Welcome!
Discipline Coordinator: Dan Sivek
Address: College of Natural Resources,
University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point,
Stevens Point, WI 54481
Telephone: (715) 346-2028
Fax: (715) (715) 346-3624
Whether through undergraduate education, graduate education, research, or extension work, the Human Dimensions of Resource Management Discipline contributes to the quality of life in Wisconsin and beyond by providing the tools for effective environmental decision-making. Students and faculty in this discipline focus their studies on the interactions of humans with their environment and the ways that citizens can best be educated to make decisions about those interactions.
Human Dimensions of Natural Resource Management majors:
Environmental Education and Interpretation
Reveal nature’s mysteries to school children, interpret Wisconsin’s past
to a community group, design signs for a nature trail, or help visitors make
a special connection in a national park setting. Pursuing the Environmental
Education and Interpretation major will prepare you for these experiences
with unique hands-on practical opportunities. Employment opportunities
include positions at nature and environmental centers, parks, zoos, schools,
and museums.
To learn more about environmental education in the state of Wisconsin,
please visit the Wisconsin Center for Environmental Education (WCEE) at
http://www.uwsp.edu/cnr/wcee/.
Land Use Planning
Shape your community’s future. Land use planners combine natural science
knowledge with social science skills to guide citizens in making community
decisions. If issues like urban sprawl and applied geographic information
systems interest you, consider a Land Use Planning major. Jobs are found in
both the public and private sector.
To learn more about land use planning in Wisconsin, please visit the Center
for Land Use Education (CLUE) at
www.uswp.edu/cnr/landcenter.
Youth Programming and Camp Management
This major will help you pursue your dreams of camp and youth administration. Employment opportunities in youth programming and camp management are found with the Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, YMCA, YWCA, 4-H, and many other youth programs and camps. Gain valuable experience through internships and field positions within the profession.
Resource Management Policy
The stakes of natural resource policy have never been higher. This major provides the analytical and conceptual tools needed for a job in government and non-governmental natural resource policy. This major also provides a solid basis for graduate level education in law or natural resource management and policy.
Resource Management Law Enforcement
Imagine yourself preparing to become a conservation warden, natural resource patrol officer, park ranger, or forest patrol officer. This curriculum combines coursework at UWSP and police academy, taken at a technical college. This major can help you obtain a law enforcement position with state and federal conservation agencies.
To learn more about these majors visit the UWSP Catalog: www.uwsp.edu/news/UWSPCatalog/resmgmt.htm#major