2024-2025 Academic Catalog
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| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| A. Required Core | ||
| FREC 4354 | Forest Soil and Watershed Management | 3 |
| or UAP 4374 | Land Use and Environment: Planning and Policy | |
| ALS/WATR 4614 | Watershed Assessment, Management, and Policy | 2 |
| Subtotal | 5 | |
| B. Additional Courses | ||
| 1. Watershed Hydrology | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Small Watershed Hydrology | ||
| Field Methods in Hydrology | ||
| Hydrology | ||
| Groundwater Resources | ||
| Open Channel Flow | ||
| Principles of Watershed Hydrology | ||
| Groundwater Hydrology | ||
| Watershed Sensitive Site Design and Construction | ||
| Subtotal | 3 | |
| 2. Watershed Water Quality | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Nonpoint Source Pollution Assessment and Control | ||
| Introduction to Watershed Modeling | ||
| Land-based Systems for Waste Treatment | ||
| Water Quality | ||
| Watersheds and Water Quality Monitoring | ||
| Subtotal | 3 | |
| 3. Watershed Ecology | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Freshwater Ecology | ||
| Environmental Microbiology | ||
| Aquatic Entomology | ||
| Managed Ecosystems, Ecosystem Services, and Sustainability | ||
| Forested Wetlands | ||
| Fish Ecology | ||
| Subtotal | 3 | |
| 4. Watershed Geospatial Information Systems | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Geographic Information Systems for Engineers | ||
| Information Technologies for Natural Resource Management | ||
| Forest Photogrammetry and Spatial Data Processing | ||
| Hydroinformatics | ||
| Principles of Geographic Information Systems | ||
| Introduction to Remote Sensing | ||
| Subtotal | 3 | |
| 5. Watershed Law, Policy, and Planning | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Environmental Law | ||
| Environment and Sustainable Development Economics | ||
| Sustainable Development Economics | ||
| Water Resources Policy and Economics | ||
| Water, Environment, and Society | ||
| Land Analysis and Site Planning | ||
| Community Involvement | ||
| Law of Critical Environmental Areas | ||
| Subtotal | 3 | |
| Total Credits | 20 | |
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