Certificate Requirements

							Certificate Requirements
The certificate in Environmental Education and Communications (EEC) is designed for graduate students from all disciplines who wish to focus on issues related to education and communication interventions concerning management of the environment and natural resources. The EEC certificate will be awarded to graduate students at the Masters or Doctorate level, who have completed at least 15 credit hours of approved courses. Applications for the certificate must be submitted to the EEC Graduate Certificate Steering Committee. The Steering Committee is composed of Dr. Susan Jacobson, Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation; Dr. Linda Jones, Department of Curriculum and Instruction; and Dr. Martha Monroe, School of Forest Resources and Conservation. Courses have been classified into four groups according to their EEC content. (Additional courses may be substituted or added as developed.) Students are required to complete at least six credit hours from Group I and three credit hours each from Group II, Group III, and Group IV.

Approved Courses with EEC Content
Group I - Environmental Education and Communication Theory and Practice
ADV 6602 AEE 5060 AEE 6206 AEE 6300 AEE 6512 AEE 6541 EME 6606 EES 6905 ESE 6939 FOR 6934 LAS 6905 MMC 6400 MMC 6405 SCE 4342 SCE 6290 WIS 6525 Advertising/Public Relations Management Public Opinion and Ag and Natural Res. Issues Advanced Instructional Tech. in Ag & Extension Ed. Methodology of Planned Change Program Development in Extension Education Instruction and Comm. Tech. for Ag and Nat. Res. Instructional Development Environmental Education Methods and Materials Environmental Education Research Environmental Education Program Development Training of Trainers in Trop. Cons. & Development Mass Communication Theory Seminar in Mass Communication Environmental Education Methods and Materials Science Instruction in Informal Settings Environmental Interpretation

Group III - Ecology
BOT 5695 EES 5305C EES 5315 EES 6308 PCB 5146C PCB 6447C WIS 5555 WIS 6452 ZOO 6927 Ecosystems of Florida Ecological and General Systems Ecology and the Environment Wetlands Ecology Advanced Ecology Community Ecology Conservation Biology Wildlife Ecology Tropical Ecology

Group IV - Environmental Management
AEB 6933 EES 5245 EES 5306 ENV 5075 FOR 5615 Issues FOR 6170 FRN 5335 GEA 6109 GEO 6495 LAS 6938 LEI 6557 LEI 6834 POS 6157 SOS 5050 SOS 5123 WIS 6426 WIS 6578 Seminar in Ecological Economics Water Quality Analysis Energy Analysis Environmental Policy Forest Cons. and Management Policies and Tropical Forestry Agroforestry Tropical Lands and their Utilization Environment and Behavior Tropical Resource Use Recreation Manag./Develop. in the Coastal Zone Ecotourism Community Analysis Soil-Plant Relationships Tropical Soil Management Landscape Ecology and Manag. for Biodiv. Cons. Human Dimensions of Biological Conservation

Group II - Research Methods
AEE 6552 AEE 6767 ANT 5485 EDF 6403 EDF 6475 EDF 7491 MMC 6421 MMC 6936 STA 6126 STA 6127 SYA 6348 Evaluating Programs in Extension Education Research Strat. in Agricultural Education & Comm. Research Design in Anthropology Quantitative Foundations of Educational Research Qualitative Foundations of Educational Research Evaluating Educational Projects and Systems Research Methods in Mass Communication Qualitative Research Methods in Mass Comm. Statistical Methods in Social Research I Statistical Methods in Social Research II Survey Research Methods in Mass Communication

For more information contact: The Center for Environmental Education
Dr. Susan Jacobson, Dept. Wildlife Ecology & Conservation, Box 110430, Phone 846-0562, skj@gnv.ifas.ufl.edu Dr. Linda Jones, Dept. Curriculum & Instruction, Box 117048, Phone 392-0761, lcjones@coe.ufl.edu Dr. Martha Monroe, School of Forest Resources & Conservation, Box 110410, Phone 846-0878, mcmo@gnv.ifas.ufl.edu Graduate Programs, Deans Office, College of Agriculture, Box 110270, Phone 392-2251

Application for the Graduate Certificate in Environmental Education and Communications
Complete this form and return it with an official UF transcript and a brief (1 page) statement explaining your motivation for earning the Graduate Certificate in EEC to: Center for Environmental Education, PO Box 110430, University of Florida, attn: Dr. Susan Jacobson. Name: __________________________________ Social Security Number: ________________ Degree Sought: ________________________ Major: __________________________________ Advisor: ________________________________ Department: ___________________________ College: ________________________________ Current address/phone: __________________________________ __________________________________ __________________________________ EEC courses taken: Group I: ___________________________ ___________________________ Group II: ___________________________ Group III: __________________________ Group IV: __________________________ Signature: ______________ Date: ______

Environmental Education and Communications (EEC)
Education and communication strategies are critical for environmental conservation and the sustainable use of natural resources. EEC approaches range from information and problem-oriented programs in schools to activities addressing environmental attitudes and stewardship skills in communities and training for resource professionals. Environmental Education and Communication researchers at the University of Florida have expertise in theory, research and application. They represent a broad array of academic disciplines, including Agricultural Extension and Education, Botany, Communications, Education, Entomology, Food and Resource Economics, Forest Resources and Conservation, Latin American Studies, Parks and Recreation, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, and Zoology. The EEC Certificate offers students official recognition for the study of Environmental Education and Communications in these diverse fields. The graduate certificate is directed by the Center for Environmental Education, a Type II Center at the University of Florida, and administered

GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND COMMUNICATIONS

Center for Environmental Education

by the Dean's office of the College of Agriculture.