Environmental and Hazards Risk Assessment
Students enrolled in the Environmental and Hazards Risk Assessment track learn to apply scientific methods to diagnose risk and predict and manage environmental emergencies.
Individuals who may benefit from the Environmental and Hazard Risk Assessment track:
- Transportation officials
- Educators and coordinators
- Environmental specialists
- Scientists
- Environmental engineers
- Inspectors
- Geologists
- Managers
- Students in related majors
Undergraduate Certificate
Environmental and Hazards Risk Assessment Track (19 semester hours)
Coordinators: Andrew Krmenec, Chair of the Department of Geography or Rama Lingham, Chair of the Division of Statistics.
Core Courses (10 semester hours)
- POLS 386, Global Terrorism (3)
OR GEOG 451, Political Geography (3)
- UNIV 310, Foundations in Homeland Security and Disaster Preparedness (3)
OR TECH 432, Disaster Preparedness (3)
- STAT 350, Introduction to Probability and Statistics (3)
- One of the following (1)
- IEET 490, Topics in Engineering and Engineering Technology (1)
- IHHS 301, Independent Study in Health and Human Sciences (1)
- ILAS 440, Independent Study (1)
Three of the following (9)
- CSCI 350, Computer Security Basics (3)
- GEOG 359, Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (3)
- GEOG 406, Natural Hazards and Environmental Risk (3)
- GEOG 408, Tropical Environmental Hazards (3)
- GEOG 459, Geographic Information Systems (3)
- STAT 470, Introduction to Probability Theory (3)
- STAT 481, Probabilistic Foundations in Actuarial Science (3)
Graduate Certificate
Environmental and Hazards Risk Assessment Track (18-21 semester hours)
Coordinators: Andrew Krmenec, Chair of the Department of Geography or Rama Lingham, Chair of the Division of Statistics.
Core course (3 semester hours)
- UNIV 510, Foundations in Homeland Security and Disaster Preparedness (3)
OR TECH 432, Disaster Preparedness (3)
- STAT 470, Introduction to Probability Theory (3)
Four of the following with at least one chosen from outside the division of statistics (12-15)
- CSCI 650, Principles of Computer Security (3)
- GEOG 506, Natural Hazards and Environmental Risk (3)
- GEOG 602E, Internship Geographic Information Systems (3-6)
- GEOG 656, GIS Design and Data (3)
- STAT 578, Statistical Methods of Forecasting (3)
- STAT 581, Probabilistic Foundations in Actuarial Science (3)
- STAT 665, Regression Analysis (3)
