This online graduate certificate prepares you to take wildlife conservation actions in the real world that integrates the needs of nature and people in a sustainable and equitable way. While completing this certificate, you can dive into the history of the land ethic while refining your own, you can build the skills of a sustainability change agent, you can construct a habitat management plan, you can communicate to different audiences about conservation, and you can study the history and/or the current state of wildlife policy.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will be able to:
1. Refine their own land ethic after studying the writings and ideas of leaders in wildlife conservation;
2. Improve community stewardship of natural resources using the skills of a sustainability change agent;
3. Construct a habitat management plan that is grounded in conservation science and responsible human land use;
4. Create effective, visually appealing conservation messages designed for specific audiences;
5. Evaluate how science, advocacy, and public engagement inform wildlife conservation policy; and
6. Analyze current fish and wildlife conservation policy and the scientific, political, and socio-economic forces influencing it.
Effective Fall 2023
Additional coursework may be required due to prerequisites.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Select a minimum of 4 courses in consultation with advisor: | 12 | |
| Wildlife Conservation Ethics | ||
| Wildlife Habitat Management on Private Land | ||
| Wildlife Policy, Administration, and Law | ||
| Wildlife Conservation Policy--Current Events | ||
| Leadership and Public Communications | ||
| Natural Resources Policy and Biodiversity | ||
| Action for Sustainable Behavior | ||
| Program Total Credits: | 12 | |
*This certificate may have courses in common with other graduate certificates. A student may earn more than one certificate, but a given course may be counted only in one certificate.