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About This Program
With the professional science management graduate certificate from American Military University (AMU), learn how to become a leader in your environmental field by coupling management and leadership skills with advanced environmental policy and management courses. You’ll be prepared to lead teams that plan and execute policy and projects for government, private, or nonprofit scientific organizations.
In your online science management courses, you will:
- Develop skills in communication, leadership, project management, problem solving, critical thinking, negotiation, and communication in your science management classes
- Study best practices to plan, execute, monitor, and communicate natural resource management projects, as well as business management and organizational psychology
What You Will Do
- Learn the major barriers to successful implementation of projects
- Develop soft skills such as effective communication and negotiation
- Become familiar with creating effective management strategies
- Study best practices in project management for planning, executing, monitoring, and controlling a natural resource management project, including its financial considerations
- Master effective critical thinking and problem-solving skills by using qualitative and quantitative approaches
Program at a Glance
$386.75** | $409.50***
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Program Requirements Printable Catalog Version
Must take all courses for this section.
Course ID: 2739
Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
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04/29/24 - 10/04/24 | 10/07/24 - 12/01/24 | Fall 2024 Session B | 8 Week session |
05/27/24 - 11/01/24 | 11/04/24 - 12/29/24 | Fall 2024 Session I | 8 Week session |
06/24/24 - 11/29/24 | 12/02/24 - 01/26/25 | Fall 2024 Session D | 8 Week session |
07/29/24 - 01/03/25 | 01/06/25 - 03/02/25 | Winter 2025 Session B | 8 Week session |
08/26/24 - 01/31/25 | 02/03/25 - 03/30/25 | Winter 2025 Session I | 8 Week session |
09/30/24 - 02/28/25 | 03/03/25 - 04/27/25 | Winter 2025 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 4697
Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
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04/29/24 - 10/04/24 | 10/07/24 - 12/01/24 | Fall 2024 Session B | 8 Week session |
07/29/24 - 01/03/25 | 01/06/25 - 03/02/25 | Winter 2025 Session B | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 2722
Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
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04/29/24 - 10/04/24 | 10/07/24 - 12/01/24 | Fall 2024 Session B | 8 Week session |
05/27/24 - 11/01/24 | 11/04/24 - 12/29/24 | Fall 2024 Session I | 8 Week session |
06/24/24 - 11/29/24 | 12/02/24 - 01/26/25 | Fall 2024 Session D | 8 Week session |
07/29/24 - 01/03/25 | 01/06/25 - 03/02/25 | Winter 2025 Session B | 8 Week session |
08/26/24 - 01/31/25 | 02/03/25 - 03/30/25 | Winter 2025 Session I | 8 Week session |
09/30/24 - 02/28/25 | 03/03/25 - 04/27/25 | Winter 2025 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 2680
Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
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04/29/24 - 10/04/24 | 10/07/24 - 12/01/24 | Fall 2024 Session B | 8 Week session |
05/27/24 - 11/01/24 | 11/04/24 - 12/29/24 | Fall 2024 Session I | 8 Week session |
08/26/24 - 01/31/25 | 02/03/25 - 03/30/25 | Winter 2025 Session I | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 2763
Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
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04/29/24 - 10/04/24 | 10/07/24 - 12/01/24 | Fall 2024 Session B | 8 Week session |
05/27/24 - 11/01/24 | 11/04/24 - 12/29/24 | Fall 2024 Session I | 8 Week session |
06/24/24 - 11/29/24 | 12/02/24 - 01/26/25 | Fall 2024 Session D | 8 Week session |
07/29/24 - 01/03/25 | 01/06/25 - 03/02/25 | Winter 2025 Session B | 8 Week session |
08/26/24 - 01/31/25 | 02/03/25 - 03/30/25 | Winter 2025 Session I | 8 Week session |
09/30/24 - 02/28/25 | 03/03/25 - 04/27/25 | Winter 2025 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 2732
Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
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04/29/24 - 10/04/24 | 10/07/24 - 12/01/24 | Fall 2024 Session B | 8 Week session |
05/27/24 - 11/01/24 | 11/04/24 - 12/29/24 | Fall 2024 Session I | 8 Week session |
06/24/24 - 11/29/24 | 12/02/24 - 01/26/25 | Fall 2024 Session D | 8 Week session |
07/29/24 - 01/03/25 | 01/06/25 - 03/02/25 | Winter 2025 Session B | 8 Week session |
08/26/24 - 01/31/25 | 02/03/25 - 03/30/25 | Winter 2025 Session I | 8 Week session |
09/30/24 - 02/28/25 | 03/03/25 - 04/27/25 | Winter 2025 Session D | 8 Week session |
Admission Requirements
- All AMU master's degree/graduate certificate programs require a bachelor’s degree (or higher) from an institution whose accreditation is recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA®).
- Please read all graduate admission requirements before applying to this program and be prepared to submit the required documentation.
- There is no fee to complete the AMU admission application for this program. View steps to apply.
CHEA® is a registered trademark of the Council for Higher Education Accreditation.
Materials Cost
Technology fee: $85 per course
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2Alumni Graduated with No APUS-incurred Student Loan Debt As of December 31, 2021
Includes alumni who graduated with an associate, bachelor's, or master's degree from APUS. Student loan debt is defined as student loans and private education loans used for tuition, fees, living expenses, and book costs associated with courses taken at APUS. Many APUS students receive military tuition assistance and veterans education benefits, which are not student loan debt.
1The University reserves the right to accept or deny credits according to policies outlined on our University website. Please see the University's transfer credit policy webpage for complete information.
*Cost Per Credit Hour
The Preferred Military Rate is $250 per credit hour for undergraduate and master's-level courses. This rate is available to all U.S. active-duty servicemembers, National Guard members, Reservists, and military families, including parents, spouses, legal partners, siblings, and dependents.
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