 Challenge of Biodiversity* 3

EVPP 745 Environmental Toxicology 3

Natural Science Courses

EVPP 791 Colloquium in Earth Systems Science 1

GCH 560 Environmental Health 3

GCH 565 Public Health Toxicology 3

GCH 640 Global Infectious Disease 3

GCH 722 Infectious Disease Epidemiology 3

GCH 762 Environmental Epidemiology 3

GEOL 500 Selected Topics in Modern Geology 1-3 cr

GEOL 501 Selected Topics in Modern Geology 1-3 cr

GEOL 534 Vertebrate Paleontology 3

GEOL 613 Environmental Geochemistry and Mineralogy 3

GGS 503 Problems in Environmental Management 3

GGS 533 Issues in Regional Geography 1-6 cr

GGS 590 Selected Topics in Geography 3

GGS 656 The Hydrosphere 3

GGS 721 Biogeography 3

* Signifies a hybrid course that can count as a natural science or policy requirement.

Policy Courses

CSE # TITLE CR

ANTH 555 Policy and Culture 3

ANTH 580 Environmental Anthropology 3

ANTH 616 Anthropology of the City 3

BIOD 706 Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Weapons Policy and Security 3

BIOD 725 Terrorism and Weapons of Mass Destruction 3

BIOD 726 Agroterrorism and Food Security 3

BIOD 760 National Security Technology and Policy 3

BIOL 670 Environmental Law for Biologists 3

BIOS 782 Interdisciplinary Issues in Bioethics: Law and Policy 3

CEIE 501 Sustainable Development 3

CEIE 556 Environmental Law 3

CEIE 690 Topics in Civil Engineering 3

COMM 637 Risk Communication 3

COMM 639 Science Communication 3

COMM 640 Controversies in Science Communication 3

COMM 641 Communication Competiencies for Scientists 3

COMM 642 Science and the Public 3

COMM 644 Analysis and Criticism of Science Journalism 3

COMM 660 Climate Change and Sustainability Communication Campaigns 3

COMM 670 Social Marketing 3

CONF 501 Introduction to Conflict Resolution 3

CONF 682 Principles of Environmental Conflict Resolution 3

CONF 683

Environmental Conflict Resolution and Collaboration: Situation Assessment,

Process Design, and Best Practices 3

CONF 684

Environmental Conflict Resolution and Collaboration: Leadership Practicum/

Capstone 3

CONF 735 Global Context of Conflict 3

CONF 742 Environment and Policy 3

CONS 640 Adaptive Management for Conservation Success 3

CONS 660 Effective Conservation Leadership 3

CONS 665 Conservation Conflict Resolution 3

CONS 697 Special Topics in Conservation 1-3 cr

CSI 500 Computational Science Tools 3

CSI 638 The Policy Process for Scientists 2

CSI 639 Ethics in Scientific Research 3

CSS 620 Origins of Social Complexity 3

ECON 861 Economics of the Environment 3

ECON 869 International Trade and Policy 3

EDCI 894 Science Education Leadership and Policy 3

EVPP 505 Selected Topics in Environmental Science and Policy 1-4 cr

EVPP 519 Marine Mammal Biology and Conservation* 3

EVPP 521 Marine Conservation* 3

EVPP 524 Introduction to Environmental and Resource Economics 3

EVPP 525 Economics of Human/ Environment Interactions 3

EVPP 619 Challenge of Biodiversity * 3

EVPP 620 Development of U.S. Environmental Policies* 3

Policy Courses

EVPP 621 Overview Biodiversity Conservation* 3

EVPP 622 Management of Wild Living Resources* 3

EVPP 623 Translating Environmental Policy into Action* 3

EVPP 626 Environment and Development in Asia 3

EVPP 627 Environment and Development in Latin America 3

EVPP 628 Environment and Development in Africa 3

EVPP 635 Environment and Society 3

EVPP 636 Gender, Race, and the Natural World 3

EVPP 637 Human Dimensions of Global Change 3

EVPP 638 Corporate Environmental Management and Policy 3

EVPP 642 Environmental Policy 3

EVPP 670 Environmental Law 3

EVPP 675 Environmental Planning and Administration 3

EVPP 682 Principles of Environmental Conflict 3

EVPP 684

Environmental Conflict Resolution and Collaboration: Leadership Practicum/

