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2026-2027 DRAFT UWYO New Catalog

Land Administration, Certificate (Undergraduate)

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Land management encompasses the planning, administration, and stewardship of land and natural resources for public, private, and conservation purposes. This certificate program provides University of Wyoming (UW) students with a structured academic pathway to develop foundational knowledge relevant to energy development, agriculture, natural resource management, and related fields.

Certificates can be added independently of any other credentials at UW, and can compliment a student’s existing portfolio.

This program offers remarkable flexibility, allowing students to choose between online or on-campus learning options, making it accessible to a diverse range of learners regardless of their location or schedule constraints.

Land Administration

To solve today’s complex land management issues, professionals need a broad understanding of key elements affecting environments and the relationships between land, agriculture, energy, and people. This Land Administration Certificate prepares students with the tools, methods, theories, and action steps that help identify land administration problems and the means to develop, implement, and evaluate proposed solutions. Certificate holders will be able to critically explore root cause analysis and recommend desired outcomes. Solving natural resource and land challenges requires a multi-disciplinary approach, which this certificate offers in a collaboration between the School of Energy Resources, College of Agriculture, Life Sciences and Natural Resources, and the Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources. This certificate prepares students to become knowledgeable leaders in land management as it relates to energy, agriculture, and natural resources. The curriculum offers both a philosophical and functional view that is applicable to a wide range of careers and areas of study.

Certificate - 16 credit hours

Core Courses - 9-10 credit hours

ERS 2010 - Introduction to Land Management Credits: 3
ERS 4100 - Property I Credits: 3

Select ONE of the following:

AGEC 3400 - Agricultural Law Credits: 3
AGEC 3750 - Natural Resource Planning and Economics Credits: 3
or ENR 3750 - Natural Resource Planning and Economics Credits: 3
ENR 1200 - Environment Credits: 4 (USP:PN)
RMAL 3000 - Beginning Ranch & Rangeland Problem Solving and Planning Credits: 3
RMAL 3020 - Public Policy and Regulatory Considerations for Ranch & Rangeland Mgmt Credits: 3

