Fire Ecology, Management and Technology Graduate Academic Certificate

All required coursework must be completed with a grade of B or better (O-10-b).

Course List
Code	Title	Hours
Fire Core:
FIRE 526	Fire Ecology	3
FOR 546	Science Synthesis and Communication	3
FIRE 587	Wildland Fire Policy	2
Select one Ecology and Management course from the following:		2-3
FIRE 427	Prescribed Burning Lab
FIRE 557	Advanced Fire Behavior
REM 429	Landscape Ecology
REM 440	Restoration Ecology
REM 459	Rangeland Ecology
REM 507	Landscape and Habitat Dynamics
Select one Tools and Technology course from the following:		2-4
FIRE 433	Fire and Fuel Modeling
FIRE 435	Remote Sensing of Fire
FIRE 451	Fuels Inventory and Monitoring
FOR 472	Remote Sensing of the Environment
FIRE 554	Air Quality, Pollution, and Smoke
FIRE 407	GIS Application in Fire Ecology and Management
Select one Planning and Policy course from the following:		3
ENVS 579	Introduction to Environmental Regulations
FOR 584	Natural Resource Policy Development
NRS 574	Environmental Politics and Policy
NRS 576	Environmental Project Management and Decision Making
NRS 588	NEPA in Policy and Practice
REM 456	Integrated Rangeland Management
Total Hours		15-18

Courses to total 15 credits for this certificate

Upon completion of the Graduate Certificate in Fire Ecology, Management and Technology, students will be able to apply sound science to solve complex issues related to fire management.
Upon completion of the Graduate Certificate in Fire Ecology, Management and Technology, students will be able to summarize fire science and communicate effectively to managers and policy makers.
Upon completion of the Graduate Certificate in Fire Ecology, Management and Technology, students will understand the historical development of fire policy in the United States and how that effects contemporary fire management.

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