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Program Overview The
Environmental and Energy Management Program at the George Washington University
is designed specifically for professionals in the rapidly expanding environmental
and energy sectors in the United States and throughout the world. Whether
you are already an active professional in the environmental field or are
planning a new career, pursuit of an Environmental and Energy Management
graduate degree at GW will provide you with tremendous career advantages.
With GW's proximity to the federal government, major environmental organizations,
and high-tech firms in the Washington area, you can combine academic study
and first hand practical experience with direct exposure to decision makers
and top players in the environmental and energy management field. Our
program provides advanced education across the full spectrum of subjects
central to the practice of environmental and energy management. These include
protection of air quality, water quality management, hazardous and solid
waste management, environmental auditing, environmental impact assessment,
benefit-cost analysis, risk assessment and management, energy auditing, environmental
and energy policy analysis, geographic information systems, and other related
subjects. The program embodies not only the engineering and scientific technologies
underlying the profession, but also the statutory and regulatory framework
in which they are embedded, social and policy considerations that are critically
important in modern society, and management tools needed to get the job
done.
Graduate students in our program interact with faculty and
students in five other GW environmental programs through the
GW Institute for the Environment, which was established in
1995 by a letter of agreement between the GW President and
the Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
These programs are located in other departments and schools
of the George Washington University.
Students interested in this area of study may pursue a
Master of Science Degree,
Professional Degree or
Doctor of Science Degree. All graduate degree programs are structured to
allow either full-time or part-time study. The program of study is designed
by the students in consultation with their advisor.
The Master of Science Degree
The program of study for the Master of Science degree in Environmental
and Energy Management must include the following:
EMSE Common Course Requirements (4):
E&EM Concentration Course Requirements:
Master of Science (4)
Remaining
credit hour requirements (four courses for non-thesis students; two
courses for thesis students) may be selected from among the following
additional E&EM course offerings, as indicated below:
E&EM Program Electives (2 or 4):
Professional Degree
The professional degree program consists of a minimum of 30 credit hours
beyond the master’s degree, of which six credit hours are devoted to an
applied professional project. The 24 required credit hours of coursework
may be selected from among those listed for the masters
degree.
Doctoral Degree
Doctor of Science program requirements include a minimum of 30 credit
hours of course work beyond the master’s degree, divided into major and minor
areas of study. Courses are selected from among those listed for the
masters degree, as well as from approximately 40 courses offered
by the Environmental Engineering, Environmental Law, Environmental and
Occupational Health, Environmental Policy, and Environmental Politics programs,
which are located in other departments and schools of the George Washington
University
About the George Washington University
Founded in 1921, the George Washington University is a private, nonsectarian,
coeducational institution of higher learning. A full-time faculty of more
than 1,400 and a part-time faculty of more than 700 scholars and practitioners
from the Washington area bring a wealth of academic and professional credentials
in support of the curricula. GW's enrollment includes approximately 6,000
undergraduate and 10,000 graduate students from across the nation and around
the world.
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The main GW campus
in downtown Washington, D.C., shares the lovely Foggy Bottom neighborhood
with the Department of State, the John F. Kennedy for the Performing Arts,
the Department of the Interior, the Corcoran Gallery of Art, the White House,
and many other governmental and cultural institutions. The campus is served
by the Foggy Bottom/GW metrorail station.
Complimenting the campus at Foggy Bottom, GW offers extensive research
and graduate educational facilities at its Virginia Campus in Loudon County,
Virginia. In addition, the University operates satellite campuses in Alexandria
and Tysons Corner, Virginia and in Annapolis, Maryland.
About the School of Engineering and Applied Science
Organized in 1884, the School of Engineering and Applied Science (SEAS)
offers an extensive program of graduate education and research. One of the
first schools in the nation to accept women for degree candidacy in engineering,
SEAS has developed an international reputation for leadership and innovation.
The personal attention to your course of study, and the close interaction
among faculty and students in the classrooms and research laboratories,
make the study of engineering at GW stimulating and rewarding. SEAS has
an exceptional faculty committed to teaching and research excellence, and
dedicated to providing you with the highest quality education possible.
Environmental and Energy Management Faculty The
Environmental and Energy Management Program at GW boasts world class faculty
teaching every course. Our faculty is composed of a rich mix of regular,
visiting and adjunct faculty who have extensive practical experience in
private industry, government, and consulting. They include: - Jonathan
P. Deason; Ph.D., University of Virginia; former Director,
Office of Environmental Policy and Compliance, U.S. Department
of the Interior
- C.
Richard Cothern; Ph.D., University of Manitoba; former Executive
Secretary, Science Advisory Board, U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency
- Robert
R. Romano; Ph.D., Purdue University; former Regional Advisor,
Environmental Quality Program, Pan American Health Organization/World
Health Organization
- William
E. Roper; Ph.D., Michigan State University; former Director,
U.S. Army Topographic Engineering Center; former Director,
Civil Works Research and Development, U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers
- Robert
M. Andersen; J.D., University of Iowa; former Chief Counsel, U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers; former General Counsel, Defense
Nuclear Facilities Safety Board
- Michael
A. West; Ph.D., Ohio State University; former Senior Environmental
Staff Member, Committee on Armed Services, U.S. House of
Representatives
- John
R. Harrald, Ph.D., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Director,
Institute for Crisis, Disaster, and Risk Management
Other distinguished
figures frequently augment our faculty as part-time instructors or guest
lecturers. In the past these have included a Member of the U.S. Congress,
the Director of the Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management at the
U.S. Department of Energy, and the Director of the National Environmental
Policy Institute.
Environmental and Energy Management Research
An important component of the Environmental and Energy Management Program
is funded research. Organizations that currently are sponsoring environmental
management research at GW, or which recently have done so, include the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency; Institute for Water Resources, U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers; Transportation Environmental Research Program, Federal
Highway Administration; National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior;
and the Transportation Development Foundation. All students benefit from
the cutting edge results flowing from these activities as they are incorporated
into program courses. In addition, some students have the opportunity to
participate directly in research projects as graduate research assistants.
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