Integrating technical knowledge and management skill in the education of environmental professionals

Journal Article · Fri Dec 01 04:00:00 EST 1995 · Environmental Professional

OSTI ID:162983

Campbell, K S; Aldrich, J R ^[1]

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1. Air Force Inst. of Tech., Wright-Patterson AFB, OH (United States)

The educational preparation of environmental professionals has been criticized as too narrow. Most degree programs emphasize a specific technical area (e.g., toxicology or air quality) or specific management area (e.g., economics or public policy). The consequences of such focused educational backgrounds can severely limit the effectiveness and efficiency of most environmental professionals: those who work for corporations whose primary mission is not related to the environment but who must consider the environment in the course of carrying out their mission. The authors suspect that lack of communication between practicing professionals in private and public organizations and academics is one root cause of the limitations of current academic programs that prepare environmental professionals. In order to demonstrate the potential advantages of such communication as well as the possibility of integrating technical and management education in a single program, this paper describes the Graduate Environmental and Engineering Management (GEE) curriculum within the School of Engineering at the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT). It is the hope of the authors that this model curriculum will prompt practicing environmental professionals and others outside academy to involve themselves in the development of educational programs designed to prepare future environmental professionals.

• OSTI ID: 162983
• Journal Information: Environmental Professional, Journal Name: Environmental Professional Journal Issue: 4 Vol. 17; ISSN 0191-5398; ISSN EPROD9
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
EDUCATION
ENVIRONMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
LEARNING
MANAGEMENT
POLLUTION REGULATIONS