Sustainable Rangeland Ecosystem Stewardship Option
This option is offered within the following major(s):
This option will incorporate course work from a variety of disciplines to build on the knowledge areas of the base Rangeland program (plants, soil, water, animals) to deepen the student's understanding of rangeland ecosystems and their management. This option also allows students to focus on a specific area and/or broadly bolster their knowledge.
Student Learning Outcomes
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Assess state of ecological structure and function in the face of disturbance, then propose approaches and methods to mitigate disturbance and bolster resiliency.
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Design a detailed ecological restoration and/or land management plan that reflects socio-economic considerations and outlines how to build stakeholder support.
Option Code: 856
27 credits are required for this option of which 15 credits must be upper division.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Deeper Plants, Soil and Water | ||
| Select 12 credits from the following: | 12 | |
| PLANT POPULATION ECOLOGY | ||
| ENVIRONMENTAL PHYSIOLOGY OF PLANTS | ||
| WATERSHED PROCESSES | ||
| *FOREST BIOLOGY | ||
| DENDROLOGY | ||
| FOREST ECOLOGY | ||
| ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION | ||
| BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION IN MANAGED FORESTS | ||
| ADVANCED FOREST SOILS | ||
| *MINERALS, ENERGY, WATER, AND THE ENVIRONMENT | ||
| *INTRODUCTION TO WATER SCIENCE AND POLICY | ||
| RESTORATION HORTICULTURE | ||
| NUTRIENT CYCLING IN AGROECOSYSTEMS | ||
| *WORLD SOIL RESOURCES | ||
| ENVIRONMENTAL SOIL PHYSICS | ||
| ENVIRONMENTAL SOIL CHEMISTRY | ||
| BIOLOGY OF SOIL ECOSYSTEMS | ||
| SOIL LANDSCAPE ANALYSIS | ||
| Deeper Animals | ||
| Select 6 credits from the following: | 6 | |
| *INTRODUCTION TO ANIMAL SCIENCES | ||
| BEEF/DAIRY INDUSTRIES | ||
| INTRODUCTORY HORSE SCIENCE | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF ANIMAL NUTRITION | ||
| APPLIED ANIMAL NUTRITION: FEEDS AND RATION FORMULATION | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF ANIMAL ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY | ||
| SHEEP PRODUCTION SYSTEMS | ||
| BEEF PRODUCTION SYSTEMS | ||
| ORNITHOLOGY | ||
| ICHTHYOLOGY | ||
| MAMMALOGY | ||
| *GLOBAL CRISES IN RESOURCE ECOLOGY | ||
| *GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY | ||
| AVIAN CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT | ||
| MAMMAL CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT | ||
| WILDLIFE BEHAVIOR | ||
| WETLANDS AND RIPARIAN ECOLOGY | ||
| Deeper Natural Resource Management | ||
| Select 9 credits from the following: | 9 | |
| *ENVIRONMENTAL LAW, POLICY, AND ECONOMICS | ||
| AGRICULTURAL LAW | ||
| ENVIRONMENTAL LAW | ||
| CONSERVATION ON PRIVATE LAND | ||
| WEED MANAGEMENT | ||
| MANAGEMENT FOR MULTIPLE RESOURCE VALUES | ||
| TOPICS IN WILDLAND FIRE | ||
| WILDLAND FIRE SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT | ||
| *GLOBAL CRISES IN RESOURCE ECOLOGY | ||
| *MULTICULTURAL PERSPECTIVES IN NATURAL RESOURCES | ||
| FISH AND WILDLIFE LAW ENFORCEMENT | ||
| *GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY | ||
| *ENDANGERED SPECIES, SOCIETY AND SUSTAINABILITY | ||
| *CITIZEN SCIENCE | ||
| ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION | ||
| ECOSYSTEM SERVICES | ||
| MANAGING NATURAL RESOURCES FOR THE FUTURE | ||
| NATURAL RESOURCE PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS | ||
| CRITICAL THINKING FOR NATURAL RESOURCE CHALLENGES | ||
| SCIENTIFIC METHODS FOR ANALYZING NATURAL RESOURCE PROBLEMS | ||
| NATURAL RESOURCE DECISION MAKING | ||
| *AGROFORESTRY | ||
| RECREATION RESOURCE MANAGEMENT | ||
| OUTDOOR RECREATION MANAGEMENT ON PUBLIC LANDS | ||
| WILDERNESS MANAGEMENT | ||
| COMMUNITIES, NATURAL AREAS, AND SUSTAINABLE TOURISM | ||
| *PARKS AND PROTECTED AREAS MANAGEMENT | ||
| ECONOMICS OF RECREATION AND TOURISM | ||
| PLANNING FOR SUSTAINABLE RECREATION | ||
| Total Hours | 27 | |
| * | Baccalaureate Core Course (BCC) |
Option Code: 856