Public Land Management

Part of: Clark Family School of Environment & Sustainability

Offered as: Major Emphasis

Degree: Bachelor of Arts

Part of: Clark Family School of Environment & Sustainability

Offered as: Major Emphasis

Degree: Bachelor of Arts

The Public Land Management emphasis focuses on helping you learn the content and skills necessary for understanding and facilitating sustainable use of public lands. The emphasis will look specifically at management issues through the lens of environmental resilience, understanding how public lands agencies can build upon the land’s adaptive capacity in the face of climate, ecosystem and socioeconomic change.

This engaging and hands-on emphasis will prepare you for a variety of opportunities after graduation, including further education, careers with public lands agencies, careers that engage with private land conservation and conservation advocacy.

Public Land Management Requirements

A major emphasis dives deeper into a specific interest within your major. It allows you to focus on a particular area of study, replacing the need for a separate minor. By tailoring your coursework, a major emphasis equips you with specialized knowledge and skills to better prepare you for career opportunities or advanced studies in your chosen field.

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