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Course: Natural Resources Management and Policy
As suburbs expand, they often hit the border of natural areas. And if a wildfire breaks out, disaster may follow. How can we preserve nature and protect people? Setting controlled fires to clear out dead brush and prevent bigger fires is one solution. Others feel that cutting down some trees and thinning forests is the way to go. Planning communities more carefully is another solution. Which policy would you choose?
In this major, you'll use what you learn in the life, physical, and social sciences to come up with policies that both preserve the environment and help people.
Students in this major learn to plan, develop, manage, and choose between programs that protect natural areas and natural resources, such as trees and water.
Are You Ready To...?
- Conduct research outdoors and in the lab
- Join a club or volunteer group to practice your teamwork and communication skills
- Write a senior thesis based on your research
It Helps To Be...
Passionate about the outdoors and comfortable working with people. You should be a problem solver who enjoys looking thoroughly at every aspect of an issue to come up with original solutions. You must be able to combine ideas from many fields.
College Checklist
- Is the program an option within another major, such as natural resources, resources economics, or public policy?
- Will you be able to take electives?
- Will you get to work with professors or graduate students on their research?
- Does the department have up-to-date labs?
- Are there nearby natural areas?
- Will the department help you find an internship or a summer job?
Did You Know?
Since policy and economics are closely linked, this major includes more economics course work than other natural resources programs.
Course Spotlight
Many courses in this major, such as environmental ethics, focus on the way people use and affect natural resources. In environmental ethics, you may study the idea that when people have unlimited access to shared natural resources, they tend to overuse them. This overuse can result in a loss of the resource and leads to a policy challenge. How can the use of shared resources, such as deep-sea fish or cattle-grazing land, be controlled by law in a way that’s fair to everyone involved?