The curriculum in Abused Land Rehabilitation emphasizes the reclamation of violently disturbed sites such as abandoned human impact areas, mines, highway shoulders, pipeline corridors, and superfund sites. The objectives of the curriculum are to provide students with broad exposure to renewable natural resource science within an ecological framework with specific applications to the rehabilitation of disturbed lands. Fundamental training in livestock production and wildlife management principles assists graduates in developing sustainable land use programs for disturbed rangelands. Expected Competencies Discipline-Specific Knowledge Abused Land Rehabilitation graduates are expected to possess basic scientific knowledge. This knowledge is obtained through courses in biology, chemistry, mathematics, and statistics.
Computer literacy is required to organize, analyze, and communicate technical information.
Graduates are expected to possess knowledge of basic ecological and physical processes and their controls. Graduates are also expected to be knowledgable regarding strategies for manipulating soils and land forms to maximize plant establishment and growth, and regarding interactions among violently disturbed lands, including temporary and long-term land uses, land rehabilitation and land management. The ability to communicate effectively in both oral and written form is essential for all graduates. Fundamental skills are provided through 6 credits of written communication and 3 credits of oral communication. Further development of these skills is facilitated through several Rehabilitation and Range Science courses that require written and oral presentations.