Program Requirements

General Program Requirements
Number of credits required beyond the baccalaureate: 12

For specific information about credit hour requirements, please email sustainabilitypsm@temple.edu.

Students are required to take the introductory seminar, Fundamentals of Sustainability Science and Environmental Justice, and select 1 course each from the policy, methods and scientific communication course requirements.

Required Courses

Core Course

Required credit hours: 3
Select one of the following courses.

• BIOL 5052: Fundamentals of Sustainability Science and Environmental Justice
• EES 5052: Fundamentals of Sustainability Science and Environmental Justice
• GUS 5052: Fundamentals of Sustainability Science and Environmental Justice 

Communications Requirement

Required credit hours: 3
Select one of the following courses.

• BIOL 5522: Introduction to Scientific and Regulatory Writing
• BIOL 5533: Communicating Science to a Broader Audience / Non-Scientists
• BIOL 5441: Broader Impacts: The Art of Scientific Communication 

Methods Requirement

Required credit hours: 3–4
Select one of the following courses.

• BIOL 5312: Biostatistics
• EES 5011: Remote Sensing and GIS  
• EES 5402: Analytical Methods in Mineralogy 
• GUS 5062: Fundamentals of Geographical Information Systems 
• GUS 5033: Urban Analytics
• GUS 5066: Environmental Applications of GIS 
• GUS 5096: Field Methods in Environmental Justice 
• GUS 5161: Statistics for Urban Spatial Analysis 
• GUS 5162: Advanced Statistics for Urban Applications 
• GUS 5165: Community Based Program Evaluation 
• GUS 5063: Remote Sensing 

Policy Requirement

Required credit hours: 3

• GUS 5028: Environmental Impact Assessment