Nov 21, 2024

Fall 2021 Catalog

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Fall 2021 Catalog FINAL VERSION - Closed for Revisions

Conservation Law Enforcement Minor

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

Complete one track:

Credentialed enforcement track, 30 credits

Required

NRES 320 - Natural Resources Communication and Public Relations 3 cr.
NRES 392 - Conservation Law Enforcement Theory and Principles 4 cr.
NRES 473 - Resource Policy and Law 3 cr.
SOC 230 - Criminology 3 cr. or
POLI 212 - Law and Legal Systems 3 cr.

Natural Resources, 12 credits

NRES 393 - Conservation Law Enforcement 1-15 cr.

Note

This is the 720-hour Wisconsin Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board certified recruit training program offered by a state technical college.

Electives, 3 credits

Choose from:

FOR 335 - Recreational Use of Forests and Parks 3 cr.
FOR 394 - Forest Recreation Seminar 1 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.
WLDL 360 - Wetlands Ecology and Management 3 cr.
WLDL 372 - Wildlife of North America 3 cr.
WLDL 458 - Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Biology 3 cr.

Non-credentialed (regulatory and law) track, 27 credits

Required

NRES 320 - Natural Resources Communication and Public Relations 3 cr.
NRES 392 - Conservation Law Enforcement Theory and Principles 4 cr.
NRES 473 - Resource Policy and Law 3 cr.
SOC 230 - Criminology 3 cr. or
POLI 212 - Law and Legal Systems 3 cr.
POLI 304 - Environmental Politics and Policy 3 cr. or
POLI 305 - Climate Change Politics and Policy 3 cr.
PHIL 315 - Philosophy of Law 3 cr. or
PHIL 380 - Environmental Ethics 3 cr.

Electives, 6 credits

Choose from:

GEOL 330 - Environmental Geology 3 cr.
SOIL 461 - Soil Management for Resource Sustainability 3 cr.
WSTE 382 - Water and Wastewater Treatment 3 cr. or
PSEN 382 - Water and Wastewater Treatment 3 cr. or
WATR 382 - Water and Wastewater Treatment 3 cr.
WSTE 476 - Hazardous Waste Management 3 cr.