ABSTRACT
This chapter includes ways of supporting SHES curriculum and program design. A range of environmental program curriculum development is briefly summarized as well as the SHES approach to curriculum design. Surveys of undergraduate and masters-level environmental science versus environmental studies programs show vastly different curricular models. Doctoral environmental programs are often organized to produce environmental problem-solvers, with a professional or research orientation and a wide range of curricular breadth and core competencies dependent on the focus of the program. SHES education programs seek to produce functional graduates capable of advanced study or work addressing these broadly based issues in preparation for professions involving combinations of scientific data application, public policy development, compliance and monitoring activities, and public outreach. Resource-rich academic institutions are compared to resource-constrained institutions with regard to developing and implementing SHES curriculum and programs. Finally ways of moving forward toward the SHES curriculum are presented including a discussion of required resources.
