Fisheries and Water Resources: Hydrology Option, B.S.

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This major is administered by the Fisheries and Water Resources Discipline.

The fisheries and water resources bachelor of science degree prepares you for a career or graduate study in fishery science or management, aquatic biology, hydrology, hydrogeology (groundwater), laboratory analysis of water and environmental samples, aquatic toxicology, and the assessment and management of water resources. You must select one of three options: Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences ; Hydrology ; or Water Resources .

The hydrology option prepares you for a career or graduate study in hydrology water resources management, land conservation, and environmental engineering. Hydrology graduates frequently gain employment with environmental consulting firms and state, federal, tribal, and local resource management agencies and are involved in land planning, resource protection, and civil works.

Consists of 94-100 credits.

Hydrology, 23 credits

NRES 377 - Remote Sensing I 3 cr. or
GEOG 377 - Remote Sensing I 3 cr.
WATR 200 - Preparing for a Career in Fisheries and Water Resources 1 cr.
WATR 383 - Hydrogeology 3 cr. or
GEOL 383 - Hydrogeology 3 cr.
WATR 388 - Aquatic Ecology 3 cr.
WATR 389 - Hydrology 3 cr.
WATR 390 - Water Chemistry and Analysis 4 cr.
WATR 391 - GIS Applications in Water Resources 3 cr.
WATR 493 - Advanced Hydrologic Analysis 3 cr.

Natural Resources, 7 credits

Chemical sciences, 5-10 credits

CHEM 105 - Fundamental Chemistry 5 cr. and
CHEM 106 - Fundamental Chemistry 5 cr.
or
CHEM 117 - General Chemistry Principles 5 cr.

Physical Sciences, 17 credits

GEOL 104 - Physical Geology 4 cr.
NRES 251 - Introduction to Soil and Water Resources 4 cr.
PHYS 201 - Applied Principles of Physics I 4 cr.
PHYS 204 - College Physics II 5 cr.

Math and Statistics, 14 credits

MATH 225 - Calculus I 5 cr.
MATH 226 - Calculus II 5 cr.
MATH 255 - Elementary Statistical Methods 4 cr.

Human dimensions, 12 credits

NRES 150 - People, Resources and the Biosphere 3 cr.
NRES 372 - Resource Economics 3 cr.
POLI 338 - Environmental Law and Regulation 3 cr.
PHIL 380 - Environmental Ethics 3 cr.

Water resources electives, 9 credits

Select from Water Resource courses, 300-level or higher. No more than 6 credits of WATR 381 may be used to fulfill this requirement.

Professional Field Experience, 7-8 credits

Choose Option A or B:

A. Field techniques in Natural Resources, 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.
WLDL 340 - Field Experience in Wildlife Management Techniques 1 cr.
WATR 380 - Field Experience in Aquatic Ecosystem Evaluation 1 cr.

B. European summer program, 8 credits

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

Note

The Field Techniques in Natural Resources satisfies the Experiential Learning GEP requirement. For more information, see the GEP section of the Catalog.

Communication in the Major

Capstone Experience

WATR 493 - Advanced Hydrologic Analysis 3 cr.