Capstone 3

EVPP 693 Directed Studies in Environmental Science and Policy 1-4 cr

EVPP 730 Environmental Policy Research in Practice 3

EVPP 738 Sustainable Enterprise Theory 3

EVPP 741 Advanced Topics in Environmental Science and Public Policy 1-4 cr

EVPP 741 Challenge of Biodiversity *

EVPP 758 Environment and Public Policy 3

GCH 605 Social Epidemiology 3

GGS 524 Introduction to Environmental and Resource Economics 3

GGS 525 Economics of Human/ Environment Interactions 3

GGS 533 Issues in Regional Geography 1-6 cr

GGS 603 Geographic Perspectives on Complex Natural Resources Management 3

GOVT 510 American Government and Politics 3

GOVT 739 Issues in Comparative and International Politics 3

GOVT 759 Issues in Public Administration and Management 3

HAP 511 Ethics in Public Health 3

HAP 605 Introduction to Health Policy 3

HAP 642 Health Policy Development and Analysis 3

HAP 712 Topics in Public Policy 3

HAP 714 Ethical Issues in Health Administration and Policy 3

ITRN 701 Special Topics in International Commerce and Policy 1-3 cr

ITRN 715 Global Environment and the World Economy 3

ITRN 717 International Science and Technology 3

ITRN 742 Technology Policy and International Strategies 3

ITRN 752 Global Business and Policy 3

NUR 583 Biocultural Perspectives on Food and Nutrition 3

NUR 594 Special Topics in Nutrition and Food Studies 3

PHIL 643 Environmental Ethics 3

PHIL 646 International Ethics 3

PRLS 501 Introduction to Natural Resources Law 3

PRLS 531 Natural Resources Recreation Planning 3

PRLS 670 Environmental Law 3

Policy Courses

PUAD 502 Administration in Public and Nonprofit Organizations 3

PUAD 504 Managing in the International Arena: Theory and Practice 3

PUAD 505 Introduction to Mangement of Nonprofits 3

PUAD 540 Public Policy Process 3

PUAD 636 The NGO: Policy and Management 3

PUAD 642 Environmental Policy 3

PUAD 645 Policy Analysis 3

PUAD 680 Managing Information Resources 3

PUAD 700 Ethics and Public Administration 3

PUAD 729 Issues in Public Management 3

PUAD 739 Issues in International Management 3

PUAD 758 Environmental Politics 3

PUBP 501 Policy and Organizational Analysis 4

PUBP 502 Governance and Policy Processes 1-4 cr

PUBP 503 Culture, Organization, and Technology 1-4 cr

PUBP 533 Topics in Public Policy 1-3 cr

PUBP 550 Topics in Public Policy 1-3 cr

PUBP 570 Policy Writing Fundamentals 3

PUBP 700 Theory and Practice in Public Policy 1-4 cr

PUBP 710 Topics in Public Policy 1-3 cr

PUBP 712 Policy Systems Analsis and Management Science 3

PUBP 713 Policy and Program Evaluation 3

PUBP 720 Managerial Economics and Policy Analysis 3

PUBP 753 Ethics in Public Policy 3

PUBP 754 Geographic Information Systems and Spatial Analysis for Public Policy 3

PUBP 757 Public Policy in Global Health and Medical Practice 3

PUBP 760 Science and Technology Policy in the 21st Century 3

PUBP 761 Social Entrepreneurship and Public Policy 3

PUBP 762 Social Institutions and Public Policy 3

PUBP 768 Education and Public Policy 3

PUBP 820 Technology, Science, and Innovation: Institutions and Governance 4

PUBP 821 Analytic Methods for Technology, Science, and Innovation Policy 4

PUBP 833 Topics in Public Policy 1-4 cr

PUBP 840 U.S. Policy-Making Institutions 4

PUBP 841 U.S. Policy-Making Processes 4

PUBP 880 Global and International Public Policy I 4

SOCI 590 Gender, Race, and the Natural World 3

SOCI 599 Issues in Sociology 1-3 cr

SOCI 633 Speical Topics in Sociology 3

SOCI 635 Environment and Society 3

SOCI 640 Social Theory and Social Policy 3

SOCI 833 Speical Topics in Sociology 3

SOCI 857 Sociology of Human Rights 3

TOUR 540 Sustainable Tourism Management 3

* Signifies a hybrid course that can count as a natural science or policy requirement.

