Policy and Management Option
This option is offered within the following major(s):
Also available via Ecampus.
This option will prepare students for careers in the broad arena of natural resource and environmental conservation, with an emphasis on the social and political aspects of resource issues.
Minimum of 40 credits with 20 credits upper division required.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Measurements | ||
| Select one course from below | 4 | |
| FES 422 | RESEARCH METHODS IN SOCIAL SCIENCE | 4 |
| PS 300 | ^RESEARCH METHODS | 4 |
| Social Science Foundation | ||
| Select two courses from below | 7-8 | |
| *INTRODUCTION TO UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS | ||
| *INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY | ||
or AEC 250 | *INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS AND POLICY | |
or AEC 253 | *ENVIRONMENTAL LAW, POLICY, AND ECONOMICS | |
| Social Sciences and Natural Resources | ||
| Select two courses from below | 6-8 | |
| *ECOSYSTEM SCIENCE OF PACIFIC NW INDIANS | ||
| ECOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY | ||
| MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLES OF PACIFIC SALMON IN THE NORTHWEST | ||
| *MULTICULTURAL PERSPECTIVES IN NATURAL RESOURCES | ||
| *ECOLOGY AND HISTORY: LANDSCAPES OF THE COLUMBIA BASIN | ||
| *CLIMATE CHANGE, WATER AND SOCIETY | ||
| *LAND USE PLANNING FOR SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES | ||
| *SUSTAINABILITY FOR THE COMMON GOOD | ||
| *GEOGRAPHY OF NATURAL HAZARDS | ||
| RESILIENCE-BASED NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT | ||
| LAND USE IN THE AMERICAN WEST | ||
or GEOG 451 | PLANNING PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES FOR RESILIENT COMMUNITIES | |
or GEOG 452 | SUSTAINABLE SITE PLANNING | |
| NATURAL RESOURCE PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS | ||
| CRITICAL THINKING FOR NATURAL RESOURCE CHALLENGES | ||
| *WHEN SCIENCE ESCAPES THE LAB: SCIENCE AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT | ||
| *ENVIRONMENTAL SOCIOLOGY | ||
| *SOCIETY AND NATURAL RESOURCES | ||
| Natural Resource Policy | ||
| Select 12–13 credits from at least TWO departments | 12-13 | |
| *NATURAL RESOURCE ECONOMICS AND POLICY | ||
| *ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS AND POLICY | ||
or ECON 352 | *ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS AND POLICY | |
| *INTRODUCTION TO COASTAL AND MARINE RESOURCE ECONOMICS | ||
| ENVIRONMENTAL LAW | ||
| MARINE ECONOMICS | ||
| CONSERVATION ON PRIVATE LAND | ||
| *ISSUES IN NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION | ||
| ECONOMICS AND POLICY OF FOREST WILDLAND FIRE | ||
| ^FOREST POLICY | ||
| NATURAL RESOURCE POLICY AND LAW | ||
| *ENDANGERED SPECIES, SOCIETY AND SUSTAINABILITY | ||
| FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE LAW AND POLICY | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO OCEAN LAW | ||
| *THE POLITICS OF CLIMATE CHANGE | ||
| ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICAL THEORY | ||
| GLOBAL FOOD POLITICS AND POLICY | ||
| US ENERGY POLICY | ||
| ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS AND POLICY | ||
| INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS AND POLICY | ||
| RENEWABLE ENERGY POLICY | ||
| Natural Resource Management | ||
| Select 11 credits minimum from below | 11 | |
| FIELD METHODS IN PLANT ECOLOGY | ||
| *^ENVIRONMENTAL CASE STUDIES | ||
| WILDLAND FIRE ECOLOGY | ||
| URBAN FOREST PLANNING, POLICY AND MANAGEMENT | ||
or HORT 455 | URBAN FOREST PLANNING, POLICY AND MANAGEMENT | |
| ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION | ||
or FW 445 | ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION | |
| TOPICS IN WILDLAND FIRE | ||
| WILDLAND FIRE SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT | ||
| SURVEY OF GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS IN NATURAL RESOURCE | ||
| APPLIED COMMUNITY AND ECOSYSTEM ECOLOGY | ||
| *GLOBAL CRISES IN RESOURCE ECOLOGY | ||
| INTEGRATED WATERSHED MANAGEMENT | ||
| ^WILDLIFE IN AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEMS | ||
| WETLANDS AND RIPARIAN ECOLOGY | ||
| *FOUNDATIONS OF GEOSPATIAL SCIENCE AND GIS | ||
| *INTRODUCTION TO WATER SCIENCE AND POLICY | ||
| WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT IN THE UNITED STATES | ||
| INTERNATIONAL WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT | ||
| RIPARIAN ECOHYDROLOGY AND MANAGEMENT | ||
| RANGELAND MANAGEMENT PLANNING | ||
| WILDERNESS MANAGEMENT | ||
| Total Hours | 48-52 | |
Note: Up to 6 credits of appropriate internships, projects or study abroad may be used to fulfill requirements in the Social Science & Natural Resource, Natural Resource Policy or Natural Resource Management blocks as approved by petition.
* Baccalaureate Core Course (BCC) ^ Writing Intensive Course (WIC) |
Option Code: 791