Abstract:
The escalating United States population is consuming open lands at an ever-increasing rate. The land available for public recreation as well as agricultural production has been significantly reduced. This decrease in available lands requires a highly efficient land resource manager who can effectively evaluate how resources such as land, water, wildlife, livestock, personnel, and finances interact to affect sustainability of the land resource. The Western Center for Integrated Resource Management (WCIRM) at Colorado State University seeks to develop these unique individuals through a hands-on, problem based approach to education. The WCIRM Master's degree curriculum provides the framework for graduates to develop a systematic, decisionmaking process to manage the land resource for sustainability and profitability. Each of the 11 modular courses is presented from an integrated perspective by a multi-disciplinary team of course leaders. Each course is conducted in two weeks with six hours of daily instruction to enable the program to achieve two goals: 1) provide students a focused, indepth presentation of course material and, 2) allow the coursework to be accessible to full time students, part time students, and professionals.
Keywords:
Resource Management Master's Degree program, Colorado State University
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