Elective Courses - Minimum 6 credit hours

AGCM 1010 - Principals of Agricultural Communications Credits: 3
(USP:H)
AGCM 4010 - Advanced Campaign Design in Agricultural Communications Credits: 3
AGEC 3420 - Applied Equity Investing Credits: 3
AGEC 4450 - Negotiation Credits: 3
or ENR 4450 - Negotiation Credits: 3
AGEC 4500 - Agricultural Finance Credits: 3
AGEC 4550 - Negotiation Analysis Credits: 3
or ENR 4550 - Negotiation Analysis Credits: 3
AGEC 4600 - Community Economic Analysis Credits: 3 (USP:H)
AGEC 4700 - Economics of Range Resources Credits: 3
AGEC 4720 - Water Resource Economics Credits: 3
AGEC 4890 - Special Topics in _____ Credits: 1‑3
BOT 4775 - Forest Ecology Credits: 4
or RNEW 4775 - Forest Ecology Credits: 4
CHEM 4050 - Solar Energy Conversion Credits: 3
CM 3140 - Built Environment Markets Credits: 3
ECON 1200 - Economics, Law and Government Credits: 3 (USP:V)
ECON 1300 - Oil: Business, Culture, and Power Credits: 3 (USP:H)
or ERS 1300 - Oil: Business, Culture, and Power Credits: 3 (USP:H)
ECON 3400 - Energy Markets & Policy Credits: 3
or ERS 3400 - Energy Markets & Policy Credits: 3
ENR 2030 - History and Environmental Science Credits: 3
or HIST 2030 - History and Environmental Science Credits: 3
ENR 2345 - Natural Resource Ethics Credits: 3 (USP:H)
or ENR 4500 - Risk Analysis Credits: 4
ENR 3300 - Environmental Policy, Conservation and Development in India Credits: 3 (USP:C2)
ENR 4040 - Conservation of Natural Resources Credits: 3
or GEOG 4040 - Conservation of Natural Resources Credits: 3
ENR 4320 - Experience of Place Credits: 3
ENR 4420 - Conservation Biology Credits: 3
or BOT 4420 - Conservation Biology Credits: 3
or ZOO 4420 - Conservation Biology Credits: 3
ENR 4600 - Community Sustainability Credits: 3
ENR 4750 - ENR Law and Policy Credits: 3
ENR 4900 - Capstone in ENR Credits: 3
ENR 4950 - Leadership in Natural Resources Management Credits: 2
ERS 1000 - Energy and Society Credits: 3 (USP:PN)
or ENR 1000 - Energy and Society Credits: 3 (USP:PN)
ERS 3000 - Energy Project Outreach and Communications Credits: 3 (USP:C2)
ERS 3010 - Air Quality Management Credits: 3
ERS 4010 - Exploration Geoscience Credits: 3
or GEOL 4010 - Exploration Geoscience Credits: 3
ERS 4105 - Property II Credits: 3
ERS 4110 - Contract Law Credits: 3
ERS 4120 - Federal Public Land Law Credits: 3
ERS 4130 - Oil and Gas and the Law of Subsurface Property Credits: 3
ERS 4135 - Advanced Energy Law Credits: 3 (USP:C3)
ERS 4200 - Law and Nuclear Technology Credits: 3
ERS 4201 - Nuclear Fuel Cycles Credits: 3
or CHEM 4201 - Nuclear Fuel Cycles Credits: 3
ERS 4202 - Nuclear Forensics Credits: 3
or CHEM 4202 - Nuclear Forensics Credits: 3
ERS 4203 - Nuclear Materials Credits: 3
or ME 4203 - Nuclear Materials Credits: 3
ERS 4204 - Nuclear Energy Physics Credits: 3
or ME 4204 - Nuclear Energy Physics Credits: 3
ERS 4205 - Nuclear Power Systems Credits: 3
or ME 4205 - Nuclear Power Systems Credits: 3
ERS 4480 - Carbon Capture and Storage Credits: 3
or CE 4480 - Carbon Capture and Storage Credits: 3
ERS 4481 - Geological Carbon Sequestration Credits: 3
or CHE 4481 - Geological Carbon Sequestration Credits: 3
ERS 4482 - Global Climate Governance Credits: 3 (USP:H)
ERS 4502 - Energy Finance Credits: 3
ERS 4960 - Energy Field Studies Credits: 1-3
ERS 4965 - Undergraduate Research Credits: 1-6
ERS 4970 - Internship Credits: 1-6
ERS 4975 - Global Experience in Energy Credits: 1-6
ERS 4985 - Seminar Credits: 1-6
ERS 4990 - Topics in Energy Resource Development and Management Credits: 1-6
ESS 4950 - Environmental Systems Synthesis Credits: 3 (USP:C3)
GEOL 1310 - The Water-Energy-Climate Nexus Credits: 3 (USP:PN)
or ERS 1310 - The Water-Energy-Climate Nexus Credits: 3 (USP:PN)
GEOL 1320 - Global Sustainability: Managing Earth’s Resources Credits: 4
GEOL 2400 - Exploring the Inaccessible Earth - Geophysics and the Environment Credits: 3
GEOL 3600 - Earth and Mineral Resources Credits: 4 (USP:PN)
GEOL 3650 - Energy for Society: Addressing the Energy Grand Challenge Credits: 4 (USP:PN)
GEOL 4080 - Field Methods in Geology Credits: 2
LS 2110 - Real Property Law Credits: 3
LS 2400 - Basic Geodesy for Surveyors Credits: 2
LS 2410 - GIS in Surveying Credits: 3
LS 2499 - Sophomore Land Surveying Topics Credits: 1-6
LS 3100 - Real Property Descriptions Credits: 2
LS 3110 - Boundary Evidence Credits: 2
LS 3120 - Boundary Principles Credits: 2
LS 3130 - Public Land Surveys Credits: 3
LS 3200 - Route Surveying Credits: 3
LS 3210 - Advanced Surveying Credits: 4
LS 3230 - Applied Least Squares Adjustments Credits: 4
LS 3300 - Ethics for the Professional Surveyor Credits: 1
ME 1000 - Introduction to Mechanical Engineering Credits: 1
ME 2065 - Introduction to Mechanical Engineering Design Credits: 2
MGT 3410 - Human Resources Management Credits: 3
MGT 3420 - Organizational Behavior and Leadership Credits: 3
MGT 4470 - Negotiations and Conflict Resolution Credits: 3
NAIS 4340 - Natural Resource Management on Western Reservations Credits: 3
POLS 4052 - Federal Land Politics Credits: 3
or AMST 4052 - Federal Land Politics Credits: 3
or ENR 4052 - Federal Land Politics Credits: 3
or GEOG 4052 - Federal Land Politics Credits: 3
or REWM 4052 - Federal Land Politics Credits: 3
REWM 3500 - Rangeland Plant Ecophysiology Credits: 3
REWM 4850 - Rangeland Vegetation Management Techniques Credits: 3
RMAL 2040 - Quantitative Tools for Managing Agricultural Resources Credits: 3
RMAL 3110 - Foundations for Leadership Credits: 3
or LEAD 3110 - Foundations for Leadership Credits: 3
RMAL 4700 - Elements of Leadership Credits: 3
SOC 3950 - Environmental Sociology Credits: 3
or ENR 3950 - Environmental Sociology Credits: 3
SOIL 2010 - Introduction to Soil Science Credits: 4

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