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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.• 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.
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.
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
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
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
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
UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATIONSUBJECT AREAS
General Education (%50) Math Science Liberal Arts
Professional Courses (50%) Management Technical
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
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
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
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