公园及自然保育管理
Earn a 学位 in 公园及自然保育管理 at Paul Smith’s College to further your path toward the perfect job or career.
Community enjoyment of our outdoor environment is central to maintaining a healthy quality of life. 然而, meeting the needs of society while also conserving our land, water and air can be a precarious balance. Learn how to effectively strike this balance in a place where students, faculty and staff share a deep connection to the natural world. Our campus at the heart of the 6-million-acre Adirondack 公园 is a unique natural, 社会, economic and political backdrop for exploring these often-intricate relationships. 管理公共公园等空间, planned neighborhoods and 娱乐al facilities requires a broad skill set and sensitive approach. 研究生s of this bachelor’s-学位 program will be able to:
- Employ best practices in natural resources conservation and stewardship
- Interpret important issues in a way that makes them accessible and actionable to the general public
- Analyze the interrelationships among 娱乐 consumers, environmental ethics and the natural environment
- Develop and implement management plans that employ ethical considerations, 领导模式, 动力技术, 团队的领导 以及自我管理团队的概念
- Conduct 社会 research for assessment, planning and evidence-based decision making
In addition to intense exploration of the Adirondacks – a place that played a pioneering role in the nation’s 娱乐 industry – students have significant opportunities to study abroad. Traditionally dominated by the public sector, the parks and 娱乐 industry is also attractive to 私人 companies operating resorts, 旅馆和共享生活社区, driving job opportunities in this field.
学生顶石
Capstones serve as a culminating academic and intellectual experience for students. 点击这里 to view examples of previous capstone projects. These include a wide range of topics such as:
- waterfront campground improvement plan
- analysis of stakeholder perceptions on land use and conservation
- interpretive signage at natural resource sites
- tourism use plan for preservation lands
关键的事实
Your program of study will include course work that studies the balance and overlap between Natural Resources, 人类需求, and managing the impacts on those resources. Course work in environmental resource analysis, park design and management combined with visitor management services are areas that will be developed in your course work. Students will study the interactions of the environment and society and examine the significance of play, 娱乐, 和社会上的休闲. The connections between management, communications, and problem solving.
- B.S. 学位
- 121学时(最低)要求
- 45+ credits must be in 300/400 level courses
- 60 credits must be in the liberal arts and sciences
职业选择
- 公园管理员
- 保护官
- 休闲的上司
- 户外康乐计划
- 解释博物学家
- 公园 & 娱乐总监
- 户外旅行
- 社区中心经理
课程 & 目标
At the end of the program students will be able to:
- Examine the 社会, biological, and physical sciences underlying sound land use planning & management to include ecological principles & 它们在管理中的应用 & 资源的使用
- 运用原则 & practices of stewardship and use of natural resources and the ability to interpret them to the general public, particularly as related to the public’s role in stewardship
- Demonstrate the ability to apply both traditional and innovative management.
- Evaluate the relationship of society to the environment.
- Discuss the conceptual foundations of play, 娱乐, & 休闲
- Examine the significance of play, 娱乐, & 休闲 in contemporary society, and throughout a person’s life span.
- Compare the interrelationship between 休闲 behavior and environmental ethics and the natural environment
- Implement 休闲 principles and procedures related to individuals, groups and the communities quality of life
- Evaluate a variety of assessment techniques and their uses
- Develop out-come oriented goals and objectives
- 运用道德考量, 领导模式, 动力技术, 团队的领导, 以及自我管理团队的概念.
- 确定角色, interrelationships and use of diverse delivery systems addressing park resources, 娱乐, 和休闲.
- 识别公众, 私人, 利润, and not-for-利润 delivery systems that address the 休闲 needs of the public, 它们如何协同工作, 以及它们的重要性
- Demonstrate the importance of 休闲 delivery systems for diverse populations
- Differentiate the impact of 休闲 delivery systems on a wide diversity of populations
- Apply appropriate research methodology and statistical analysis for assessment, planning and evaluation processes for evidence based decision making
- Apply the fundamental principles and procedures of management
- Explain the principles and procedures of human resource management
- Utilize the tools of professional communication
样本课程:
- 娱乐 & 在美国的休闲.S.
- 环境资源分析
- 设施管理
- 多样性 & 设计包容
- 风险管理 & 责任
- 访客管理服务
- 公园 & 娱乐设计
- 综合公园管理的顶点
More program information and a full course list can be found in the 大学目录. 有关节目策划表，请 点击这里.
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