Resource Management: Conservation Law Enforcement, B.S.

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This major is administered by the Human Dimensions of Natural Resource Management Discipline.

The Resource Management Law Enforcement option satisfies the Interdisciplinary Studies GEP requirement. For more information, see the GEP section of the Catalog.

Consists of 94-103 credits.

Resource Management Core, 27-30 credits

Natural Resources courses, 17 credits

Geography, 3-5 credits

GEOG 100 - Human Impacts on the Physical Environment 3 cr. or
GEOG 105 - The Dynamic Earth 3 cr.

Field Techniques in Natural Resources, 7-8 credits

Choose one:

Summer Field Experience, 7 credits

FOR 319 - Land Surveying 1 cr.
FOR 320 - Field Experience in Forest Measurement 1 cr.
NRES 405 - Selected Topics in Natural Resources 1-3 cr. (Take 1 credit)
SOIL 359 - Soil Conservation and Watershed Inventory Techniques 1 cr.
SOIL 360 - Field Experience in Soil Inventory Methods 1 cr.
WATR 380 - Field Experience in Aquatic Ecosystem Evaluation 1 cr.
WLDL 340 - Field Experience in Wildlife Management Techniques 1 cr.
OR

European Summer Program, 8 credits

NRES 475 - International Field Experiences in Natural Resources Management 1-8 cr.

Science and Natural Resource Management Core, 19-24 credits

Required, 10-15 credits

BIOL 101 - General Biology 5 cr. or
BIOL 130 - Introduction to Plant Biology 5 cr. and
BIOL 160 - Introduction to Animal Biology 5 cr.
CHEM 101 - Basic Chemistry 5 cr. or
PHYS 101 - General Physics 5 cr.

Take 9 credits from

BIOL 342 - Vascular Plant Taxonomy 4 cr.
BIOL 367 - General Entomology 4 cr.
BIOL 374 - Ichthyology 4 cr.
BIOL 376 - Herpetology 3 cr.
BIOL 377 - Ornithology 3 cr.
BIOL 378 - Mammalogy 3 cr.
BIOL 477 - Raptor Ecology 2 cr.
FOR 224 - Fire Operations 1 cr.
FOR 232 - Dendrology and Silvics 3 cr.
FOR 326 - Wildfire Prevention and Management 1 cr.
FOR 335 - Recreational Use of Forests and Parks 3 cr.
FOR 480 - Forest Recreation Management 3 cr.
FOR 485 - Forest Recreation Planning and Site Design 3 cr.
NRES 281 - Introduction to Recreation and Parks 3 cr.
NRES 324 - Invasive and Exotic Species 3 cr. or
WATR 324 - Invasive and Exotic Species 3 cr.
NRES 368 - Oral Interpretation Methods 3 cr.
NRES 369 - Interpretive Media 4 cr.
WATR 384 - Life History of Fishes 3 cr.
WLDL 305 - Selected Topics in Wildlife Ecology and Management 1-3 cr.
WLDL 332 - Carnivore Ecology 2 cr.
WLDL 334 - Ungulate Ecology 3 cr.
WLDL 355 - Wildlife Diseases 2 cr.
WLDL 360 - Wetlands Ecology and Management 3 cr.
WLDL 361 - Waterfowl Ecology and Management 3 cr.
WLDL 372 - Wildlife of North America 3 cr.

Conservation Law Enforcement Core, 28 credits

NRES 392 - Conservation Law Enforcement Theory and Principles 4 cr.
NRES 393 - Conservation Law Enforcement 1-15 cr. (15 cr. required)
NRES 473 - Resource Policy and Law 3 cr.
NRES 474 - Integrated Resource Management 3 cr.
NRES 494 - Conservation Law Enforcement Investigations 3 cr.

Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice, (Take 6 credits)

NRES 381 - Internship in Natural Resources 1-12 cr. (3 cr. max)
POLI 212 - Law and Legal Systems 3 cr.
POLI 335 - Law and Society 3 cr.
SOC 230 - Criminology 3 cr.
SOC 333 - Corrections 3 cr.

Communications, (Take 6 credits)

Social Sciences and Humanities (Take 6 credits)

ANTH 339 - Native Cultures of North America 3 cr.
BUS 325 - Organizational Behavior 3 cr.
GEOG 320 - Urban Geography 3 cr.
NRES 350 - American Indian Reserved Treaty Rights 3 cr.
NRES 365 - Environmental Policy 3 cr.
NRES 372 - Resource Economics 3 cr.
NRES 383 - Organizational Leadership 3 cr.
NRES 389 - Methods in Social Science 3 cr.
NRES 441 - Climate Change Implications, Policies, and Solutions 3 cr.
NRES 462 - Adaptive Resource Management 1 cr.
NRES 478 - Environmental Issues Investigation and Action 3 cr.
PHIL 315 - Philosophy of Law 3 cr.
PHIL 380 - Environmental Ethics 3 cr.
POLI 304 - Environmental Politics and Policy 3 cr.
POLI 305 - Climate Change Politics and Policy 3 cr.
PSYC 320 - Social Psychology 3 cr.
PSYC 321 - Environmental Psychology 3 cr.
PSYC 322 - Psychology and Culture 3 cr.
SOC 102 - Social Problems 3 cr.
SOC 270 - Race and Ethnicity 3 cr.
SOC 300 - The American Community 2 or 3 cr.
SOC 306 - Social Aspects of Substance Abuse 3 cr.
SOC 327 - Social Inequality 3 cr.
SOC 332 - Juvenile Delinquency 3 cr.
SOC 368 - Sociology of Mental Health 3 cr.
WLDL 450 - Human Dimensions of Wildlife 3 cr.

World Language, 4 credits

Take any 200-level course in a World Language.

Skills or Professional Electives (Take 2-3 credits)

Communication in the Major

Capstone Experience

NRES 393 - Conservation Law Enforcement 1-15 cr. (15 credits required)

Note

NRES 393 is taken at any cooperating Wisconsin technical college that offers a 720-hour WI Justice Department POST Academy. This training certifies candidates to work law enforcement jobs in Wisconsin. Other opportunities can be discussed with your adviser.