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Natural Resource Management and Related Studies is a degree category that consists of the following common degrees:
- Read more about Natural Resource Management
Natural resource management is about finding ways to sustain the Earth’s resources in the face of the growing human population. Majors in this discipline are typically passionate about clean water, clean energy, and clean environments. They study in the classroom, in the computer lab, and in the field and learn how to apply scientific and ecological knowledge, as well as economic and social awareness to find solutions to preserving our natural world.
Coursework in natural resource management programs covers:
• Biology
• Botany
• Soil science
• Geology
• Geography
• Land-use planning
• Energy use
• Climate change
• Natural resource policy
• Environmental ethics - Read more about Environmental Planning
Environmental planners are concerned with the relationship between people and the environment. They focus on minimizing the effects of human activity on the natural world by working with other professionals who design and build the spaces where humans live, work, and play.
Degree programs in environmental planning teach students how to balance human needs and wants with environmental sustainability and protection. Classes span the principles of general architecture, landscape architecture, interior architecture and design, and urban and rural development.
The curriculum may also include coursework in sociological concepts in environmental planning. Topics addressed in this area may include poverty and the environment, population and environmental planning, and social policies that shape environmental planning.
- Read more about Energy and Environmental Policy
The world’s energy and environmental problems are complex. The world’s energy and environmental policymakers have the chance to solve those problems. Their responsibility is to identify and examine issues that impact the environment and to design policies that protect it.
Degree programs in energy and environmental policy span agriculture, natural resource management, climate change, emission capture and pollution prevention, waste management and recycling, landfill policy, genetic engineering, public health, public education, economic sustainability, and governance. Through their study of these topics and topics in psychology, sociology, and human behavior, students of energy and environmental policy learn how to make science-based decisions that move societies in sustainable directions. They learn how to take actions that protect our planet, and that change the world.