Environmental Science and Sustainability B.S. - Resource Conservation

The Resource Conservation concentration provides students with the flexibility to design their own emphasis or to focus more generally on natural resource management and conservation. Students in this concentration complete the ESS core as well as the math, biology, and GIS courses outlined below, and then work with their faculty advisor to select additional coursework based on their interests and professional goals.

Bachelor of Science - Environmental Science and Sustainability; Resource Conservation Concentration

W.A Franke College of Forestry & Conservation

Degree Specific Credits: 84-87

Required Cumulative GPA: 2.0

Catalog Year: 2021-22

General Education Requirements

Information regarding these requirements can be found in the General Education Section of the catalog.

Summary

Lower-Division Required Courses		14-15
Concentration Requirements		67-69
Experiential Learning Requirement		3
Total Hours		84-87

Lower-Division Required Courses

Note: NRSM 110 will not be required if students declare the major with 60+ credits.

Code	Title	Hours
Complete the following courses:
NRSM 110	First Year Seminar in Environmental Science and Sustainability	1
NRSM 210N	Soils, Water and Climate
Oral Communication - Complete one of the following courses:		3
COMX 111A	Introduction to Public Speaking	3
or THTR 120A	Introduction to Acting I
Statistics Requirement - Complete one of the following courses:		3-4
FORS 201	Forest Biometrics
or STAT 216	Introduction to Statistics
or WILD 240	Intro to Biostatistics
Chemistry - Complete the following course:
CHMY 121N	Introduction to General Chemistry	4
Total Hours		14-15

Minimum Required Grade: C-

Resource Conservation Concentration Requirements

Rule: Complete all of the following subcategories. 55-57 total credits required.

Core Courses

Code	Title	Hours
Mathematics Requirement - Complete one of the following:		3-4
M 115	Probability and Linear Mathematics
or M 121	College Algebra
or M 122	College Trigonometry
or M 151	Precalculus
or M 162	Applied Calculus
Biology Requirement - Complete one of the following:		3-4
BIOB 160N	Principles of Living Systems
or BIOB 170N	Principles Biological Diversity
or BIOE 172N	Introductory Ecology
or BIOO 105N	Introduction to Botany
Complete the following course:
FORS 250	Intro to GIS for Forest Mgt	3
Total Hours		9-11

Minimum Required Grade: C-

Required Courses

Note: Students in the Resource Conservation option should work closely with their faculty advisor to select courses that align with their interests and professional goals.

Code	Title	Hours
Complete 36 credits of courses with the following course prefixes:		36
FORS	Forestry
GPHY	Geography
NRSM	Natural Resource Management
PTRM	Parks, Tourism & Recreation Management
WILD	Fish, Wildlife Science & Management
Total Hours		36

Minimum Required Grade: C-

Social Science Requirement

Code	Title	Hours
Complete one of the following courses:		3
NRSM 326	Climate and Society
NRSM 379	Collab in Nat Res Decisions
NRSM 424	Community Forestry & Conservtn
NRSM 475	Environment & Development
PTRM 300	Recreation Behavior
Total Hours		3

Minimum Required Grade: C-

Policy Requirement

Code	Title	Hours
Complete one of the following courses:		3
NRSM 370S	Wildland Conservation Policy/Governance
NRSM 422	Nat Res Policy/Administration
NRSM 427	Advanced Water Policy
WILD 410	Wildlife Policy & Biopolitics
Total Hours		3

Minimum Required Grade: C-

Ecology Requirement

Code	Title	Hours
Complete one of the following courses:		3
BIOE 370	General Ecology
BIOE 447	Ecosystem Ecology
FORS 330	Forest Ecology
FORS 333	Fire Ecology
NRSM 462	Rangeland Ecology
Total Hours		3

Minimum Required Grade: C-

Ethics Requirement

Code	Title	Hours
Complete one of the following courses:
NRSM 349E	Climate Change Ethics/Policy	3
or NRSM 389E	Ethics and Sustainability	3
Total Hours		3

Minimum Required Grade: C-

Additional Requirements in Area of Emphasis

Note: Alternatively, students can take two semesters of a foreign language or otherwise demonstrate foreign language proficiency.

Code	Title	Hours
Complete 10 credits of courses with the following course prefixes:		10
BIOE	Biology - Ecological
BIOO	Biology - Organismal
CHMY	Chemistry
ENSC	Environmental Science
ENST	Environmental Studies
FORS	Forestry
GEO	Geoscience
M	Mathematics
NRSM	Natural Resource Management
PHSX	Physics
WILD	Fish, Wildlife Science & Management
Total Hours		10

Minimum Required Grade: C-

Experiential Learning Requirement

Code	Title	Hours
Complete one of the following courses:		3
BIOE 342	Field Ecology
BIOE 400	Aquatic Microbial Ecology
BIOE 416	Alpine Ecology
BIOE 439	Stream Ecology
BIOE 440	Conservation Ecology
BIOE 451	Landscape Ecology
BIOE 453	Lake Ecology
BIOE 458	Forest and Fire Ecology
ENST 427	Social Issues: The Mekong Delta
ENST 437	Climate Change: Mekong Delta
FORS 130	Intro Forestry Field Skills
FORS 440	Forest Stand Management
GPHY 385	Field Techniques
NRSM 115	First Year Seminar in Field Studies in Conservation
NRSM 273	Wilderness/Civ Field Stds
NRSM 298	Internship
NRSM 345	Watershed Dynamics
NRSM 398	Internship
NRSM 495	Ecosystem Science and Restoration Practicum
NRSM 498	Internship
NRSM 499	Senior Thesis
PTRM 150	First Year Seminar in Parks, Tourism, and Recreation Management
PTRM 345X	Sustaining Human Soc & Nat Env
PTRM 418	Winter Wilderness Field Studies
PTRM 484	PTRM Field Measurement Tech
WILD 374	Hunter Check Station
Total Hours		3

Minimum Required Grade: C-

Upper-Division Writing Requirement

Code	Title	Hours
Complete three of the following courses:		9
BIOE 428	Freshwater Ecology
BIOE 447	Ecosystem Ecology
FORS 330	Forest Ecology
FORS 341	Timber Harvesting & Roads
FORS 347	Multiple Resource Silviculture
FORS 349	Practice of Silviculture
FORS 440	Forest Stand Management
FORS 499	Senior Thesis
NASX 403	Contmp Tribal Resource Issues
NRSM 326	Climate and Society
NRSM 349E	Climate Change Ethics/Policy
NRSM 379	Collab in Nat Res Decisions
NRSM 389E	Ethics Forestry & Conservation
NRSM 462	Rangeland Ecology
NRSM 465	Foundations of Restoration Ecology
NRSM 475	Environment & Development
NRSM 495	Ecosystem Science and Restoration Practicum
NRSM 499	Senior Thesis
PTRM 300	Recreation Behavior
WILD 410	Wildlife Policy & Biopolitics
Total Hours		9

Minimum Required Grade: C-