Environmental Politics & Policy concentration in Political Science (MA/PhD)
Colorado State University
Date Posted: April 12, 2018
Submitted by: Jade Chalkley
Sustainability Topic:
Curriculum
Content Type:
Academic Programs
Disciplines:
Public Administration & Policy,
Social Sciences (Economics, Geography, Political Science, etc)
Tags:
environmental policy
Program Type: Specialization/Concentration/Emphasis
Description
The Department’s Environmental Politics and Policy concentration is designed to help students develop the knowledge and skills to analyze the connections between politics and the natural world and pursue careers in environmental politics and policy-making.
Learning Outcomes
Students will learn about how political forces contribute to environmental degradation, the process for developing environmental policies, strategies to assess the strengths and weaknesses of different policy approaches, and how political forces can be harnessed to develop effective responses to problems such as climate change, water and air pollution, food security, and energy provision. Students will explore these issues from both domestic and global perspectives.