2025-2026 Academic Catalog
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Code | Title | Credits |
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Required Foundational Course | ||
GEOG/WATR 2004 | Water, Environment, and Society (Pathway 3) | 3 |
Subtotal | 3 | |
Specialization Options | ||
Choose one specialization (Water and Society or Science of Water) (9 credits) | 9 | |
Water and Society Specialization | ||
Economics of the Food and Fiber System (Pathway 3) | ||
or ECON 2005 | Principles of Economics | |
Water Resources Policy and Economics (Pathway 3 and Pathway 7) | ||
Leadership for Global Sustainability (Pathway 3 or Pathway 2) | ||
or HIST 3144 | American Environmental History | |
OR | ||
Science of Water Specialization | ||
Principles of Watershed Hydrology | ||
Elementary Calculus (Pathway 5f) | ||
or MATH 1225 | Calculus of a Single Variable | |
Elementary Calculus (Pathway 5f) | ||
or MATH 1226 | Calculus of a Single Variable | |
Subtotal | 9 | |
Required Capstone Course | ||
ALS/WATR 4614 | Watershed Assessment, Management, and Policy | 2 |
REQUIRED NATURAL SCIENCES RESTRICTED ELECTIVE | 3 | |
Choose ONE course from the following list: | ||
Foundations of Environmental Science | ||
Foundations of Environmental Science | ||
Forest Ecosystems | ||
Ecology of Appalachian Forests | ||
Introduction to Earths Climate | ||
Earth Science: Our Past, Present, and Future | ||
Earth Resources, Society, and Environment | ||
Climate History: Past, Present, and Future | ||
Environment and Natural Systems | ||
REQUIRED RESTRICTED ELECTIVE | 3 | |
Choose ONE course from the following list: | ||
Environmental Law | ||
Water Supply and Sanitation in Developing Countries | ||
Literature and the Environment | ||
Principles of Fish and Wildlife Conservation | ||
Environmental Data Science | ||
Climate Change and the International Policy Framework | ||
Forest Soil and Watershed Management | ||
Introduction to Coastal Regions | ||
Environmental Justice, Resources and Development | ||
Interdisciplinary Issues and Ethics in Water Resources | ||
Seeking Sustainability | ||
Oceanography | ||
Land Use and Environment: Planning and Policy | ||
Total Credits | 20 |
Completion of 20 Credit Hours Required for Minor
Notes:
Key to Pathways Learning Core Outcomes:
1f = Foundational Discourse
1a = Advanced/Applied Discourse
2 = Critical Thinking in the Humanities
3 = Reasoning in the Social Sciences
4 = Reasoning in the Natural Sciences
5f = Foundational Quantitative and Computational Thinking
5a = Advances/Applied Quantitative and Computational Thinking
6 = Critique and Practice in Design and the Arts
7 = Critical Analysis of Equity and Identity in the United States
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