Internships are available with government agencies and private corporations. Most programs require you to participate in an internship in order to graduate.

In addition, many programs encourage you to volunteer with local parks, nature organizations, and government environmental and planning agencies.

Several programs are part of larger urban planning, public administration, or environmental studies departments. In some cases, land use planning is often considered a specialization of urban planning.

Natural resources policy and management may be a concentration area within an undergraduate degree in agricultural science, environmental studies, forestry, or interdisciplinary studies.

A background in natural resources policy and management is considered good preparation for graduate study in ecology, environmental policy, public administration, and law.

A graduate degree in natural resources policy and management can lead to a career managing natural resources, researching policy issues, or helping to write policy.