Undergraduate - UMUC Europe

UMUC Bachelor’s Degrees
Except for the required foundation course (ENGL 303), students
may apply three 1-semester-hour courses within a single category
toward the required 9 semester hours for any category. No more
than six 1-semester-hour courses may be applied toward the major.
Minor in English
The English minor complements the skills the student gains in
his or her major discipline through literary analysis, critical thinking
and reading, and study of the relationship of literature to
contemporary intellectual issues.
Objectives
The student who graduates with a minor in English will be
able to:
Read and analyze significant literary works written in, or
translated into, English.
Analyze literary works, literary genres, literary criticism, the
historical development of literature and language, and the
contributions of major authors as being representative or
unrepresentative of the cultures within which these authors
lived and wrote.
Formulate ideas, especially for literary analysis, and convey
them clearly in both written and spoken English
Write effectively and demonstrate superior understanding
of the writing process and writing techniques.
Requirements for the Minor
A minor in English requires the completion of 15 semester hours
of English coursework; at least 9 semester hours must be earned
in courses numbered 300 or above. Specific course requirements
are listed below. If a specific course required for the minor is taken
instead to satisfy the requirements in the student’s major, another
course in the same discipline should be substituted to fulfill the
required minimum number of semester hours for the minor.
Any course used to replace an upper-level course should also be
upper level.
English Coursework (15 s.h.)
Required Foundation Course (3 s.h.)
Students must take the following foundation course:
ENGL 303 Critical Approaches to Literature (3)
Supplemental Minor Courses (12 s.h.)
Students must choose at least four English courses for a total of
12 semester hours, with at least one upper-level course in each of
the distribution areas listed for the English major (genre, historical
period, and major author).
Environmental Management
Students may seek either an academic major or minor in
environmental management.
Major in Environmental Management
The major in environmental management educates environmental
managers who not only understand all aspects of the
environmental industry but have “new work skills,” including
critical thinking, problem solving, project management,
interpersonal relations, and team building. The major in
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environmental management prepares students to plan, implement,
and control all facets of environmental management.
Objectives
The student who graduates with a major in environmental
management will be able to:
Apply and interpret the scientific principles, guiding
regulations, and recommended practices for environmental
management.
Demonstrate knowledge of effective techniques for
communicating scientific, technical, and legal information to
diverse populations, including industry managers and
employees, community groups, and the media.
Develop comprehensive environmental management
strategies and possess “new work skills,” i.e., critical thinking,
problem solving, project management, interpersonal relations,
and team building.
Incorporate information technology, international
perspectives, and an understanding of the new environmental
paradigm of management and prevention in addition to
control and remediation.
Demonstrate breadth of understanding of multimedia
environmental management, regulatory compliance, recent
technological changes, emergency management, health and
safety management, global resource conservation, and
sustainable development.
Discuss the history and development of theory and concepts
in environmental management and how these theories and
concepts can be applied in various environmental situations.
Evaluate ethical, social, civic, cultural, and political issues as
they relate to environmental management, business
operations, human factors, information systems, governmental
regulation, and domestic and international ventures.
Apply appropriate information technology to analyze
problems and issues, develop business research, report key
data, and recommend management strategy and action plans.
Requirements for the Major
A major in environmental management requires the completion
of 30 semester hours of coursework in environmental
management; at least 15 semester hours must be earned in courses
numbered 300 or above. Specific course requirements are listed
below.
Environmental Management Coursework (30 s.h.)
Required Courses (18 s.h.)
Students must take the following courses:
ENMT 301 Environment and Ecosystems Management (3)
ENMT 320 Environmental Health and Safety
Management (3)
ENMT 340 Environmental Technology (3)
ENMT 405 Pollution Prevention and Other Strategies (3)
ENMT 493 Environmental Regulations and Policy (3)
ENMT 495 Environmental Management Issues and
Solutions (3)
2003/2004Undergraduate Catalog