环境与社会哲学博士

环境与社会学系是该国自然资源学院中首家此类学科，它已成为其他高等教育机构中类似学科发展的典范。生态系统科学和管理计划的人文层面是为满足对专业人员的不断增长的需求而创建的，这些专业人员具有分析生态系统的人类和生物物理方面的能力以及评估鼓励可持续性的政策和决策的能力。该课程以社会科学为基础，融合了生态学和自然资源管理，因此学生可以学习如何帮助个人和组织可持续经营并最大程度地减少其环境足迹。该课程的学生将学习描述人类活动如何与人类活动相互联系。发生自然环境的地方，探索减少社会对自然世界影响的选择，然后帮助将这些
The human dimensions of ecosystem science and management program was created in response to the growing demand for professionals with the ability to analyze human and biophysical aspects of ecosystems and an ability to evaluate policies and decisions that encourage sustainability. Formed in 2002, the Department of Environment and Society is the first of its kind in a college of natural resources in this country and has served as a model for the development of similar departments at other institutions of higher learning. The curriculum has its foundations in social science, with infusions of ecology and natural resource management, so that students may learn how to help individuals and organizations operate sustainably and minimize their environmental footprints.<br>Students in the program learn to describe how human activities interconnect with the natural environments where they occur, explore options for reducing society's impacts on the natural world, and then help turn those findings into real changes in policy, planning, land management, and human behavior. Students are also able to study topics that fit their specific research and career goals such as: environmental communication and education, sustainability, behavioral science, policy analysis, human impacts on the environment, land and resource management, conflict negotiation, and more.