BA/MS 3+2 Program
The
BA/MS 3+2 program offered through the Bard Center for Environmental Policy
(CEP) offers Bard undergraduate students a direct path to a career in
environmental policy or sustainability five years after entering college, at
roughly the same prices as a Bard BA degree. Degrees options include a BA/MS in
environmental policy or a BA/MS in climate science and policy. Students in the
BA/MS 3+2 program spend their first three years at
Bard completing the requirements for the major of their choosing. They then
matriculate into the CEP graduate program their fourth year at Bard and
complete both the BA and MS requirements in their final two years. The
following CEP course(s) are open to BA/MS candidates and others as space
allows. For more information on the BA/MS 3+2 options, please email [email protected] .
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17638 |
EUS 203 GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS |
Susan Winchell-Sweeney |
F 9:30am – 12:00pm |
ALBEE 102 |
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2 credits (Core
Course) This course is designed to provide undergraduate students with
a comprehensive review of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and remote
sensing technologies as they are used in a variety of social and environmental
science applications. Through a mixture of lectures, readings, and hands-on
exercises, students will acquire an understanding of the structure of spatial
data and databases, basic cartographic principles and data visualization
techniques, how to conduct spatial analysis and methods for developing sound
GIS project design and management practices. Upon completing this class,
students will:
· Understand
the fundamental concepts of geographic information systems and their
relationship with other information management systems.
· Gain
familiarity with GIS software for conducting basic GIS analyses and producing
cartographic products.
· Conduct
studies typically carried out in GIS including site selection, analysis of
spatial/temporal processes, assess environmental/urban impacts
Prerequisites: Preference
will be given to moderated students. Class size: 10
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17639 |
EUS 307 Environmental Policy II |
Monique Segarra
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T Th 1:30pm – 3:00pm |
ALBEE 102 |
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This
course analyzes the dynamic and complex relationship among various
factors—legal, political, cultural, and ethical—that influence the
environmental policy-making process. It uses a case-study approach to introduce
students to the core concepts of environmental policy making and environmental
policy cycles that include defining the environmental problem, setting the
environmental agenda, and presenting and implementing policy solutions.
Students examine state and social responses to new and ongoing environmental
problems. In the United States context, this includes taking into account the
nature of state-federal relationships in developing and applying the
environmental law, as well as the evolving role of technology, tensions between
private and public interests, and equity considerations. In addition to U.S.
environmental policy, the course explores international environmental regime
development, conflict resolution, and transboundary citizen networks that
influence global environmental decision making. Open to moderated students. Class size: 15