Environmental Education M.A.
Requirements
1. A minimum of 48 quarter units of acceptable work, with 34 completed in residence at this university;
2. A minimum of 25 quarter units taken after a student has been advanced to candidacy for the degree;
3. A grade point average of 3.0 ("B") in coursework taken to satisfy the Master of Arts degree requirements and grade of "C" (2.0) or better in all courses in the program;
4. Culminating Experience. Student must, with the advice and approval of their advisor, choose one of the two culminating experiences in program of study.
Track A: Master's Project (8 units)
EENV 664. Research in Environmental Education (4)
EENV 697. Master's Degree Project (4)
Track B: Master's Thesis (8 units)
EENV 664. Research in Environmental Education (4)
EENV 699. Thesis (4)
The purpose of the project is for the student to communicate ideas gained through creative endeavors. The purpose of the thesis is for the student to conduct research to communicate the results. A satisfactory project/thesis is one which reflects original work and shows a level of competence appropriate for a master's degree. The student's project/thesis committee is usually chaired by the student's advisor and includes at least one other member, preferably who has specialized expertise related to the project/ thesis, and is chosen by the student after consultation with the committee chair.
5. The graduation writing requirement is met upon successful completion of 4A or 4B above.
Students who are advanced to candidacy in the program and who fail to register for at least one course in the program each quarter will be declassified from the program. Classified graduate students in the program must complete their degree requirements within seven years of admission to the program. Students who have registered for EENV 697 or 699 must retain classified standing in the master's program by enrolling in EDUC 698 each quarter until project or thesis is accepted.
The program may not include more than 14 quarter units in approved extension and transfer courses from other colleges. California State University, San Bernardino will not consider for transfer credit course work from an institution which will not accept that work in its own advanced degree program.
Degree Requirements (48 units)
Required cohort courses (14 units)
Students will be directed to register in specially designated sections of the courses below to take them as a program cohort during the first year of the program.
1. EENV 635. Environmental Education in the Curriculum (4)
2. EENV 636. Teaching Current Environmental Issues (2)
3. EENV 642. Developing the Curriculum Through Outdoor Education (4)
4. EENV 643. Community Resources for Environmental Education (4)
Other required courses (18 units)
1. EDUC 603. Effective Communication in Education (4)
2. EDUC 605. Foundations of Education (4)
3. EDUC 607. Introduction to Educational Research (4)
4. EENV 650. Selected Topics in Environmental Education (4)
4. EENV 679. Fieldwork: Environmental Education (2)
Electives (8 units)
1. Eight units of electives of which at least four must come from group A:
Group A
EENV 601. Graduate Independent Study (2 or 4)
EENV 620. Using Children's Literature to Teach Environmentally (4)
EENV 644. Seminar in Environmental Education (4)
EENV 651. Historical and Contemporary Readings in Environmental Education (4)
EENV 652. Nature Study in Environmental Education (4)
EENV 654. Fundraising Fundamentals in Environmental Education (4)
EENV 656. Water Education in Environmental Education (4)
EENV 679. Fieldwork: Environmental Education (2 or 4)
Group B
ANTH 375. Museum Methods (4)
ASTR 311. A Cosmic Perspective of Earth (4)
BIOL 380. Medical and Economic Botany (4)
COMM 304. Intercultural Communication (4)
EELB 636. Advanced Science Methods (4)
GEOG 350. Conservation and Natural Resources (4)
GEOG 360. Weather and Climate (4)
GEOG 470. Hydrology and Water Resources (4)
GEOL 309. Earth: The Blue Planet (4)
GEOL 311. The Dynamic Earth (4)
HIST 630. California Water History (4)
HSCI 352. Principles of Environmental Health (4)
MGMT 324. International Environmental Management (4)
MGMT 326. Natural Resource Management (4)
NSCI 320. Energy (4)
PA 514. Management of Private Nonprofit Organizations (4)
Other courses upon consent of advisor.
Culminating Experience (8 units)
Students must take one of the following two tracks:
Track A: Master's Project (8 units)
EENV 664. Research in Environmental Education (4)
EENV 697. Master's Degree Project (4)
Track B: Master's Thesis (8 units)
EENV 664. Research in Environmental Education (4)
EENV 699. Master's Degree Thesis (4)
Please refer to the University catalog at http://catalog.csusb.edu for official information.