Resource Management: Sustainability, B.S.

Sustainability Core Courses, 35-36 credits

• BIOL 101 - General Biology 5 cr. or
• CHEM 101 - Basic Chemistry 5 cr. or
• PHYS 101 - General Physics 5 cr.

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• COMM 240 - Introduction to Organizational Communication 3 cr. or
• COMM 394 - Business and Professional Communication 3 cr. or
• ENGL 347 - Grant and Proposal Writing 3 cr.

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• ECON 110 - Principles of Macroeconomics 3 cr. or
• ECON 111 - Principles of Microeconomics 3 cr.

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• GEOG 100 - Human Impacts on the Physical Environment 3 cr. or
• GEOG 105 - The Dynamic Earth 3 cr. or
• NRES 251 - Introduction to Soil and Water Resources 4 cr.

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• HIST 204 - Modern Global Environmental History 3 cr.
• NRES 150 - People, Resources and the Biosphere 3 cr.

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• NRES 151 - Ecological Basis for Natural Resource Management 3 cr. or
• BIOL 305 - General Ecology 3 cr.

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• NRES 200 - Introduction to Community Sustainability Science 3 cr.

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• NRES 220 - Global Climate Change and Water Resources, 10th Century to Present 3 cr. or
• WATR 220 - Global Climate Change and Water Resources, 10th Century to Present 3 cr.

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• POLI 304 - Environmental Politics and Policy 3 cr.
• PHIL 380 - Environmental Ethics 3 cr.

Analytical Skills, 7 credits

• FOR 321 - Natural Resources Data Analysis 4 cr. or
• MATH 255 - Elementary Statistical Methods 4 cr. or
• PSYC 300 - Statistics for Psychologists 4 cr. or
• SOC 351 - Social Statistics 4 cr.

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• GEOG 341 - Geographic Information Systems I 3 cr.

Sophomore/Junior Experiential, 3-4 credits

• NRES 443 - Sustainable Social-Ecological Systems 3 cr. or
• INTL 310 - International Service Learning 1-6 cr.

Foundational Sustainability Studies, 45 credits

Take at least 2 courses from each of the following four categories (economic, environment, social, institutional/governance). The remaining credits can be taken from any category. Courses taken as part of the core do not count in the foundational category.

Communication in the Major, 6 credits

• COMM 200 - Communication Theory 3 cr.
• GEOG 330 - Urban and Regional Planning Analysis 3 cr.
• NRES 320 - Natural Resources Public Relations and Social Science 3 cr.
• PHIL 480 - Advanced Environmental Ethics 3 cr.

Capstone Experience, 3 credits

• FOR 444 - Urban and Community Forestry 3 cr. or
• GEOG 496 - Community Development Practices 3 cr. or
• NRES 482 - Human Dimensions of Natural Resources Practicum 12 cr.