FOR 465: Forest and Natural Resources Policy. This advanced undergraduate course introduces students to forest and natural resources policy. Understanding these policies is a critical part of becoming a professional. Almost all natural resource and environmental professionals are either employed by government agencies or work for private firms that are regulated by the government. Whether your specialty is water quality, waste management, forestry, or wildlife ecology, governments make decisions that affect what you do and how you do it. Using lectures, classroom discussions of readings, and assignments students learn tools to understand how governments interact with the environment.

FOR 487/687: Environmental Law and Policy. This advanced undergraduate and intermediate graduate course introduces students to environmental law. The course provides students with: 1) evaluative skills to analyze environmental law cases, 2) analytical skills to understand environmental law standards and statutory approaches, and 3) a solid understanding of environmental common law and federal environmental statutes. The course uses selected examples of common law and statutory approaches that can address environmental problems without regard for the specific type of pollution involved.

FOR 488/688: Natural Resources Administration Law. This advanced undergraduate and intermediate graduate course introduces students to the law concerning the procedures, powers, and review of administrative agencies responsible for the management of natural resources. This course is designed for students who want to work for administrative agencies, regulated industries, or organizations that attempt to influence agency policies. Using lectures, classroom discussions of readings, and assignments students learn how:

1. administrative agencies function;
2. administrative law affects agencies and their personnel;
   
3. to apply administrative law concepts to natural resources management; and
   
4. federal agencies can (and can not) manage natural resources.
   

FOR 720: Theoretical Foundations of Environmental and Natural Resources Policy. This advanced graduate course investigates the 1) methods, foundations, and logical structure of science, 2) the application of scientific theory to social science and policy, and 3) the political science, economic, and behavioral foundations of natural resources and environmental policy. Using extensive discussions of readings and research papers, students analyze and learn:

1. The theoretical foundations of the use of reason and the scientific method in advancing human knowledge and understanding;
   
2. Major political science, economic, and behavioral science foundations of natural resources and environmental policy; and
   
3. How these concepts can serve as the foundation for thesis and dissertation literature reviews.
   
   

FOR 797: Forest and Natural Resources Policy Seminar. This introductory and intermediate graduate seminar examines forest and natural resources policy from the disciplinary lenses of public administration, economics, political science, sociology, and history. it provides students with an opportunity to read and critically discuss some of the seminal works in the field.  The seminar provides a foundation for additional courses, independent research, theses, and dissertations.  By the end of the cycle, students will have read some of the most important and influential forest and natural resources policy articles and books.

Previous Courses: I previously taught a courses that introduced students to the legal system (EST 225: Introduction to Legal Process).