This option focuses on the application of ecological knowledge to decision-making and planning. Topics of study under this option include the development and use of ecoregions in decision-making, impact assessment, and landscape ecology.
| Elective courses include: | ||
| Biol 562 | (3) | Community Ecology |
| CE 561 | (3) | Water Resources Systems |
| CE 562 | (3) | Water Resources Planning |
| CE 584 | (2) | Environmental Microbiology |
| ES/RP 549 | (3) | Public Land Law |
| ES/RP 550 | (3) | System Dynamics Models of Environmental Systems |
| ES/RP 567 | (4) | Advanced Applications in GIS |
| ES/RP 586 | (4) | Introduction to GIS |
| LA 520 | (4) | The Northern Rocky Mountain Regional Landscape |
| LA 521 | (4) | Cultural Interpretation of the Regional Landscape |
| NATRS 538 | (3) | Natural Resource Policy and Administration |
| NATRS 560 | (3) | Watershed Management |
| SoilS 574 | (3) | Remote Sensing and Geospatial Analysis |