Curriculum Prior to Fall 2012

Overview

This information applies only to students who matriculated at CU in Fall 2011 or earlier.  Please check with your advisor or the Graduate Director if you have questions about completing your degree.  Prospective students should review the current curriculum.

All degrees require completion of courses in three categories:

  • Common core focused on science, policy and philosophy.
  • Secondary core focused on developing substantive and methodological expertise
  • Electives chosen to broaden and deepen the graduate training.

Summary Tables

M.S.Credit Hours
Common Core9
Secondary Core9-15
Electives12-18
Plan I Thesis6
Plan II Thesis2
TOTAL M.S.36
Ph.D.Credit Hours
Common Core9
Secondary Core12-18
Electives15-21
Total Course Credits42
Dissertation Credits30
TOTAL PH.D.72

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Core (Required) Courses

All students (M.S. and Ph.D.) are required to complete 9 hours of a common core focused on science, policy and philosophy:

  • ENVS 5000 Policy, Science and the Environment
  • ENVS 5001 Environmental Philosophy
  • ENVS 5002 Environmental Science

Secondary Core Courses

Electives

Depends on which secondary core. To round out your electives, you are free to choose from any graduate courses offered on campus, in consultation with your advisor and co-mentor (for PhD). Special attention should be paid to the scheduling of courses and prerequisites that may be required.