undergraduate education for environmental managers
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Undergraduate Education for Environmental Managers. Objective:. Engineers, doctors, accountants, lawyers, etc… must obtain an accredited degree tailored toward their profession as a qualification for licensure. Established professions. Environmental management is maturing as a profession. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION FOR ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGERS
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OBJECTIVE:
• Engineers, doctors, accountants, lawyers, etc… must obtain an accredited degree tailored toward their profession as a qualification for licensure. • Established professions.
• Environmental management is maturing as a profession.• Current certification requires baccalaureate
degree or science related baccalaureate degree.• The objective of this workshop is to develop a
framework for a single, recognized undergraduate degree for environmental professionals.
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CURRENT UNDERGRADUATE BACKGROUND OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGERS1
62% Science
20% Engineering/Technology
9% Professional degrees (science related)
5% Management
4% Other
• 1 source: Morelli, John. “Environmental Professional Questionnaire.” Survey. April 2, 2009.
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SKILL SETS: MANAGERIAL VS. TECHNICAL
Results of onsite and web-based surveys Typical tasks required of environmental
managers Weighted by the frequency of those tasks Context
Regulatory compliance Sustainable society
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SKILL SETS: MANAGERIAL VS. TECHNICAL
Onsite workshops Corvinus University of Budapest, June 2008
75% - Managerial 25% - Technical
American College of Management and Technology (ACMT Dubrovnik), October 2008
52% - Managerial 48% - Technical ~ 3% shift towards managerial skills with sustainable
society context
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SKILL SETS: MANAGERIAL VS. TECHNICAL
Surveys RIT EHS Leadership Session, November 2008
53% - Managerial 47% - Technical ~ 3% shift towards managerial skills with sustainable
society context
Online survey, Spring 2009 62% - Managerial 38% - Technical ~2% shift towards managerial skills with sustainable
society context
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SUMMARY OF TODAY’S ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGER 82% to 91% have technical undergraduate
education 62% Science 20% Engineering/Technology 9% Science related professional degree
Educational requirements for professional certification Non-specific Baccalaureate OR Baccalaureate or equivalent degree in physical, earth
or natural science, engineering, or mathematics. Skill sets required
~60% managerial ~40% technical 2% to 4% shift towards managerial skills when
considering sustainable society
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UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATIONSUBJECT AREAS
General Education (%50) Math Science Liberal Arts
Professional Courses (50%) Management Technical
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GENERAL EDUCATION – LIBERAL ARTS
General writing LOTS Technical writing LOTS Business writing LOTS Historical Perspectives of the Environment public presentation and speech Sociology Philosophy Economic Ethics Research methodology
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GENERAL EDUCATION – SCIENCE Biology – 1 year through Chemistry – 1 year through organic chemistry Physics – general (algebra based) Earth science/hydrology/geology Ecology
GENERAL EDUCATION – MATH College algebra/pre-calculus Statistics Basic calculus
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PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION
Management Environmental law Regulatory systems Management systems Organization management/change/behavior Environmental/public policy Project management (environmental focus) Accounting Business principles Business sustainability Marketing
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PROFESSIONAL EDUCATIONTechnical
Air (1 or more) Water (1 or more) Solid and Hazardous waste (1 or more) Occupational safety Occupational health/Industrial hygiene Energy Transportation (energy and pollutants) Land use Impact analysis Risk assessment Toxicology
Electives for concentrations