Geographic and Environmental Science Education (non-licensure) Graduate Certificate

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E1-CERG-GESE

College:College of Education and Human Development
Department: Graduate School of Education

This 15 to16 credit non-licensure certificate is designed to provide students who have a background in the sciences with greater content knowledge in the geographic and environmental sciences as well as effective methods in teaching science. For those with an undergraduate degree in teaching, students focus on the principles and fundamental topics of geography, environment, pedagogy, instruction of these sciences as well as hands-on experience and current tools and methods in science education research. This certificate is designed for teachers, scientists, public officials, field naturalists, environmental interpreters, and others having responsibility for educating or informing people about the environment and its geography.

The graduate certificate in Geographic and Environmental Science Education may be pursued on a part-time or full-time basis.

For policies governing all graduate certificates, see the Academic Policies section of this catalog.

Certificate Requirements

EDCI 670 - Advanced Methods in Science Teaching Credits: 3
GGS 550 - Geospatial Science Fundamentals Credits: 3

Electives (9-10 credits)

Minimum of 3 courses. Students with an undergraduate degree in science must take at least two Science Education electives, and students with an undergraduate degree in pedagogy must take at least two Science electives.

Science electives

CSI 500 - Computational Science Tools Credits: 3
EVPP 521 - Marine Conservation Credits: 3
EVPP 543 - Tropical Ecosystems Credits: 4
EVPP 607 - Fundamentals of Ecology Credits: 3 or BIOL 607 - Fundamentals of Ecology Credits: 3
GGS 553 - Geographic Information System Credits: 3
GGS 656 - The Hydrosphere Credits: 3 or EVPP 652 - The Hydrosphere Credits: 3

Science Education electives

EDCI 671 - Innovations in Science Teaching Credits: 3
EDCI 810 - Foundations of Science Education Research Credits: 3
EDUC 547 - Scientific Inquiry and the Nature of Science Credits: 3

Total: 15-16 credits

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