Natural Resources Courses
Preparation for safe and efficient natural resource field work through understanding
of when, where and how to safely use field equipment and tools. Emphasizes awareness
of situational safety issues in the human and non-human environment. Includes field
application of tools and equipment commonly used in natural resource jobs.
A panoramic view of ecosystems, current topics, primary organizations and professions
in modern natural resources management. Lectures, discussions and extensive field
activities survey this diverse industry. Use career assessment and planning tools,
such as educational portfolio development, to create a strategy for your professional
future.
Completion of student professional portfolio and final project. The portfolio contains
course projects, work and educational experiences completed while pursuing an AST
degree or certificate. Final project will be completed by a team of students and will
contain culminating activities that demonstrate acquisition of natural resource program
student learning outcomes. Prerequisite: completion of one year's course work in the
natural resource program.
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.
Prerequisite: ENGL& 101.
Intended to provide authentic experiences in the world of work by applying knowledge
and skills learned in the classroom to a working environment. Variable credit class.
Prerequisites: instructor's permission.