COURSE CODE: 8045

Ecology and Environmental Management

SCED Code: 18003
Virginia Extended Description: 18
Suggested Grade Level: 9, 10, 11, 12
Duration: 18 Weeks
Hours: 70
Credits: 0.5
Prerequisite: None
OSHA Compliance Required?: No
CTSO: FFA
Non-Traditional?: F

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.

Notes

Competencies within this course ensure compliance with the National FFA Organization's Federal Charter Amendments Act (Public Law 116-7). Through this legislation, students are provided opportunities for leadership, personal growth, and career success through agricultural education.
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Career Clusters

Pathway Occupation
Environmental Service Systems
  • Environmental Compliance Inspector
  • Environmental Sampling and Analysis Technician
  • Hazardous Materials Handler
  • Recycling Coordinator
  • Environmental Engineering Technician
  • Environmental Engineer
  • Environmental Science and Protection Technician
  • Pest Control Worker
  • Refuse and Recyclable Material Collector
  • Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operator
  • Water/Wastewater Engineer
Plant Systems
  • Forest Geneticist
  • Biological Technicians
  • Pesticide Handler, Sprayer, and Applicator, Vegetation
  • Soil and Plant Scientist
  • Tree Trimmers and Pruners
Animal Systems
  • Animal Breeders
  • Animal Scientists
  • Veterinarian
  • Veterinary Technician
  • Veterinary Technologist
  • Animal Caretakers
Natural Resources Systems
  • Forest and Conservation Technician
  • Forest Manager, Forester
  • Geological Technician
  • Hydrologist
  • Logging Equipment Operator
  • Faller
  • Fishing and Hunting Worker
  • Log Grader/Scaler
  • Logging Worker
  • Natural Science Manager
  • Water Resource Specialist
  • Zoologist/Wildlife Biologist
Power, Structural, & Technical Systems
  • Agricultural Engineers
  • Agricultural Equipment Operators
  • Farm Equipment Mechanic/Service Technician

Pathway Occupation
Construction
  • Dredge Operators
  • Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operator
  • Fence Erector
  • Loading and Moving Machine Operator, Underground Mining
  • Operating Engineer/Construction Equipment Operator

Pathway Occupation
Teaching/Training
  • Forestry/Conservation Science Teacher, Postsecondary
  • Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School
  • Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary

Pathway Occupation
Governance
  • Legislator
  • Compliance Officers
  • Environmental Compliance Inspector
  • Government Property Inspector/Investigator
National Security
  • Engineering Technologist/Technician, except Drafter
  • Transportation Security Screener
Planning
  • Economic Development Coordinator
  • Economists
  • Urban and Regional Planner
Public Management & Administration
  • Court, Municipal, and License Clerks
  • Eligibility Interviewer, Government Programs
  • Emergency Management Director
Regulation
  • Construction and Building Inspectors
  • Occupational Health and Safety Specialist
  • Occupational Health and Safety Technician
Revenue & Taxation
  • Real Estate Appraiser

Pathway Occupation
Emergency & Fire Management Services
  • Emergency Medical Technician, Paramedic
  • Fire Investigator
  • Firefighter
  • First-Line Supervisor of Firefighting and Prevention Workers
  • Forest Fire Inspector/Prevention Specialist
  • Public Safety Telecommunicator
Law Enforcement Services
  • Fish and Game Officer
  • Forensic Science Technician
  • Animal Control Workers

Pathway Occupation
Engineering & Technology
  • Chemical Engineers
  • Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineer
  • Solar Energy Systems Engineer
  • Wind Energy Engineer
Science & Mathematics
  • Environmental Scientist
  • Biochemists and Biophysicists
  • Chemists
  • Plant Breeder/Geneticist
  • Forest Geneticist
  • Geoscientist
  • Hydrologist
  • Microbiologist
  • Cartographers and Photogrammetrists
  • Conservation Scientists
  • Environmental Economist
  • Environmental Restoration Planner
  • Geographer
  • Industrial Ecologist
  • Park Naturalist
  • Range Manager
  • Remote Sensing Scientist/Technologist

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