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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

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.

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-