Courses

The Master of Professional Studies in Ecosystem Management and Administration is a 30-credit online program with course work that has been designed to help you enhance your quantitative and spatial data analysis skills, project management skills, communication and leadership skills, and understanding of finance, economics, policy, and law.

Most courses within the Ecosystem Management and Administration program are also available as individual courses for those looking to fulfill continuing professional development requirements. Read the instructions for how to register for Penn State World Campus courses to learn how you can enroll in any of the upcoming classes on an individual basis.

Required Courses (30 credits)

3

credits

Provides students with an overview of ecosystem monitoring methods and analyses. Students completing the course will have the ability to apply a quantitative approach to the monitoring of ecosystems.

Prerequisite
STAT 500
3

credits

This course provides a survey of the basic legal principles, regimes, and issues related to environmental protection and natural resource management. It gives students an overview of the fundamentals of environmental law and policy, including how the U.S. legal system works, as well as relevant principles of constitutional and common law.
3

credits

Making decisions as an ecosystem manager requires knowledge of economics, planning, and finance. The course provides students with a solid understanding of the key finance, planning, and economic principles needed to manage a variety of natural resources and ecosystems. Making decisions as an ecosystem manager requires knowledge of economics, planning, and finance. The course provides students with a solid understanding of the key finance, planning, and economic principles needed to manage a variety of natural resources and ecosystems.
3–6

credits

Supervised, professionally oriented student activities that constitute the culminating experience for the program.
3

credits

Case studies, student investigations, and projects reveal the scope, impact, and character of the Geospatial Revolution.
- 3
  
  credits
  
  Development of behavioral skills associated with outstanding leadership of individuals, teams, and organizations through advanced information technology, experimental exercises, and case analysis.
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  3
  
  credits
  
  The course examines the continuing influence of social and environmental factors in shaping leadership and leadership development.
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  3
  
  credits
  
  This course explores the science and practice of leadership around the globe through pertinent scholarly literature and related instructional resources.
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  3
  
  credits
  
  Overviews scholarship relating to women in positions of leadership in groups and organizations, as well as obstacles to their success.
3

credits

A problem-based, interdisciplinary course in project management skills and techniques needed to manage projects in a modern business environment.
3

credits

A problem-based course that addresses techniques for planning the project development process, including securing resources and resource management.

Prerequisite
MANGT 510

Note
Students who do not take MANGT 520 must take EMGT 894 for six (6) credits.
- 3
  
  credits
  
  Theory- and research-based communication skills for leaders dealing with work-related problems in contemporary groups and organizations.
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  3
  
  credits
  
  Application of theories of decision-making to work-related issues in groups and organizations requiring collective resolution and action.
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  3
  
  credits
  
  Theories and strategies important for conceptualizing, developing, and managing conflict negotiation, mediation, and third-party intervention.
3

credits

Descriptive statistics, hypothesis testing, power, estimation, confidence intervals, regression, one- and two-way ANOVA, chi-square tests, diagnostics.

Prerequisite
one undergraduate course in statistics

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