EVR 1328 - Natural Resources Conservation and Management

College of Natural Sciences

Credit(s): 3
Contact Hours: 47
Effective Term Spring 2024 (630)

Requisites

(Prerequisite ENC 0025 and
Prerequisite MAT 0028 and
Prerequisite REA 0017) or
(Prerequisite MAT 0028 and
Prerequisite EAP 1695)

Course Description

This course explores the history, major components, status, ecology, conservation, and management of natural resources. Students take a critical look at conservation techniques and management of various conservation policies and programs.

Learning Outcomes and Objectives

  1. The student will apply mechanisms of the scientific method and the components of the research process to natural resource conservation by:
    1. explaining the major components and processes of the scientific method.
    2. comparing examples of conservation research.
    3. critiquing the research and conservation process in the natural resource sciences including, but not limited to, operational definitions, field research, experimental design, data collection, data analysis, and the publication process.
  2. The student will distinguish renewable natural resources including their history, functions, ecology, utility, conservation, and management by:
    1. describing the history of natural resource use, exploitation, development, and management.
    2. analyzing social, economic, and political influences on natural resource use and management.
    3. discussing the levels of organizational structure of the biosphere and recognizing the role of each level in natural resource conservation and management.
    4. describing the types, properties, status, ecology, and management of soil resources.
    5. describing the types, ecology, use, and management of water, fishery, and wetlands resources.
    6. explaining the ecology, use, and management of rangeland, forest, and wildlife resources.
  3. The student will distinguish the major components of conservation science and provide specific examples of human impacts on regional and global biodiversity and ecosystems by:
    1. explaining the interrelationship of biotic and abiotic factors in maintaining natural resource systems.
    2. applying conservation rules, policies, and goals in maintaining biological diversity.
    3. describing the relationship of wilderness, park areas, and human interaction on natural resources and conservation science.
    4. discussing regional and global human impacts on species abundance and diversity.

Criteria Performance Standard

Upon successful completion of the course the student will, with a minimum of 70% accuracy, demonstrate mastery of each of the above stated objectives through classroom measures developed by individual course instructors.

History of Changes

C&I 4/28/09, BOT 7/21/09, Effective 20091(0415). Amended prerequisites effective 20112(0450).
C&I Approval: 07/21/2023, BOT Approval: 09/19/2023, Effective Term: Spring 2024 (630)

Related Programs

  1. Environmental Science Technology (ENVSC-AS) (635) (Active)
  2. Sustainability Management (SUSMGT-BAS) (640) (Active)
  3. Sustainability Management (SUSMGT-TR) (670) (Active)