1. Understand the components of effective environmental planning practice
2. Name and identify common strategies and tactics for addressing a variety of environmental problems; evaluate their appropriateness in a given geographic and/or cultural setting, and demonstrate their utility
3. Classify and define analytical tools typically used by environmental planners, and demonstrate their use for diagnosing ecosystem malfunction and estimating future system states
4. Name the various theoretical perspectives that inform environmental planning practice
5. Describe the basic legal framework for environmental planning in the United States and identify the opportunities it provides and challenges it poses for environmental planning
6. Describe the role of public participation in environmental planning and evaluate its effectiveness and to understand the role of collaborative environmental governance
7. Create data visualizations (tables/graphs/images/maps) to support technical analyses; communicate technical information in a clear and effective manner