2023-2024 Course Catalog
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This interdisciplinary minor is a cross-college program among five colleges (11 departments) and the Virginia Water Resources Research Center (VWRRC) which serves as the program host.
A minimum of 20 credit hours to include:
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 |
Notes:
Prerequisites: Some courses in the requirements listed above may have prerequisites. Be sure to consult the University Course Catalog or check with your advisor. Students must plan to satisfy course prerequisites outside of the 20 credits required toward the minor.
For more information or to declare the minor, consult with an academic adviser in The Advising Center in 138 Cheatham or the program coordinator, Dr. Kevin McGuire in the Water Resources Research Center in 210 Cheatham Hall. If students are requesting course substitutions, the request forms can be received in the CNRE Advising Center and should be completed in consultation with Dr. Kevin McGuire. Approval will be contingent upon the support of the watershed management minor oversight committee.
Updated: 9/1/2021
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