Water Science and Society Certificate
The Water Science and Society Certificate provides students from a range of majors with foundational knowledge in water science and policy. Students take courses in the biological, physical, and policy sciences, and courses focused on skills relevant to understanding and managing water. The certificate culminates in a capstone experience that enables students to apply conceptual water knowledge to a project.
W.A Franke College of Forestry & Conservation
Degree Specific Credits: 15
Required Cumulative GPA: 2.0
Catalog Year: 2021-22
Summary
Social/Policy | 3 | |
Physical | 3 | |
Biological/Ecological | 3 | |
Skills | 3 | |
Capstone | 3 | |
Total Hours | 15 | |
Social/Policy
Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
Complete one of the following courses: | 3 | |
NRSM 427 | Water Policy | |
GPHY 335 | Water and Sustainability | |
Total Hours | 3 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Physical
Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
Complete one of the following courses: | 3 | |
ERTH 303N | Weather and Climate | |
GEO 202 | The Water Planet | |
GEO 320 | Global Water | |
GEO 420 | Hydrogeology | |
GEO 421 | Hydrology | |
NRSM 385 | Watershed Hydrology | |
Total Hours | 3 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Biological/Ecological
Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
Complete one of the following courses: | 3 | |
BIOE 428 | Freshwater Ecology | |
BIOE 439 | Stream Ecology | |
BIOE 453 | Lake Ecology | |
BIOO 340 | Biology and Mgmnt of Fishes | |
WILD 485 | Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology | |
Total Hours | 3 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Skills
Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
Complete one of the following courses: | 3 | |
CSCI 444 | Data Visualization | |
ECNS 201S | Principles of Microeconomics | |
ECNS 433 | Economics of the Environment | |
ECNS 445 | Int Env Econ & Clim Change | |
GPHY 284 | Intro to GIS and Cartography | |
GPHY 385 | Field Techniques | |
GPHY 465 | Planning Principles & Processes | |
GPHY 466 | Environmental Planning | |
GPHY 468 | Community & Regional Analysis | |
GPHY 482 | Spatial Analysis & GIS | |
GPHY 487 | Remote Sensing/Raster GIS | |
NRSM 379 | Collab in Nat Res Decisions | |
PSCI 361 | Public Administration | |
PSCI 491 | Special Topics (Agency Policy-Making) | |
PTRM 310 | Nat Res Interp and Comm | |
Total Hours | 3 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Capstone
Note: The course that satisfies this requirement must include a substantive project that is focused on water. To meet this requirement, students can complete a thesis, an internship, or a field course. Alternatively, they can complete one of the art courses listed below. In all cases, the project needs to be focused on water.
Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
Complete one of the following: | 3 | |
ARTZ 321 | Painting II | |
ARTZ 394A | Seminar- Environmental Drawing | |
A thesis or internship course in the student's home department. | ||
A field course with a project or research component. | ||
Total Hours | 3 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-