Natural Resource Conflict Resolution Graduate Certificate
The University of Montana Center for Natural Resources and Environmental Policy directs an interdisciplinary Natural Resource Conflict Resolution Program – the only graduate-level program in the nation specifically designed to provide students a working knowledge of the theoretical and practical aspects of preventing and resolving disputes related to the integration of social, economic, and environmental interests. The program is co-sponsored by University of Montana Graduate School, School of Business Administration, W.A. Franke College of Forestry and Conservation, School of Law, and College of Humanities and Sciences. It is administered by the W.A. Franke College of Forestry and Conservation and directed by the Center for Natural Resource and Environmental Policy.
General Graduate Program Requirements
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The minimum GPA for any graduate program is 3.0. Individual programs may require more than a 3.0 to remain in good standing.
The minimum grade for a course to be accepted toward any requirement is C. Individual programs may require higher grades for specific courses.
GRADUATE CERTIFICATE - NATURAL RESOURCE CONFLICT RESOLUTION
Required Courses
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete all of the following courses: | ||
| LAW 613/ENST 513/NRSM 513 | Natural Resource Conflict Resolution | 3 |
| NRSM 515 | Collaborative Skills for Natural Resource Leaders | 3 |
| or ENST 515 | Environmental Negotiation Mediation | |
| ENST/NRSM 579 | Practicum in Collaborative Conservation | 3 |
| Natural Resource Governance Elective | ||
| Complete three credits of the following courses. Other courses may apply to this requirement with the approval of the program director. | 3 | |
| Introduction to Environmental Law | ||
| Planning Principles & Processes | ||
| Environmental Planning | ||
| International Environmental Law | ||
| American Indian Natural Resource Law | ||
| Introduction to Environmental Law | ||
| Public Land & Resource Law | ||
| Water Law | ||
| Administrative Law | ||
| Renewable Energy | ||
| Land Use Planning Law | ||
| Natural Resource Policy and Administration | ||
| Water Policy | ||
| Environment & International Development | ||
| Climate and Society | ||
| The Food-Energy-Water Nexus | ||
| Political Ecology | ||
| Perspectives in Human Dimensions | ||
| Sustainable Protected Area Management and Tourism | ||
| Special Topics | ||
| Public Administration | ||
| Policy Analysis | ||
| Organization Theory | ||
| Administrative Law | ||
| Special Topics | ||
| Broadening Your Perspective Elective | ||
| Complete three credits of the following courses. Other courses may apply to this requirement with the approval of the program director. | 3 | |
| Communication and Conflict | ||
| Risk, Crisis, and Communication | ||
| Seminar: Rhetoric & Environmental Controversy | ||
| Economics of the Environment | ||
| Seminar in Planning | ||
| The American West | ||
| Journalism and Society Seminar | ||
| Reporting | ||
| Alternative Dispute Resolution | ||
| Negotiations | ||
| International Conservation & Development | ||
| Issues in the Anthropocene | ||
| Science and the Environment | ||
| Environmental Aesthetics | ||
| Philosophy and Animals | ||
| Modern Political Theory | ||
| Total Hours | 15 | |