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Course Syllabus

NR 2010 Environmental Policy and Reporting

  • Division: Natural Science and Math
  • Department: Natural Resources
  • Credit/Time Requirement: Credit: 1; Lecture: 1; Lab: 0
  • Semesters Offered: Spring
  • Semester Approved: Summer 2019
  • Five-Year Review Semester: Summer 2025
  • End Semester: Spring 2025
  • Optimum Class Size: 15
  • Maximum Class Size: 30

Course Description

This course is an introduction to governmental policy and regulations. Students will learn about policies and regulations including the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The course will also include an introduction to governmental reporting on data obtained in the field.

Justification

This course will introduce students to the typical standards of governmental analysis and reporting that employees in the natural resources field should be familiar with. This course will also allow students to work directly in the field to obtain data in which they will report according to these governmental standards.

Student Learning Outcomes

  1. Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
  2. Implement NEPA policy and regulation standards
  3. Plan and implement projects for standard environmental reporting purposes
  4. Conduct basic analysis, in the field or laboratory
  5. Make deductions from their analysis concerning environmental conditions
  6. Write high quality environmental documentation using approved guidelines

Course Content

This course will include:
• Understanding and practice of Environmental Impact Statements (EISs)
• Understanding and practice of Environmental Assessments (EAs)
• Understanding and practice of Finding of No Significant Impact Statements (FONSIs)
• Understanding and practice of other regulatory documents as needed
• Analysis and use of data to create high-quality EISs, EAs, FONSIs, or other environmental documents using approved NEPA guidelines.