Resource Management: Resource Management Law Enforcement, B.S.

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

The Resource Management Law Enforcement option satisfies the Interdisciplinary Studies GEP requirement. For more information, see the GEP section of the Catalog.

Consists of 108-111 credits.

Resource Management Core

Natural Resources courses, 20 credits

Geography, 3-5 credits

GEOG 100 - Human Impacts on the Physical Environment 3 cr. or
GEOG 101 - The Physical Environment 5 cr. or
GEOG 105 - The Dynamic Earth 3 cr.

Field Techniques in Natural Resources

Choose one:

Summer Field Experience, 7 credits

European Summer Program, 8 credits

NRES 475 - International Field Experiences in Natural Resources Management 1-8 cr.

Resource Management Law Enforcement, 60 credits

Science and natural environment core, 21 credits

Required:

BIOL 130 - Introduction to Plant Biology 5 cr.
BIOL 160 - Introduction to Animal Biology 5 cr.
CHEM 101 - Basic Chemistry 5 cr.

Take 6 credits from

BIOL 342 - Vascular Plant Taxonomy 4 cr.
BIOL 374 - Ichthyology 4 cr.
BIOL 376 - Herpetology 3 cr.
BIOL 377 - Ornithology 3 cr.
BIOL 378 - Mammalogy 3 cr.
FOR 232 - Dendrology and Silvics 3 cr.
FOR 335 - Recreational Use of Forests and Parks 3 cr.
NRES 324 - Invasive and Exotic Species 3 cr. or
WATR 324 - Invasive and Exotic Species 3 cr.
WATR 384 - Life History of Fishes 3 cr.
WLDL 372 - Wildlife of North America 3 cr.

Policy formulation and implementation, 6 credits

Choose either:

Communication in the Major

Capstone Experience

NRES 393 - Environmental Law Enforcement 1-15 cr.

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.