NATR 235: Society & Natural Resources

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Class Program

Natural Resources

Credits

Lecture Hours 50 Lab Hours 0 Clinical Hours 0

Independent Project Hours

Weekly Contact Hours

Course ID

092851

Meets Degree Requirements For

Restricted Elective

Description

From personal to global levels, this course uses a systems approach to examine interaction of social, economic and ecological factors in natural resources management. Identify and explore the consequences of diverse natural resource philosophies and paradigms, and develop skills to direct, mitigate or change human impacts on natural systems.

Grading Basis

Graded

Prerequisites

ENGL& 101

Course Learning Outcomes

Explain the key concepts and vocabulary used in various social science approaches to natural resource management.

Program Learning Outcomes

Objectively predict, assess, analyze, synthesize, and evaluate perspectives of diverse stakeholders regarding natural resource problems and issues.

Problem Solving

Critical Thinking

Quantitative Reasoning

Social Interaction

Collaboration
Recognize the role of cultural diversity in resource management and describe the impact of the global distribution of people and wealth on resource use and valuation.

Social Interaction

Cultural Diversity

Inquiry

Research

Use understanding of human effects on ecosystems to direct, mitigate, or change short term and long term human impacts on natural systems.

Program Learning Outcomes

Describe biotic and abiotic processes, including human impacts that influence ecosystems and contribute to ecological change.

Problem Solving

Qualitative Reasoning

Communication

Written Expression
Describe and apply concepts of ecology, conservation, and management for timber, fish, wildlife, and their habitats.

Problem Solving

Quantitative Reasoning

Apply understanding of larger scale (global & regional) natural resource management issues to the analysis of smaller scale (regional and local) natural resource management issues.

Program Learning Outcomes

Describe biotic and abiotic processes, including human impacts that influence ecosystems and contribute to ecological change.

Problem Solving

Qualitative Reasoning

Communication

Written Expression

Identify individuals or groups who may be impacted by particular natural resource problems and issues including techniques for seeking and incorporating input and perspectives, and ways to incorporate those inputs and perspectives into the decision-making process.

Program Learning Outcomes

Objectively predict, assess, analyze, synthesize, and evaluate perspectives of diverse stakeholders regarding natural resource problems and issues.

Problem Solving

Critical Thinking

Quantitative Reasoning

Social Interaction

Collaboration
Recognize the role of cultural diversity in resource management and describe the impact of the global distribution of people and wealth on resource use and valuation.

Social Interaction

Cultural Diversity

Inquiry

Research

Core Topics

Role of social science in natural resource management
Natural resource values & paradigms
Human ecology
Biodiversity
Sustainability (social, economic, ecological)
Ecological ethics
Natural resources laws & regulations
Citizen engagement/public participation
Collaboration (inter-/intra-agency, w/public)
Global perspective & international comparison