Official Title of Certificate: Ecosystem Restoration,Certificate

Award: Certificate

Code: CRT.SPM.ECOSYS

Total Credit Hours: A minimum of 28

About Biology Department

Purpose: The Ecosystem Restoration Certificate provides students, environmental professionals and natural resource managers with the knowledge base and skills needed to create, restore and enhance the diverse types of ecosystems found in Maryland.

Range of Occupations

• Environmental education and outreach tech; Environmental management systems tech; Environmental regulatory tech; Field services tech; Remediation tech; Aquatic/terrestrial habitat tech; Botany/biology tech; Ecology tech; Horticulture/landscape tech; Natural resources tech; Soil conservation tech; Stormwater management tech; Watershed management tech; Wildlife tech; Compliance officer; Permitting/licensing tech; Wastewater collection system tech; Wastewater lab tech; Hydrology tech; Water conservation tech; Water supply quality educator/trainer; Coastal zone management tech; Urban agriculture tech; Water resources tech.
• Source of information: Advanced Technology Environmental and Energy Center, 2008. Defining Environmental Technology - a report from a forum sponsored by the Advanced Technology Education Program of the National Science Foundation.