Environmental Health Policy Minor ~ Degree Requirements
Total credits in the minor:
None
You may add the Environmental Health Policy Minor to your course of study at any time during your undergraduate studies at CSUMB. However, if you think you are interested in the EHP Minor, you should contact one of the program faculty as early as possible, so that you can integrate the minor requirements into your Individual Learning Plan (ILP).
The following CHHS and ESSP MLOs represent the knowledge, skills and abilities you are expected to master to successfully complete the minor degree and demonstrate your competence. You must achieve each of the Learning Outcomes designated below by successfully completing the listed courses or alternative assessment options.
CHHS MLO 6 Knowledge of Health and Human Services ~ Demonstrate an understanding of the fundamental principles and issues common to the major fields of health and human services including community health, social welfare, and public policy; and demonstrate competence in the selected areas of concentration
CHHS MLO 10 Public Policy Analysis ~ Demonstrate ability to critically analyze public policy issues and begin to master the skills necessary to identify and define public policy problems, analyze existing policies, develop alternatives to current policy, and recommend alternatives
CHHS MLO 14 Professional Development ~ Demonstrate ability to apply the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary for growth and development as an entry-level professional by producing evidence of increasing self-awareness and self-correcting behaviors
ESSP MLO 4 Applied Economics And Policy Competency ~ Ability to examine the linkages between economics and environmental goods and services to analyze problems of resource allocation, and to apply the basic principles of environmental ethics to the analysis of environmental issues ~ Ability to critically evaluate alternative policies in terms of the economic, political, ethical, historical, or cultural factors that influence environmental decision making
ESSP MLO 10 Systems Approach to Applied Problem Solving ~ Ability to use a systems perspective to analyze environmental issues and evaluate the potential effects and ethical implications of alternative environmental policies or human actions
CHHS MLO 6 Knowledge of Health and Human Services ~ Demonstrate an understanding of the fundamental principles and issues common to the major fields of health and human services including community health, social welfare, and public policy; and demonstrate competence in the selected areas of concentration
CHHS MLO 10 Public Policy Analysis ~ Demonstrate ability to critically analyze public policy issues and begin to master the skills necessary to identify and define public policy problems, analyze existing policies, develop alternatives to current policy, and recommend alternatives
CHHS MLO 14 Professional Development ~Demonstrate ability to apply the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary for growth and development as an entry-level professional by producing evidence of increasing self-awareness and self-correcting behaviors
ESSP MLO 4 Applied Economics And Policy Competency ~ Ability to examine the linkages between economics and environmental goods and services to analyze problems of resource allocation, and to apply the basic principles of environmental ethics to the analysis of environmental issues ~ Ability to critically evaluate alternative policies in terms of the economic, political, ethical, historical, or cultural factors that influence environmental decision making
ESSP MLO 10 Systems Approach to Applied Problem Solving ~ Ability to use a systems perspective to analyze environmental issues and evaluate the potential effects and ethical implications of alternative environmental policies or human actions
Requirements for this minor provide students with significant breadth and appropriate depth of knowledge and skills in environmental politics and economics, environmental health issues, public health assessment and education, and policy analysis. The curriculum includes a field placement and CHHS and ESSP course work.
You will complete approximately 60 hours of fieldwork during the EHP Minor. Your CHHS or ESSP faculty advisor will approve the agencies involved based on:
Stipends and travel expenses, especially outside the Tri-County area, are encouraged.