Fisheries and Water Resources: Hydrology Option, BS

This major is administered by the Fisheries and Water Resources Discipline.

The fisheries and water resources bachelor of science degree prepares you for a career or graduate study in fishery science or management, aquatic biology, hydrology, hydrogeology (groundwater), laboratory analysis of water and environmental samples, aquatic toxicology, and the assessment and management of water resources. You must select one of three options: Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences ; Hydrology ; or Water Resources .

The hydrology option prepares you for a career or graduate study in hydrology water resources management, land conservation, and environmental engineering. Hydrology graduates frequently gain employment with environmental consulting firms and state, federal, tribal, and local resource management agencies and are involved in land planning, resource protection, and civil works.

Consists of 92-100 credits.

Hydrology, 23 credits

NRES 377 - Remote Sensing I Credits: 3 or
GEOG 377 - Remote Sensing I Credits: 3
WATR 200 - Preparing for a Career in Fisheries and Water Resources Credits: 1
WATR 383 - Hydrogeology Credits: 3 or
GEOL 383 - Hydrogeology Credits: 3
WATR 388 - Aquatic Ecology Credits: 3
WATR 389 - Hydrology Credits: 3
WATR 390 - Water Chemistry and Analysis Credits: 4
WATR 391 - GIS Applications in Natural Resources Credits: 3
WATR 493 - Advanced Hydrologic Analysis Credits: 3

Natural Resources, 7 credits

NRES 151 - Ecological Basis for Natural Resource Management Credits: 3
NRES 250 - Introduction to Fisheries, Forestry and Wildlife Resources Credits: 4

Chemical sciences, 5-10 credits

CHEM 105 - Fundamental Chemistry Credits: 5 and
CHEM 106 - Fundamental Chemistry Credits: 5
or
CHEM 117 - General Chemistry Principles Credits: 5

Physical Sciences, 15-17 credits

GEOL 104 - Physical Geology Credits: 4
NRES 251 - Introduction to Soil and Water Resources Credits: 4
PHYS 201 - Applied Principles of Physics I Credits: 4
PHYS 202 - Applied Principles of Physics II Credits: 3 or
PHYS 204 - College Physics II Credits: 5

Math and Statistics, 14 credits

MATH 225 - Calculus I Credits: 5
MATH 226 - Calculus II Credits: 5
MATH 255 - Elementary Statistical Methods Credits: 4

Human dimensions, 12 credits

NRES 150 - People, Resources and the Biosphere Credits: 3
NRES 372 - Resource Economics Credits: 3
PHIL 380 - Environmental Ethics Credits: 3
POLI 338 - Environmental Law and Regulation Credits: 3

Water resources electives, 9 credits

Select from Water Resource courses, 300-level or higher. No more than 6 credits of WATR 381 may be used to fulfill this requirement.

Professional Field Experience, 7-8 credits

Choose Option A or B:

A. Field techniques in Natural Resources, 7 credits

FOR 319 - Land Surveying Credits: 1
FOR 320 - Field Experience in Forest Measurement Credits: 1
NRES 405 - Selected Topics in Natural Resources Credits: 1-3 (Take 1 credit)
SOIL 359 - Soil Conservation and Watershed Inventory Techniques Credits: 1
SOIL 360 - Field Experience in Soil Inventory Methods Credits: 1
WLDL 340 - Field Experience in Wildlife Management Techniques Credits: 1
WATR 380 - Field Experience in Aquatic Ecosystem Evaluation Credits: 1

B. European summer program, 8 credits

NRES 475 - International Field Experiences in Natural Resources Management Credits: 1-8

Note

The Field Techniques in Natural Resources satisfies the Experiential Learning GEP requirement. For more information, see the GEP section of the Catalog.