Methods Courses

CSE # TITLE CR

BINF 630 Bioinformatics Methods 3

BINF 702 Research Methods 3

BINF 730 Biological Sequence and Genome Analysis 3

BINF 731 Protein Structure Analysis 3

BINF 739 Topics in Bioinformatics 3

BIOD 607 Introduction to Biodefense/ Threat Analysis III: Toxins 3

BIOL 509 DNA Analysis of Biological Evidence 3

BIOL 510 Forensic DNA Analysis Lab 1

BIOL 555 Lab in Waterscape Ecology 1

BIOL 564 Techniques in Virology 2

BIOL 578 Mutation, DNA Repair, and Environmental Contamination 3

BIOL 580 Computer Applications for the Life Sciences 3

BIOL 582 Estuarine and Coastal Ecology Lab 1

BIOL 585 Eukaryotic Cell Biology Lab 1-2 cr

BIOL 611 Techniques in Environmental Microbiology 2

BIOL 668 Advanced Techniques in Molecular Biology 4

BIOL 680 Experiemental Design and Analysis for the Life Sciences 4

BIOL 718 Techniques in Mircrobial pathogenesis 3

BIOS 702 Research Methods 3

CEIE 510 GIS in Engineering 3

CEIE 644 Groundwater Systems Modeling 3

CHEM 505 Hazardous Materials Waste Management 1-3 cr

CHEM 529 Instrumental Techniques of Analysis 2

CLIM 715 Numerical Methods for Climate Modeling 3

CLIM 762 Statistical Methods in Climate Research 3

COMM 650 Research Methodologies in Communication 3

COMM 725 Qualitative Methods 3

COMM 750 Research Methods II 3

CONS 620 Spacial Ecology for Conservation 3

CONS 625 Statistics for Ecology and Conservation Biology 3

CONS 635 Non-Invasive Genetic Techniques in Wildlife Conservation 2

CONS 697 Special Topics in Conservation 1-3 cr

CSI 500 Computational Science Tools 3

CSI 654 Data and Data Systems in the Physical Sciences 3

CSI 674 Bayesian Inference and Decision Theory 3

CSI 754 Earth Science Data and Advanced Data Analysis 3

CSI 757 Techniques and Algorithms in Earth Observing and Remote Sensing 3

CSI 775 Graphical Models for inference and Decision Making 3

CSI 854 Hyperspectral Imaging Applications 3

CSS 600 Introduction to Computational Social Science 3

CSS 605 Object-Oriented Modeling in Social Science 3

CSS 610 Computational Analysis of Social Complexity 3

CSS 625 Complexity Theory in the Social Sciences 3

CSS 630 Comparative Computational Social Science 3

CSS 643 Land-use Modeling Techniques and Applications 3

Methods Courses

CSS 645 Spatial Agent-based Models of Human-Environment Interactions 3

CSS 692 Social Network Analysis 3

EFHP 690 Scientific Communications 3

EVPP 503 Field Mapping Techniques 3

EVPP 520 Marine Mammal Biology and Conservation Field course 1

EVPP 555 Lab in Waterscape Ecology 1

EVPP 582 Estuarine and Coastal Ecology Lab 1

EVPP 631 Spatial Agent-based Models of Human-Environment Interactions 3

EVPP 632 Qualitative Research Methods for Environmental Scientists 3

EVPP 647 Wetland Ecology Lab and Field 1

EVPP 650 Environmental Analysis and Modeling 4

EVPP 651 Multivariate Data Analysis for Ecology and Environmental Science 3

EVPP 683

Environmental Conflict Resolution and Collaboration: Situation

Assessment, Process Design, and Best Practices 3

EVPP 505 Selected Topics in Environmental Science and Policy 1-4 cr

EVPP 531 Land-use Modeling Techniques and Applications 3

EVPP 615 Molecular Environmental Biology II 4

EVPP 630 Methods and Logic of Social Inquiry 3

EVPP 631 Spatial Agent-based Models of Human-Environment Interactions 3

EVPP 681 Introduction to Bioinformatics 3

EVPP 693 Directed Studies in Environmental Science and Public Policy 1-4 cr

EVPP 741 Advanced Topics in Environmental Science and Public Policy 1-4 cr

GCH 601 Introduction to Biostatistics 3

GGS 531 Land-use Modeling Techniques and Applications 3

GGS 550 Geospatial Science Fundamentals 3

GGS 553 Geographic Information Systems 3

