Academic Catalog - 2024-2025

College of the Environment, Forestry, and Natural Sciences

Forestry

Human Dimensions of Forestry, Undergraduate Certificate


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This undergraduate certificate is designed to help students understand and apply appropriate social science concepts and methods to the challenging task of sustaining forested social-ecological systems. 

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College of the Environment, Forestry, and Natural Sciences

Forestry

Human Dimensions of Forestry, Undergraduate Certificate


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What Can I Do with a Certificate in Human Dimensions of Forest Management?

This certificate will develop a comprehensive understanding of social considerations for achieving forest management objectives. Foresters and land managers need to operate in complex social and ecological conditions, and solve a diverse set of interlinked problems. The most effective Foresters and land managers can navigate complex conversations with different stakeholders to get timber sales, restoration projects, and other tasks completed efficiently resolving conflicts, and it is this ability in particular that can separate you from others when it comes to job applications or promotions with this certificate. The human dimensions certificate can open doors to a broad range of jobs and fields, including but not limited to: recreation planning, public information officers, interpretive guides/rangers, communication and outreach for agencies or forest products companies, outdoor education, environmental sectors of local government, and positions that help support and coordinate collaborative natural resources groups, organizations or non-governmental organizations. 

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College of the Environment, Forestry, and Natural Sciences

Forestry

Human Dimensions of Forestry, Undergraduate Certificate


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Forestry

Human Dimensions of Forestry, Undergraduate Certificate


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In addition to University Requirements:

Students may be able to use some courses to meet more than one requirement. Contact your advisor for details.

Minimum Units for Completion 15
Major GPA C

Purpose Statement

This undergraduate certificate is to navigate complex conversations with different stakeholders for efficiently resolving conflicts for sustainable forest management. The human dimensions certificate can open doors to a broad range of jobs and fields, with the ability to apply appropriate social science concepts and methods to the challenging task of sustaining forested social-ecological systems. The certificate emphasizes areas of forestry for balancing sustainable development goals for people and forest ecosystems under ongoing change and demand for adaptive management. Courses focus on developing skills to support decision making, collaboration, conflict management, cross-cultural and cross-boundary natural resource management, multi-cultural perspectives.


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Forestry

Human Dimensions of Forestry, Undergraduate Certificate


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Forestry

Human Dimensions of Forestry, Undergraduate Certificate


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