May 03, 2024

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Resource Management: Environmental Science and Management, B.S.

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This major is administered by the Discipline.

Consists of 88-100 credits.

Resource Management Core, 27-28 credits

Natural Resources courses, 17 credits

Geography, 3 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.

Environmental Science and Management (ESM) Core, 31-41 credits

Natural Sciences, 22-32 credits

Biology, 8-13 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.
BIOL 305 - General Ecology 3 cr. or
FOR 332 - Forest Ecosystem Ecology 3 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.

Take 9 credits from the following

FOR 232 - Dendrology and Silvics 3 cr.
FOR 324 - Fire Management and Ecology 2 cr.
FOR 424 - Forest Pathology 3 cr.
FOR 432 - Silviculture 3 cr.
GEOL 308 - Climate: Past, Present, and Future 3 cr. or
GEOG 308 - Climate: Past, Present, and Future 3 cr.
GEOL 330 - Environmental Geology 3 cr.
GEOL 383 - Hydrogeology 3 cr. or
WATR 383 - Hydrogeology 3 cr.
NRES 458 - Biodiversity and Conservation Biology 3 cr.
SOIL 361 - Forest Soils 3 cr.
SOIL 362 - Soil Genesis, Morphology, and Classification 3 cr.
SOIL 365 - Soil Quality Assessment and Soil Survey Interpretation 3 cr.
SOIL 484 - Environmental Microbiology 4 cr.
WSTE 484 - Environmental Microbiology 4 cr.
WATR 220 - Global Climate Change and Water Resources, 10th Century to Present 3 cr. or
NRES 220 - Global Climate Change and Water Resources, 10th Century to Present 3 cr.
WATR 324 - Invasive and Exotic Species 3 cr. or
NRES 324 - Invasive and Exotic Species 3 cr.
WATR 382 - Water and Wastewater Treatment 3 cr. or
PSEN 382 - Water and Wastewater Treatment 3 cr. or
WSTE 382 - Water and Wastewater Treatment 3 cr.
WATR 384 - Life History of Fishes 3 cr.
WATR 388 - Aquatic Ecology 3 cr.
WATR 389 - Hydrology 3 cr.
WATR 390 - Water Chemistry and Analysis 4 cr.
WATR 420 - Stream Hydrology, Habitat, and Restoration 3 cr.
WATR 482 - Assessment of Aquatic Systems 3 cr.
WATR 483 - Fisheries Research 3 cr.
WATR 484 - Fisheries Management 3 cr.
WLDL 350 - Wildlife Management Techniques 3 cr.
WLDL 372 - Wildlife of North America 3 cr.
WLDL 451 - Management of Wildlife Habitat 4 cr.
WLDL 458 - Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Biology 3 cr.

Analysis, 9-10 credits

Policy and Governance, 6 credits

Take 6 credits from the following:

Electives, 6 credits

Take any 300- or 400-level courses from disciplines.

Communication in the Major

Take 6 credits of Communication in the Major from one of the CNR disciplines:

Capstone Experience

Take one of the following capstone courses from one of the CNR disciplines:

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