Resource Management: Natural Resource Planning Option, B.S.

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

Consists of 56-67 credits.

The Resource Management Major: Natural Resources Planning option satisfies the Interdisciplinary Studies GEP requirement. For more information, see the GEP section of the Catalog.

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.

Natural Science, 10-20 credits

Biology, 5-10 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.

Chemistry, 5-10 credits

CHEM 101 - Basic Chemistry 5 cr.
OR
CHEM 105 - Fundamental Chemistry 5 cr. and
CHEM 106 - Fundamental Chemistry 5 cr.
OR
CHEM 117 - General Chemistry Principles 5 cr.

Analysis, 9-10 credits

GEOG 341 - Geographic Information Systems I 3 cr.
MATH 255 - Elementary Statistical Methods 4 cr. or
SOC 390 - Basic Statistical Methods for Social Sciences 3 cr. or
PSYC 300 - Statistics for Psychologists 4 cr.
ECON 111 - Principles of Microeconomics 3 cr. or
NRES 372 - Resource Economics 3 cr.

Governance, 3 credits

Choose from:

NRES 473 - Resource Policy and Law 3 cr.
NRES 474 - Integrated Resource Management 3 cr.
POLI 212 - Law and Legal Systems 3 cr.
POLI 242 - State and Local Government 3 cr.
POLI 250 - Public Administration 3 cr.
POLI 304 - Environmental Politics and Policy 3 cr.
POLI 341 - Urban Politics 3 cr.
SOC 300 - The American Community 2 or 3 cr.
SOC 356 - Urban Sociology 3 cr.

Required Courses, 24 credits

Professional Experience

At least 4 credits of:

NRES 381 - Internship in Natural Resources 1-12 cr.

Complete one or more of the elective tracks below:

NOTE: Courses can’t satisfy elective credits and the Governance requirement simultaneously.

Land Use Planning, 6-7 credits

Choose from:

ECON 342 - Ecological Economics 3 cr.
FOR 334 - Forest Recreation and Tourism 3 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.
GEOG 331 - Planning Theory and Ethics 3 cr.
GEOG 496 - Community Development Practices 3 cr.
WD 378 - People, Interfaces, and Environment 4 cr. or
IA 378 - People, Interfaces, and Environment 4 cr.
IA 315 - Sustainable Design 3 cr.
POLI 212 - Law and Legal Systems 3 cr.
POLI 242 - State and Local Government 3 cr.
POLI 250 - Public Administration 3 cr.
POLI 341 - Urban Politics 3 cr.
POLI 356 - Government Finance 3 cr.
POLI 358 - Public Budgets 3 cr.
SOIL 365 - Soil Quality Assessment and Soil Survey Interpretation 3 cr.

Conservation Planning, 6 credits

Choose from:

GEOG 377 - Remote Sensing I 3 cr. or
NRES 377 - Remote Sensing I 3 cr.
NRES 324 - Invasive and Exotic Species 3 cr. or
WATR 324 - Invasive and Exotic Species 3 cr.
NRES 373 - Agronomy, Agriculture and Environment 3 cr.
NRES 457 - Ecological Monitoring 3 cr.
NRES 458 - Biodiversity and Conservation Biology 3 cr.
NRES 459 - Ecosystem Management and Restoration 3 cr.
POLI 304 - Environmental Politics and Policy 3 cr.
PSEN 382 - Water and Wastewater Treatment 3 cr. or
WATR 382 - Water and Wastewater Treatment 3 cr. or
WSTE 382 - Water and Wastewater Treatment 3 cr.
SOIL 365 - Soil Quality Assessment and Soil Survey Interpretation 3 cr.
WATR 388 - Aquatic Ecology 3 cr.
WATR 389 - Hydrology 3 cr.

Social and Policy Sciences, 6 credits

Choose from:

ECON 342 - Ecological Economics 3 cr.
HIST 280 - American Environmental History 3 cr.
HIST 380 - The Environmental Movement 3 cr.
HIST 282 - Food in Modern America 3 cr. or
POLI 389 - Public Policy for Sustainable Communities 3 cr.
NRES 341 - Introduction to Sustainable Energy Policy 3 cr
NRES 441 - Climate Change Implications, Policies, and Solutions 3 cr.
NRES 442 - Sustainable Energy: Resources, Technologies, and Policies 3 cr.
NRES 473 - Resource Policy and Law 3 cr.
PHIL 351 - Ecofeminism 3 cr.
PHIL 380 - Environmental Ethics 3 cr.
PHIL 381 - American Indian Environmental Philosophies 3 cr.
POLI 202 - Introduction to Policy Analysis 3 cr.
POLI 304 - Environmental Politics and Policy 3 cr.
POLI 308 - Public Opinion 3 cr.
POLI 314 - Public Policy Issues 3 cr.
POLI 320 - Legislative Process 3 cr.
POLI 397 - Methods of Policy Analysis 3 cr.

Communication in the Major

Capstone Experience

NRES 489 - Applied Natural Resources Planning 3 cr.