Nov 24, 2024

Fall 2021 Catalog

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Resource Management: Environmental Education and Interpretation, B.S.

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

Consists of 96-106 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 Education and Interpretation, 63-72 credits

Required, 48-55 credits

BIOL 101 - General Biology 5 cr.
OR
BIOL 110 - Principles of Biology I 5 cr. and
BIOL 111 - Principles of Biology II 5 cr.
OR
BIOL 130 - Introduction to Plant Biology 5 cr. and
BIOL 160 - Introduction to Animal Biology 5 cr.
CHEM 100 - Chemistry for the Citizen 3 cr. or
CHEM 101 - Basic Chemistry 5 cr. or
CHEM 105 - Fundamental Chemistry 5 cr. or
PHYS 100 - Energy in Today’s World 3 cr. or
PHYS 101 - General Physics 5 cr.
FOR 335 - Recreational Use of Forests and Parks 3 cr.
NRES 200 - Introduction to Sustainable Communities 3 cr. or
NRES 281 - Introduction to Recreation and Parks 3 cr.
NRES 301 - Foundations of Environmental Education I 3 cr.
NRES 302 - Foundations of Environmental Education II 1 cr.
NRES 305 - Inclusive Practices for Outdoor Professionals 2 cr.
NRES 368 - Oral Interpretation Methods 3 cr.
NRES 369 - Interpretive Media 4 cr.
NRES 478 - Environmental Issues Investigation and Action 3 cr.
NRES 482 - Human Dimensions of Natural Resources Practicum 12 cr.
NRES 483 - Professional Development in Natural Resource Management 1-3 cr. (3 credits are required)
PHIL 380 - Environmental Ethics 3 cr.

Advanced biology and ecology, 6-8 credits

Flora, 3-4 credits from:

BIOL 335 - Mycology 4 cr.
BIOL 342 - Vascular Plant Taxonomy 4 cr.
BIOL 345 - Agrostology 2 cr.
BIOL 347 - Aquatic Vascular Plants 2 cr.
BIOL 353 - Ethnobotany 3 cr.
BIOL 355 - Plant Ecology 4 cr.
FOR 232 - Dendrology and Silvics 3 cr.

Fauna, 3-4 credits from:

BIOL 361 - Aquatic Invertebrate Zoology 3 cr. or
WATR 361 - Aquatic Invertebrate Zoology 3 cr.
BIOL 367 - General Entomology 4 cr.
BIOL 374 - Ichthyology 4 cr.
BIOL 376 - Herpetology 3 cr.
BIOL 377 - Ornithology 3 cr.
BIOL 378 - Mammalogy 3 cr.
FOR 426 - Forest Entomology 3 cr.
WATR 384 - Life History of Fishes 3 cr.
WLDL 334 - Ungulate Ecology 3 cr.
WLDL 361 - Waterfowl Ecology and Management 3 cr.

Electives, 9 credits

Choose from the following (can include Flora and Fauna courses not taken for requirement above):

ASTR 311 - Introduction to Astronomy 3 cr.
BIOL 305 - General Ecology 3 cr.
BIOL 309 - Field Biology 3-4 cr.
BIOL 325 - Introduction to Biological Illustration 2 cr.
BIOL 380 - Introduction to Aquaponics 2 cr.
BIOL 384 - Techniques in Aquaponics 1 or 2 cr.
BIOL 477 - Raptor Ecology 2 cr.
ENGL 347 - Grant and Proposal Writing 3 cr.
FN 357 - Ecology of Foods 3 cr.
FOR 321 - Natural Resources Data Analysis 4 cr.
FOR 334 - Forest Recreation and Tourism 3 cr.
FOR 444 - Urban and Community Forestry 3 cr.
GEOL 104 - Physical Geology 4 cr.
HIST 380 - The Environmental Movement 3 cr.
HIST 390 - Museum Exhibitions 3 cr.
INTL 381 - Culture and Civilization 2-3 cr.
NRES 323 - International Resource Management 3 cr.
NRES 324 - Invasive and Exotic Species 3 cr. or
WATR 324 - Invasive and Exotic Species 3 cr.
NRES 365 - Environmental Policy 3 cr.
NRES 372 - Resource Economics 3 cr.
NRES 381 - Internship in Natural Resources 1-12 cr. (3 credits maximum)
NRES 394 - Ecological Basis for Planning and Design 3 cr.
NRES 407 - Costa Rica Tropical Ecology 3 cr.
NRES 441 - Climate Change Implications, Policies, and Solutions 3 cr.
NRES 458 - Biodiversity and Conservation Biology 3 cr. or
WLDL 458 - Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Biology 3 cr.
PHIL 381 - American Indian Environmental Philosophies 3 cr.
PSYC 321 - Environmental Psychology 3 cr.
SOIL 365 - Soil Quality Assessment and Soil Survey Interpretation 3 cr.
SOIL 486 - Composting 1 cr. or
WSTE 486 - Composting 1 cr.
WATR 360 - Wetlands Ecology and Management 3 cr. or
WLDL 360 - Wetlands Ecology and Management 3 cr.
WATR 391 - GIS Applications in Water Resources 3 cr.
WLDL 321 - Principles of Captive Wildlife Management 2 cr.
WLDL 332 - Carnivore Ecology 2 cr.
WLDL 348 - Wildlife Damage Management 3 cr.
WLDL 365 - Behavioral Ecology 3 cr.
WLDL 372 - Wildlife of North America 3 cr.