NATURAL RESOURCES POLICY

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: Satisfied Communications A or graduate/professional standing Course Designation: Core GenEd - Communication & Literacy Comm QR - Communication B Breadth - Social Science Level - Intermediate L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Summarize the policy process, major federal and state laws, and decision-makers governing natural resources in the United States. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Analyze environmental policy and policy research drawing on the themes of values, economics, justice, and science and articulating policy implications for lay and professional audiences. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Differentiate the roles in policy development of different actors and their values and interests. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Apply advanced skills in professional communication through writing, speaking, logical thinking, persuasive rhetorical strategies to communicate with diverse audiences. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Evaluate and synthesize primary literature on natural resources policy to assess the influence of policy processes, legal frameworks, and stakeholder values on resource management, and effectively integrate these insights into policy development and communication strategies for diverse audiences. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Summarize the policy process, major federal and state laws, and decision-makers governing natural resources in the United States. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Analyze environmental policy and policy research drawing on the themes of values, economics, justice, and science and articulating policy implications for lay and professional audiences. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Differentiate the roles in policy development of different actors and their values and interests. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Apply advanced skills in professional communication through writing, speaking, logical thinking, persuasive rhetorical strategies to communicate with diverse audiences. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Evaluate and synthesize primary literature on natural resources policy to assess the influence of policy processes, legal frameworks, and stakeholder values on resource management, and effectively integrate these insights into policy development and communication strategies for diverse audiences. Audience: Graduate