WSPMS - Water, Society and Policy

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Policy Core Courses                              9 units

Science Core Courses                           3-4 units

In addition to the Policy and Science Core courses, the following seminar and project courses are required.

Water, Society and Policy Seminar       2 units

Master's Project                                      6 units

Policy Core- Choose any 3 of the following 8 courses (9 units):

• AREC 575 - Economic Evaluation of Water and Environmental Policy, 3 units 

• ENVS 596B - Water Policy in Arizona and Semi-arid Regions, 3 units 

• GEOG 596I - Comparative and International Water Policy, 3 units 

• GEOG 596J - Water Management and Policy, 3 units 

• GEOG 696O - Adaptation & Resilience in Water Resources Systems, 3 units 

• GEOG 696R – International Environmental Policy and Governance, 3 units  

• LAW 669 - Environmental Law, 3-4 units

• LAW 641 – Water Law, 3 units 

• RNR 540 - Climate Change Adaptation, 3 units 

Science Core - Choose 1 of the following 5 courses (3-4 units):

• HWRS 517A – Fundamentals of Water Quality, 3 units 

• HWRS 573 - Hydrology for Water Resources Management, 3 units 

• WSM 552 - Dryland Ecohydrology and Vegetation Dynamics, 4 units 

• WSM 560A - Watershed Hydrology, 4 units 

• WSM 568 - Wildland Water Quality, 3 units 

*Policy and Science Core classes may be taken as electives if they are not chosen for the core

Elective Courses (12 units minimum)

• ARC 561A – Water Efficiency in Built Environments, 3 units 

• AREC 579 – Economics of Water Management and Policy, 3 units 

• ARL 642 - Use and Management of Arid Lands, 3 units 

• ENVS 554 - Water Harvesting, 3 units 

• ENVS 574 - Aquatic Plants and the Environment, 3 units 

• GEOG 596M - Global Change Research and Decision Making, 3 units 

• LAW 603J - Sustainability and Environmental Policy, 2-3 units 

• LAW 625B - The Colorado River in American History, 2 units 

• LAW 696I - International Environmental Law, 2-3 units 

• PA 503 - Politics, Policy and Public Management, 3 units

• PA 555 – Statistics for Public Policy II, 3 units        

• PA 582 - Managing to Collaborate on Environmental and Natural Resources Conflicts, 3 units 

• PA 584—Environmental Management, 3 units 

• RNR 503—Applications of Geographic Information Systems, 3 units 

• RNR 517 - Geographic Information Systems for Natural and Social Sciences, 3 units 

• RNR 522 - Resource Mapping Using Unmanned Aircraft Systems, 3 units

• RNR 580 - Natural Resources Policy and Law, 3 units  

• RNR 585 – The Economic and Social Connections to Natural Resources, 3 units 

• WFSC 571 - Stream Ecology, 3 units 

• WSM 562 - Watershed Management, 4 units 

Students are required to complete a major project for the MS WSP degree. The topic of the project will be selected during the first year of study by the student in consultation with their advisor. It should focus on a water policy issue of importance, ideally in a semi-arid environment. 

Please refer to the Graduate Student Handbook for students who are pursuing this program of study.