POLI 325
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Politics of Wilderness, National Parks, and Public Land Management
Course Description
An environmental politics course focused on public land management. Policy cases may include mining, dams, endangered species, national parks, national forests, and wilderness. Field trips.
When Taught
Contact Department
Min
3
Fixed/Max
3
Fixed
3
Fixed
0
Recommended
Poli 110, Poli 210, or AHTG 100
Title
Understand Public Lands
Learning Outcome
Explain and evaluate the competing philosophical, scientific, historical, and political pressures on public lands.
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Actors and Public Lands
Learning Outcome
Assess the roles of governments and private actors in producing desirable outcomes.
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Political institutions and Public Lands
Learning Outcome
Integrate knowledge about individual political institutions into a broader understanding of the policy process as a whole.
Title
Policies and Laws on Public Lands
Learning Outcome
Appraise major policies and laws relating to public lands and the environment, showing how they impact conditions on the ground.
Title
Recreate Responsibly
Learning Outcome
Apply Leave No Trace principles to recreate responsibly.
Title
Latter-day Saint Perspectives
Learning Outcome
Interpret Latter-day Saint perspectives on the natural environment.
Title
Participate in Policy Process
Learning Outcome
Participate effectively in the policy process.
