Water Resources Law, Management & Policy Option Area

Entry Requirements

A background in government, public policy, or management is required for M.S. and Ph.D. admission to the Law, Management, and Policy Option Area.  Students without an undergraduate degree in Political Science, Public Policy, Government, Constitutional Law, Civil Procedure, or related field may be granted provisional admission, but will be required to complete coursework (in addition to standard program and option area requirements) that demonstrates a minimum level of competency.  This should include:

          American Government (6 credits @ 400 level)

          Public Policy (6 credits @ 400 level)

              or

          Constitutional Law and Civil Procedure (12 credits @ 900 level, as

          approved by major advisor)       

Subject to approval of the Water Resources Program curriculum committee, other relevant completed courses (or professional experience) may be substituted to meet these requirements.

Common Courses

The following courses are required of both M.S. and Ph.D. students in all of the Water Resources Option Areas.

          WR 501 Water Resources Seminar (1 cr.)

          WR 506 Integrated Water Resources Methods (3 cr.)

          WR 507 Integrated Water Resources Projects (3 cr.) *Available spring 2009

A 500 level elective in either Engineering & Science or Science & Management Water Resources Option Areas (3 cr. for Ph.D.)

Core Courses¹

All students in the Water Resources Law, Management & Policy Option Area are required to complete:

Research or Analytical Methods (3 cr. determined in consultation with

committee)

The student and committee will select the appropriate mix of Law, Management and Policy courses from the following list.  M.S. students are required to take 6 credits, and Ph.D. students 9 credits from the following:

AgEc 504            Western US Water Resources Policy and Environmental

                         Equity (3 cr.)

CSS 470             Interdisciplinary Natural Resource Planning (3 cr.)

CSS 510             Applications of Communication Theory in Natural  

                        Resource (3 cr.)

CSS 573             Decision Making in Watershed Management (3 cr.)

LAW 907             Administrative Law (3 cr.)

LAW 942             Water Law (3 cr.)

LAW 946             Water Policy Seminar (3 cr.)

LAW 947             Environmental Law I (3 cr.)

LAW 951             Environmental Law II (3 cr.)

POLS 539             Public Policy (3 cr.)

POLS 554             Public Organization Theory (3 cr.)

POLS 562             Natural Resource Policy (3 cr.)

POLS 572             Local Government & Administration Management (3 cr.)

Electives for Law, Management & Policy Option Area[1]

As noted, one elective must be in either Engineering & Science or Science & Management Option Areas for PhD students.  A  core course may be considered an elective course once the core requirements are satisfied.  Electives not listed below will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

          CSS 572             Human Dimensions in Restoration Ecology (3 cr.)

CSS 580             Practicum in Restoration Ecology (2 cr.)

ENVS 582            Natural Resource Policy and Law (3 cr.)

ENVS 546            Drinking Water and Human Health (3 cr.)

ENVS 579            Introduction to Environmental Regulation (3 cr.)

FOR 585              Natural Resource Policy Analysis (2 cr.)

HIST 524             American Environmental History (3 cr.)

LAW 906             Natural Resources Law and Policy (3 cr.)

LAW 937             Natural Resources Law and History (3 cr.)

LAW 938             International Environmental and Water Law (3 cr.)

LAW 939             Law and Science (3 cr.)

LAW 948             Public Lands and Resources Law (3 cr.)

LAW 949             Indian Law (3 cr.)

PHIL 552             Environmental Philosophy (3 cr.)

POLS 564            Politics of the Environment (3 cr.)