All students must complete the core requirements (42 credits, required courses from one of two sub-tracks: social science (24 credits), and natural science (25 credits), and a senior capstone service project. The core is designed to provide the foundations in natural, social, and physical sciences common to all natural resource and environmental studies disciplines. The natural science track is designed for students interested in natural resource management, stewardship, and research in the natural sciences. The social science track is designed for students interested in public policy, advocacy, interpretation, or research in the social sciences. Within each track there are also a set of courses that are recommended to fulfill university general education requirements. To provide flexibility, students may choose from elective courses in either track to round out their degree. Additionally, all students will be required to perform a senior service learning project in interdisciplinary teams with students from both the social science track and natural science track.
| Required Courses | ||
|---|---|---|
| Course | Title | Credits |
| HSS 1200 | Intro to Environmental Studies | 3 |
| BIOL 2130/2140 | General Ecology | 4 |
| NR 1010 | Intro to Natural Resources and Policies | 3 |
| BIOL 3650 | Conservation Biology | 3 |
| GEOL 1110/1120 | Physical Geology | 4 |
| GEOG 3550/3560 | Principles of GIS | 5 |
| CHEM 1210/1230 | Chemical Principles (1st semester chemistry | 5 |
| PSY 3500 | Environmental Psychology | 3 |
| COMM | 1310 Critical Thinking and Listening | 3 |
| POSC 1100 | American National Government | 3 |
| Choose one class from below | ||
| PSY 3010 | Statistics in Psychology | 4 |
| SOC 4810 | Social Statistics | 4 |
| MATH 1040 | Intro to Statistics | 4 |
| Interdisciplinary team service project: See individual adviser. Students in social science track and students in natural science track must complete a team capstone service project in their senior year. |
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| Total Core requirements: | 42 | |
| Natural Science Track | ||
| Advisable for General Education | ||
| MATH 1050 | College Algebra | 4 |
| GEOG 1100 | Physcial Geography | 4 |
| MATH 1210 | Calculus | 4 |
| BIOL 2000 | Natural History | 3 |
| Required Courses (25credits) | ||
| GEOL 1210/1220 | Historical Geology | 4 |
| BIOL 3100 | Evolution | 3 |
| AGSC 3560 | Soils | 4 |
| CHEM 3700 | Environmental Chemistry | 3 |
| Choose one class from below | ||
| BIOL 3390 | Mammalogy | 4 |
| BIOL 3450 | Vertebrate Zoology | 4 |
| BIOL 3470 | Herpetology | 4 |
| BIOL 3490 | Ornithology | 4 |
| Choose one class from below | ||
| BIOL 3410 | Invertebrate Zoology | 4 |
| BIOL 3430 | Entomology | 4 |
| Suggested Elective Courses for either track | ||
| BIOL 2150 | Genetics | 4 |
| BIOL 3530 | Plant Physiology | 4 |
| BIOL 2110 | Microbiology | 4 |
| BIOL 3510 | Plant Diversity and Anatomy | 4 |
| BIOL 4410 | Animal Behavior | 3 |
| CHEM 2310 | Organic Chemistry | 4 |
| CHEM 4110 | Biochemistry | 4 |
| GEOG 2900 | GPS Theory Practice | 2 |
| GEOG 4150 | Advanced GIS | 3 |
| GEOG 3220/3230 | Weather and Climate | 4 |
| GEOL 3110/3120 | Paleontology | 4 |
| GEOL 3170/3180 | Oceanography | 4 |
| GEOL 3210/3220 | Sedimentology/Stratigraphy | 4 |
| GEOL 3010/3020 | Environmental Geology | 4 |
| RANG 3600/3610 | Range Management | 4 |
| Social Science Track | ||
|---|---|---|
| Advisable for General Edcuation | ||
| Course Number | Title | Credits |
| ENGL 2110 | Writing on Environment | 3 |
| GEOG 1100 | Physical Geography | 3 |
| PSY 2100 | Psychology of Gender | 3 |
| SOC 4710 | Gender Studies | 3 |
| Required Courses (24 credits) | ||
| SOC 4620 | Environmental Sociology | 3 |
| POSC 3300 | State and Local Government (formerly POSC 1110 | 3 |
| COMM 4501 | Topics - Conflict Management | 3 |
| BIOL 4070 | History and Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 4610 | American Nature Writing | 3 |
| Choose one class from below | ||
| HIST 3810 | Westward Movement | 3 |
| HIST 3870 | History of Utah | 3 |
| HIST 3000 | US Indians thru 1868 | 3 |
| HIST 3010 | US Indians since 1868 | 3 |
| Choose one practicum class from below | ||
| SOC 4800 | Sociology | 3 |
| PSY 3800 | Psychology | 3 |
| GEOG 4893 | Geography | 3 |
| HONR 3800 | Honors | 3 |
| Suggested Elective Courses for either track | ||
| GEOG 3400 | Environmental Geography | 3 |
| SOC 2000 | Computer Applications in Sociology | 3 |
| SOC 4500 | Global Issues in Sociology | 3 |
| SOC 4700 | Special Topics/Native Americans | 3 |
| COMM 4800 | Individual Projects | 3 |
| POSC 3410 | Public Administration | 3 |
| PSY 3410 | Applied Research Design | 3 |
| PSY 3820 | Human Relations in Group Dynamics | 3 |
| PSY 4500 | Special Topics | 3 |
| PSY 4831 | Readings and Conferences | 3 |
| ENGL 4610 | Native American Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 2060 | Creative Writing | 3 |