Conservation and Restoration Science, M.C.R.S. Learning Outcomes

PLO1: Disciplinary Core Knowledge

• Apply concepts of ecological systems under stress to conservation and restoration actions with the goal of solving complex problems.
• Analyze and interpret conservation or restoration literature or data to apply evidence-based research to new management situations.
• Explain how policy impacts ecosystem health.
• Describe the historical context of the modern environmental movement and its influence on current environmental laws and regulations.

PLO2: Technical Knowledge

• Use GIS, remote sensing, and informatics to frame and solve complex problems. 

PLO3: Professional Knowledge 

• Apply project management theories and frameworks to the design and implementation of a conservation or restoration project.
• Communicate conservation/restoration information through oral, written, digital, and visual presentations.
• Engage with knowledge networks with diverse stakeholders.

PLO4: Integrated Knowledge

• Lead/collaborate in planning, designing, implementing, and managing complex, large-scale
  conservation and restoration-related adaptive management activities (management plan, experimental design, report, or scholarly paper) a team to design and produce an active
  adaptive management plan through site assessment, trials evaluating management actions,
  monitoring, and collaborations with multiple stakeholders.
• Adhere to social dimensions of conservation and restoration, including socioeconomic
  values such as cultural features, social uses and perceptions, and environmental ethics.  

PLO5: Career Knowledge

• Identify, apply for, and be hired for jobs in the field of conservation and restoration science.