GGS 560 Quantitative Methods 3

GGS 562 Photogrammetry 3

GGS 563 Advanced Geographic Information Systems 3

GGS 579 Remote Sensing 3

GGS 590 Selected Topics in Geography 3

GGS 653 Geographic Information Analysis 3

GGS 674 Environmental Impact Analysis 3

GGS 680 Earth Imaging Processing 3

GGS 681

Environmental Applications of Integrated Geographic Information

Technologies 3

GGS 684 Selected Topics in Geospatial Intelligence 3

GGS 693 Web GIS 3

GGS 704 Spatial Analysis and Modeling of Population 3

GGS 740 Hyperspectral Imaging Systems 3

GGS 754 Earth Science Data and Advanced Data Analysis 3

GGS 756 Physical Principles of Remote Sensing 3

GGS 760 Advanced Topics in Remote Sensing 3

GGS 777 Remote Sensing Natural Hazards 3

GGS 791 Advanced Spatial Statistics 3

GOVT 500 The Scientific Method and Research Design 3

Methods Courses

GOVT 511 Problem Solving and Data Analysis I 3

GOVT 712 Problem Solving and Data Analysis II 3

GOVT 717 Qualitative Methods 3

ITRN 501 Methods of Analysis for International Commerce and Policy 3

OR 660 Air Transportation Systems Modeling 3

PUAD 511 Problem Solving and Data Analysis I 3

PUAD 612 Problem Solving and Data Analysis II 3

PUAD 622 Program Planning and Implementation 3

PUAD 749 Issues in Public Policy 3

PUBP 511 Quantitative Methods in Public Policy 3

PUBP 704 Statistical Methods in Policy Analysis 3

PUBP 705 Advanced Statistical Methods in Policy Analysis 3

PUBP 709 Professional Writing for Policy 3

PUBP 710 Topics in Public Policy 1-3 cr

PUBP 754 Geographic Information Systems and Spatial Analysis for Public Policy 3

PUBP 791 Advanced Field Research for Policy: Theory and Method 4

PUBP 804 Multivariate Data Analysis for Public Policy 4

SOCI 620 Methods and Logic of Social Inquiry 3

SOCI 631 Survey Research 3

SOCI 634 Qualitative Research Methods 3

SOCI 636 Statistical Reasoning 3

SOCI 730 Analytic Techniques of Social Research 3

STAT 501 SAS Language and Basic Procedures 1

STAT 502 Introduction to SAS/GRAPH 1

STAT 503 SAS Macro Language 1

STAT 504 Introduction to SAS/IML 1

STAT 505 Introduction to R 1

STAT 506 Introduction to SPSS 1

STAT 535 Analysis of Experimental Data Using SPSS 3

STAT 544 Applied Probability 3

STAT 554 Applied Statistics 3

STAT 574 Survey Sampling I 3

STAT 652 Statistical Inference 3

STAT 655 Analysis of Variance 3

STAT 656 Regression Analysis 3

STAT 658 Time Series Analysis and Forecasting 3

STAT 662 Multivariate Statistical Methods 3

STAT 663 Statistical Graphics and Data Exploration I 3

STAT 664 Bayesian Inference and Decision Theory 3

STAT 665 Categorical Data Analysis 3

STAT 674 Survey Sampling II 3

STAT 719 Graphical Models for inference and Decision Making 3

STAT 771 Spatial Data Analysis 3

Seminars

CSE # TITLE CR

BIOL 692 Seminiar in Biology 1

BIOL 695 Seminar in Molecular, Microbial, and Cellular Biology 1-4 cr

COMM 590 Seminar in Communications 3

EVPP 692 Master's Seminar in Environmental Science and Public Policy 1

EVPP 991 Advanced Seminar in Environmental Science (PhD level) 2

Internships

CSE # TITLE CR

EVPP 894 Supervised Internship 3-12 cr

Proposals, Projects, Research

CSE # TITLE CR

EVPP 798 Master's Research Project in Environmental Science and Policy 1-3 cr

EVPP 799 Master's Thesis in Environmental Science and Policy 1-6 cr

EVPP 998 Doctoral Dissertation Proposal 1-6 cr

EVPP 999 Doctoral Dissertation Research (only after advancement to candidacy) 1-12 cr

Requests for EVPP 798, 799, and 998 CRN's are sent to the Graduate Program Manager,

Sharon Bloomquist at sbloomqu@gmu.edu and requests for EVPP 999 CRN's are sent to

the Director of Graduate Academic Affairs, Melissa Hayes at mhayes5@gmu.edu.