Apr 19, 2024

Fall 2021 Catalog

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

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

Consists of 96-104 credits.

Resource Management Core, 33-34 credits

Natural Resources courses, 23 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 Option, 63-70 credits

Foundational Sciences, 13-19 credits

Natural Sciences, 12 credits

Take 12 credits from at least two of the following disciplines:

Forestry

FOR 232 - Dendrology and Silvics 3 cr.
FOR 322 - Forest Mensuration 3 cr.
FOR 332 - Forest Ecosystem Ecology 3 cr.
FOR 424 - Forest Pathology 3 cr.
FOR 432 - Silviculture 3 cr.

Fisheries and Water Resources

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 383 - Hydrogeology 3 cr. or
GEOL 383 - Hydrogeology 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.

Soil and Waste Resources

Wildlife Ecology

Paper Science and Chemical Engineering

Social Sciences, 9 credits

Take 9 credits from at least two of the following disciplines:

Communication and Community Engagement

Business and Economics

BUS 320 - Principles of Management 3 cr.
BUS 322 - Business Leadership for Managers 3 cr.
BUS 325 - Organizational Behavior 3 cr.
ECON 342 - Ecological Economics 3 cr.
FOR 334 - Forest Recreation and Tourism 3 cr.
FOR 370 - Forest Products I 2 cr.
NRES 373 - Agronomy, Agriculture and Environment 4 cr.

Psychology, Sociology, and Ethics

PHIL 360 - Animal Ethics 3 cr.
PHIL 380 - Environmental Ethics 3 cr.
PHIL 381 - American Indian Environmental Philosophies 3 cr.
PSYC 321 - Environmental Psychology 3 cr.
REL 345 - Religion and Ecology 3 cr.
SOC 270 - Race and Ethnicity 3 cr.
SOC 327 - Social Inequality 3 cr.
SOC 355 - Environmental Sociology 3 cr.
SOC 356 - Urban Sociology 3 cr.
SOC 360 - Population Problems 3 cr.
SOC 370 - Sociology of Globalization 3 cr.

Policy and Governance, 6 credits

Take 6 credits from the following:

HIST 279 - Environmental Justice 3 cr. or
HIST 280 - American Environmental History 3 cr. or
HIST 380 - The Environmental Movement 3 cr.
NRES 341 - Introduction to Sustainable Energy Policy 3 cr.
NRES 441 - Climate Change Implications, Policies, and Solutions 3 cr.
NRES 365 - Environmental Policy 3 cr. or
NRES 473 - Resource Policy and Law 3 cr. or
POLI 304 - Environmental Politics and Policy 3 cr.
POLI 338 - Environmental Law and Regulation 3 cr. or
POLI 450 - Law, Policy, and Regulation 3 cr.
POLI 397 - Methods of Policy Analysis 3 cr.

Environmental Management, 3 credits

Take 3 credits from the following (if not taken above):

FOR 425 - Forest Management and Finance 3 cr.
FOR 444 - Urban and Community Forestry 3 cr.
FOR 485 - Forest Recreation Planning and Site Design 3 cr.
NRES 459 - Ecosystem Management and Restoration 3 cr.
NRES 474 - Integrated Resource Management 3 cr.
PSEN 489 - Industrial Environmental Management 3 cr. or
WSTE 489 - Industrial Environmental Management 3 cr.
SOIL 461 - Soil Management for Resource Sustainability 3 cr.
WATR 360 - Wetlands Ecology and Management 3 cr. or
WLDL 360 - Wetlands Ecology and Management 3 cr.
WATR 483 - Fisheries Research 3 cr.
WLDL 451 - Management of Wildlife Habitat 4 cr.
WSTE 380 - Solid Waste Management 3 cr.

Electives, 6 credits

Take any 300- or 400-level courses from College of Natural Resources disciplines.