Executive Master of Environmental Policy (EMEP) Degree Requirements

Required courses are subject to change. For more​ information, please view the latest Academic Regulations or contact the Office of the Registrar: registrar@vermontlaw.edu.

25 cred​its​

REQUIRED COURSES Take all of the following:
Course Code	Course Title	Credits
REQ7186	Legislation and Regulation Survey	3
POL5650	Legal Research and Writing for Policy-Makers	1

CLIMATE CHANGE COURSES Take at least one of the following (2-credit minimum):
Course Code	Course Title	Credits
CLM5200	Fundamentals of Climate Change	2
CLM5212	Climate Change and the Law	3

POLICY TOOLS COURSES Take at least one of the following (2-credit minimum):
Course Code	Course Title	Credits
ANM5431	Animal Protection Policy	3
ENG5220	Environmental Economics and Markets	3
POL5510	Introduction to Policy Research and Writing	3
POL5520	Quantitative Analysis	2
POL5530	Policy Design	3
POL5600	Research Methods and Design	3
RSJ5122	Advocating for Change	3
ENV6122	Communications, Advocacy, and Leadership in China	2

ENVIRONMENTAL LAW COURSES Take at least one of the following (2-credit minimum):
Course Code	Course Title	Credits
ANM5307	Animals and the Law	3
ANM5438	Wildlife Law and Policy	3
ENV5115	Environmental Law	3
ENV5125	Land Use Regulation	3
ENV5205	Air Pollution	3
ENV5209	Law of Toxics and Hazardous Waste	3
ENV5235	Natural Resources Law	3
ENV5246	Water Quality	3
FAA5380	Food Regulation and Policy	3
ENV5412	Biodiversity Protection	2
ENV5423	Ocean and Coastal Law	3
ENV6223	Ecological Governance and Law in China	2
ENV6310	Environmental Law Practices and Skills in China	2

ENVIRONMENTAL ESSENTIALS COURSES Take at least one of the following (2-credit minimum):
Course Code	Course Title	Credits
ANM5433	Science of Animal Law and Policy	3
ANM5437	Animal Ethics	3
CLM5200	Fundamentals of Climate Change	2
EJU5300	Equity and Environmental Justice	3
EJU5446	Environmental Justice	2
ENV5430	Ecology	3
FAA5478	Global Food Security and Social Justice	3
ENV6225	Ecology in Practice in China	2

ELECTIVE COURSES​​
Course Code	Course Title	Credits
ADR6405	Arbitration​​	2
ADR6410	Alternative Dispute Resolution​​	3
ADR6412	Mediation​​	2
ADR6415	Environmental Dispute Resolution​​	3
ADR6420	Negotiation​​	2
​ANM5408	Law of Animals in Agriculture​	3
ANM5422	Animal Welfare Law	2
ANM5425	Animal Law in Practice	2
ANM5431	Animal Protection Policy	3
ANM5433	Science of Animal Law and Policy	3
ANM5435	International Animal Law	3
ANM5437	Animal Ethics	3
ANM5438	Wildlife Law and Policy	3
CLM5212	Climate Change and the Law	3
CLM5214	Climate Change Mitigation	3
CLM5336	Climate Change Risk and Resilience	3
CLM5365	Climate Change – Power of Taxes	2
DIV7620	Native Americans and the Law​​	3
EJU5446	Environmental Justice	2
ENG5220	Environmental Economics and Markets	3
ENG5226	Energy Law and Policy in a Carbon-Constrained World	3
ENG5228	Energy Regulation and the Environment	3
ENG5230	Global Energy Law and Policy	2
ENG5238	Global Sustainability Field Study	1
ENG5469	Oil and Gas Development	3
ENG5510	Engineering Essentials of the Grid	1
ENG5511	Business Essentials of the Grid	1
ENG5512	Legal Essentials of the Grid	1
ENG5547	Energy Efficiency Policy	3
ENV5105	Administrative Law​​	3
ENV5112	Science for Environmental Law​​	3
ENV5115	Environmental Law​​	3
ENV5125	Land Use Regulation​​	3
ENV5205	Air Pollution​​	3
ENV5225	Environmental Governance in the Developing World	2
ENV5235	Natural Resources Law	3
ENV5245	Water Resources Law	3
ENV5246	Water Quality	3
ENV5305	Environmental Ethics	2
ENV5343	Climate Change Adaptation in Human Systems	3
ENV5344	Alternative Fuels and Renewable Energy	3
ENV5353	Green Finance: Investment Strategies	3
ENV5375	Global Energy Justice	2
ENV5383	Food Justice and Sustainability	2
ENV5401	Agriculture and the Environment	3
ENV5405	Ecosystem Conservation Strategies​​	2
ENV5412	Biodiversity Protection	2
ENV5423	Ocean and Coastal Law	3
ENV5425	Clean Transportation Law and Policy	2
ENV5430	Ecology	3
ENV5462	Public Lands Management: Montana Field Study​​	3
ENV5474	Land Conservation Law	2
ENV5480	Environmental Crimes	2
ENV5561	Environmental Enforcement and Compliance	2
FAA5108	Introduction to Agriculture and Food Law and Policy	3
FAA5130	Farmworkers and the Law	1
FAA5380	Food Regulation and Policy	3
FAA5410	The Farm Bill	2
FAA5411	Federal Regulation of Food and Agriculture	3
FAA5478	Global Food Security and Social Justice	3
FAA5479	Law and Policy of Local Food Systems	3
INT7412	Law of the European Union	2
INT7414	European Union Law Trento	3
INT7421	International Environmental Law​​ and Policy	3
INT7446	International Trade and the Environment​​	2
RSJ7342	Environmental Restorative Justice	3

Note: This page is offered as a quick, simplified glance of a complex topic. Please consult the Academic Regulations for full and official degree requirements.