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.
Units
Lecture3
Catalog Details
Offering
Offered: Every Spring
Terms
spring
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.
- conduct and craft a professional caliber stakeholder and policy analysis brief for a given specific management project.