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Environmental Science Concentration:

Natural Resources

Supporting Department: Natural Resources and the Environment
(College of Agriculture & Natural Resources)

    

   

Concentration objectives:
The Natural Resources Concentration builds on the basic sciences of the Environmental Science Major by providing students with knowledge of natural resource ecosystems and the management and conservation of these systems. Courses emphasize field experiences in aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems and methods of managing these systems for the production of consumptive and non-consumptive goods and services required by society. Courses in the concentration are intended to expose the student to basic concepts of management in forestry, wildlife, fisheries, soil, and water including wetlands and air pollution.

  
 

Please Note: There are two sets of requirements displayed below.  The first (A) is for the 09-10 catalogue year and beyond; the second (B) is for catalogue year 08-09 and before.  Your catalogue year is determined by when you declare the concentration.

 

(A): Required course work (09-10 and later ):

Students must pass NRE 2000, 2010 and 4094 plus two additional NRE courses numbered 3000 and above.

  

All students must take the following courses:
NRME 2000 Introduction to Geomatics (Offered Spring semester)
NRME 2010 Natural Resources Measurements (Offered Fall semester)
NRME 4094 Natural Resources Seminar (Offered Spring semester)
 
In addition, students must take TWO more NRE courses 3000-level or higher :
NRE courses: 3000-level or higher
NRE 3### Various courses (see catalogue)
NRE 4### various courses (see catalogue)

 

 

(B): Required course work (08-09 and prior):

  

Group I: Core Course
All students must take the following course:
NRME 4000W Natural Resource Planning and Management (Offered Spring semester)
 
In addition, students must take ONE course FROM EACH of the following groups:
(Note: NRME 287 Field Study Internship can be substituted for one of the group requirements)
Group II: Air & Water
NRME 3105 Wetlands Biology and Conservation (Offered Spring semester, odd years)
NRME 3125 Watershed Hydrology (Offered Spring semester, even years)

NRME 4135C/

GEOL 4735C

Introduction to Groundwater Hydrology (Offered Fall semester)
NRME 3155 Water Quality Management (Offered Fall semester, odd years)
NRME 4165Q/P Soil and Water Management and Engineering (Offered Spring semester, odd years)
NRME 4175 Environmental Meteorology (Offered Spring semester, even years)
 
Group III: Forest Resources
NRME 2415 Dendrology (Offered Fall semester)
NRME 3475 Forest Management (Offered Spring semester, even years)
NRME 4455 Forest Ecology (Offered Fall semester)
 
Group IV: Remote Sensing/GIS
NRME 3535 Introductory Remote Sensing (Offered Fall semester)
NRME 4535C Advanced Remote Sensing (Offered Spring semester)
NRME 3252 Geographic Information Science for Natural Resource Management (Offered Spring semester)
 
Group V: Fish and Wildlife
NRME 2315 North American Wildlife (Offered Fall semester)
NRME 3335 Wildlife Management (Offered Spring semester)
NRME 3345 Wildlife Management Techniques (Offered Fall semester, alternate years)
NRME 4335 Principles of Fisheries Management (Offered Fall semester)