Overview
Description
Public administration of land and resource management, history of agencies, laws and policies, administrative procedures, policy formation, decision-making, planning, and public participation as related to ethics, science, and politics.
A mix of in-person and online learning materials and activities. Students will be provided with a full-semester schedule detailing which days are in-person and which days are for independent online learning.
Requirements
Prerequisites
- Junior or Senior or Graduate Standing
REM 340NRES 217
Original catalog text
Prerequisites
REM 340 or NRES 217 AND Junior or Senior or Graduate Standing
Units
Lecture3
Catalog Details
Offering
Every Spring
Terms
spring
Core
CO12, CO13
Restrictions
Junior or Senior or Graduate Standing
Attributes
Standard
Learning Outcomes
- explain the concepts of ethical principles and informed opinions and provide examples of each in the context of range & forest natural resources and environmental issues.
- apply ethical principles to synthesize multiple perspectives, sources of information and policies regarding a variety of range & forest natural resources and environmental issues in verbal and written communication formats.
- explain the evolution of land administration and policy from European settlement through current times.
- explain the intent of key federal land management policies and provide examples of how they are applied in real life scenarios.
- outline the administrative structures and tools of public land management in the US and provide examples of how they are applied in real life scenarios.