AGEC 604 Natural Resource Economics. (3-0). Credit 3. Critical evaluation of policies and procedures in natural resource development and use; identification of problems in natural resource development, the political-economic decision making processes and analytical tools which can contribute to economic decisions.

AGEC 689 Water Resource Economics. (3-0). Credit 3. Natural and environmental economics applied to water scarcity issues. Economic interpretations of water use, shortage, conservation, and laws. Economic tools for policy and project appraisal (e.g. cost-benefit analysis). Designing efficient water rates and water markets.

AGEC 659 Ecological Economics. (3-0). Credit 3. Study of the relationship between ecosystems and economic systems; understanding the effects of human economic endeavors on ecological systems and how the ecological benefits and cost of such activities can be quantified and internalized.

CVEN 664 Water Resources Engineering Planning and Management. (3-0). Credit 3. Managing water resources; the planning process, systems analysis methods; institutional framework for water resources engineering; comprehensive integration of engineering, economic, environmental, legal and political considerations in water resources development and management.

OCNG 676 Marine Environmental Policy: A Survey. (3-0). Credit 3. Basic concepts and mechanisms of international and U.S. federal environmental law and policy; survey of the field and focus on case studies illustrating basic types of environmental problems.

POLS 645 Politics, Policy and Administration. (3-0). Credit 3. Relationship of politics and administration with references to the influence of administration and bureaucracy, legislative bodies, parties, interest groups and other forces in the formation and execution of public policy in various levels of, primarily, American government.

RENR 660 Environmental Impact Analysis for Renewable Natural Resources. (3-0). Credit 3. Analysis and critique of contemporary environmental analysis methods in current use; environmental impact statements; national policies; political, social and legal ramifications as related to development and use of renewable natural resources.

RENR 662 Water and Environmental Law. (3-0). Credit 3. Analysis of the legal theories used to allocate and protect environmental resources; common law, federal and state statutes, and international treaties dealing with the environment, policies and laws for controlling air, water, solid waste, toxic waste and water pollution, species protection and natural resource use.

SOCI 616 Political Sociology. (3-0). Credit 3. Survey of the principal social and organizational bases of politics; the institutionalization of political power; explanation of political change and movements of social protest.