Conservation Law Enforcement, B.S.

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

Consists of 94-102 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.

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
CHEM 105 - Fundamental 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 375 - Fisheries Ecology 3 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 305 - Inclusive Practices for Outdoor Professionals 2 cr.
NRES 324 - Invasive and Exotic Species 3 cr. or
WATR 324 - Invasive and Exotic Species 3 cr.
NRES 441 - Climate Change Implications, Policies, and Solutions 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.
WATR 350 - Current Issues in Water Resources 1-3 cr.
WATR 384 - Life History of Fishes 3 cr.
WATR 388 - Aquatic Ecology 3 cr.
WLDL 305 - Selected Topics in Wildlife Ecology and Management 1-3 cr. (Furbearer Ecology, Chemical Immobilization subtitles only)
WLDL 321 - Principles of Captive Wildlife Management 2 cr.
WLDL 332 - Carnivore Ecology 2 cr.
WLDL 334 - Ungulate Ecology 3 cr.
WLDL 348 - Wildlife Damage Management 3 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.
WLDL 450 - Human Dimensions of Wildlife 3 cr.
WLDL 451 - Management of Wildlife Habitat 4 cr.
WLDL 458 - Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Biology 3 cr.

Conservation Law Enforcement Core, 48-50 credits

Required, 13 credits

Required Academy Experience, 15 credits

NRES 393 - Conservation Law Enforcement 1-15 cr. (15 cr. 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. To prepare for the Academy and future employment, students may want to take courses such as MSL 101 and MSL 102 (Introduction to Military Leadership I and II) or MSL 153 and MSL 154 (Advanced Physical Training).

Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice, take 6 credits

NRES 381 - Internship in Natural Resources 1-12 cr.
POLI 212 - Law and Legal Systems 3 cr.
POLI 335 - Law and Society 3 cr.
POLI 338 - Environmental Law and Regulation 3 cr.
SOC 230 - Criminology 3 cr.
SOC 333 - Corrections 3 cr.

Communication, 5-7 credits

COMM 230 - Foundations of Public Relations 3 cr.
COMM 338 - Topics in Public Relations 3 cr.
COMM 387 - Interviewing 3 cr.
COMM 388 - Topics in Workplace Communication 3 cr.
COMM 394 - Business and Professional Communication 3 cr.
COMM 396 - Communication and Gender 3 cr.
NRES 367 - Park Interpretation 2 cr.
NRES 368 - Oral Interpretation Methods 3 cr.
NRES 369 - Interpretive Media 4 cr.

Diversity/Cultural Awareness, take 3 credits

HIST 279 - Environmental Justice 3 cr.
HIST 288 - Race and Ethnicity in American History 3 cr.
HIST 289 - African American History to 1877 3 cr.
HIST 291 - Latino American History 3 cr.
HIST 292 - Native American History 3 cr.
HIST 293 - Asian American History 3 cr.
POLI 315 - Minority Group Politics 3 cr.
SOC 270 - Race and Ethnicity 3 cr.
SOC 329 - Gender and Crime 3 cr.
SOC 396 - Special Topics in Criminology and Criminal Justice 3 cr. (Race, Crime, and Criminal Justice)

Social Sciences and Humanities, take 6 credits

BUS 325 - Organizational Behavior 3 cr.
GEOG 320 - Urban Geography 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 478 - Environmental Issues Investigation and Action 3 cr.
PHIL 315 - Philosophy of Law 3 cr.
PHIL 360 - Animal Ethics 3 cr.
PHIL 380 - Environmental Ethics 3 cr.
PHIL 381 - American Indian Environmental Philosophies 3 cr.
POLI 304 - Environmental Politics and Policy 3 cr.
POLI 305 - Climate Change Politics and Policy 3 cr.
POLI 330 - Constitutional Law 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 327 - Social Inequality 3 cr.
SOC 332 - Juvenile Delinquency 3 cr.
SOC 344 - Interpersonal Violence 3 cr.
SOC 355 - Environmental Sociology 3 cr.
SOC 368 - Sociology of Mental Health 3 cr.
SW 383 - Substance Abuse Disorders: Assessment and Intervention 3 cr.
SW 385 - Social Work and Mental Health 3 cr.
Any 200-level course in a World Language (up to 4 credits)