Core Courses & Electives
Core Courses
Human activities are having a cumulative effect on the natural
systems upon which life depends. Future land management impacts
will likely entail unprecedented change in environmental conditions.
Conservation ecology provides insights into the many benefits and
services that nature offers, and explores strategies to sustain ecological integrity and plan landscapes for human use. It is an emerging interdisciplinary approach to harmonizing the interactions between people and nature at ecosystem scales.
Dr. Paul Wagner talks about the purpose of the "Global Issues in Environmental Sustainability" core course.
Dr. Kathy Miller Perkins highlights the main themes of "Leadership Communication for Sustainability Professionals," a core course in the MNR program.
Focus on natural resources management and policy, laws and
regulations, including environmental conservation and sustainable
development in the public and private sectors. Topics include
economics, transboundary resource management, governance,
public relations, stakeholder engagement, renewable and
nonrenewable resources such as energy, water, and wildlife.
Dr. Daniel Marcucci introduces "Sustainability Systems: Living in the Biosphere," one of the core courses in the MNR program.