Ecology and Environmental Management
Students will learn how environmental management addresses the current and emerging challenges facing our ecosystems and the environment. Instructional content includes the care, management, and conservation of soil, air, water, forests, and wildlife; agricultural sustainability practices; and mitigation strategies to lessen the adverse effects of urbanization and industrialization. Students identify and discuss prevalent environmental issues and collaborate on environmental projects and activities, while learning methods and practices used for environmental protection, conservation, and sustainable natural resource management. Contextual instruction and student participation in co-curricular career and technical student organization (CTSO) activities will develop leadership, interpersonal, and career skills. High-quality work-based learning (HQWBL) will provide experiential learning opportunities related to students' career goals and/or interests, integrated with instruction, and performed in partnership with local businesses and organizations.
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Course Sequences
A combination of this course and those below, equivalent to two 36-week courses, is a concentration sequence. Students wishing to complete a specialization may take additional courses based on their career pathways. A program completer is a student who has met the requirements for a CTE concentration sequence and all other requirements for high school graduation or an approved alternative education program.
- Agricultural Business Fundamentals I (36 Weeks)
- Agricultural Production Technology (36 Weeks)
- Applied Agricultural Concepts (18 Weeks)
- Applied Agricultural Concepts (36 Weeks)
- Biological Applications in Agriculture (36 Weeks)
- Biotechnology Applications in Agriculture (36 Weeks)
- Biotechnology Foundations in Agricultural and Environmental Science (36 Weeks)
- Community Forestry and Tree Management (36 Weeks)
- Fisheries & Wildlife Management (36 Weeks)
- Forestry Management (36 Weeks)
- Introduction to Animal Systems (36 Weeks)
- Introduction to Natural Resources & Ecology Systems (36 Weeks)
- Introduction to Plant Systems (36 Weeks)
- Introduction to Power, Structural, and Technical Systems (36 Weeks)
- Outdoor Recreation, Parks, and Tourism Systems Management (36 Weeks)
- Sustainability and Renewable Technologies (36 Weeks)
- Veterinary Science I (36 Weeks)
Industry Credentials (Only apply to 36-week courses)
- Certified Commercial Pesticide Applicator Examination
- Certified Private Applicator Examination
- Certified Registered Technician Pesticide Applicator Examination
- College and Career Readiness Assessment (CCRA+)
- Customer Service Specialist (CSS) Examination
- Ecology Conservation & Management Certification Examination
- National Career Readiness Certificate Assessment
- Natural Resource Systems Assessment
- Workplace Readiness Skills for the Commonwealth Examination
Career Clusters
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| Environmental Service Systems |
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| Plant Systems |
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| Animal Systems |
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| Natural Resources Systems |
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| Power, Structural, & Technical Systems |
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| Construction |
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| Teaching/Training |
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| Governance |
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| National Security |
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| Planning |
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| Public Management & Administration |
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| Regulation |
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| Revenue & Taxation |
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| Pathway | Occupation |
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| Emergency & Fire Management Services |
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| Law Enforcement Services |
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| Engineering & Technology |
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| Science & Mathematics |
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