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Environmental Science Concentration:

Natural Resources

Supporting Department: Natural Resources Management and Engineering
(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.

  
 

Required course work:

  

Group I: Core Course
All students must take the following course:
NRME 239W Natural Resource Planning and Management
 
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 204 Wetlands Biology and Conservation
NRME 211 Watershed Hydrology
NRME/GEOL 234
Introduction to Groundwater Hydrology
NRME 246 Water Quality Management
NRME 260Q/260P Soil and Water Management and Engineering
NRME 271 Environmental Meteorology
 
Group III: Forest Resources
NRME 214 Dendrology
NRME 280 Forest Management
NRME 285 Forest Ecology
 
Group IV: Remote Sensing/GIS
NRME 237 Introductory Remote Sensing
NRME 238 Advanced Remote Sensing
NRME 252 Geographic Information Science for Natural Resource Management
 
Group V: Fish and Wildlife
NRME 217 North American Wildlife
NRME 232 Wildlife Management
NRME 233 Wildlife Management Techniques
NRME 235 Principles of Fisheries Management