2023-2024 Course Catalog
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Code | Title | Credits |
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Degree Core Requirements | ||
FREC 2214 | Introduction to Land and Field Measurements | 3 |
FREC 2314 | Forest Biology and Dendrology | 2 |
FREC 2324 | Dendrology Laboratory | 1 |
FREC 2614 | Human-Environment Systems | 3 |
FREC 4004 | Professional Skills in Natural Resources | 1 |
FREC 4014 | Natural Resources Economics | 3 |
FREC 4114 | Information Technologies for Natural Resource Management | 3 |
FREC 4434 | Natural Resource Policy | 3 |
Subtotal | 19 | |
Major Requirements | ||
FIW 2114 | Principles of Fish and Wildlife Conservation | 3 |
FIW 4464 | Human Dimensions of Fisheries and Wildlife | 3 |
FREC 2004 | Forest Ecosystems | 3 |
or FREC 3314 | Forest Ecology and Silvics | |
FREC 3524 | Environmental Interpretation (Pathways Concept 1 - Discourse - Advanced) | 3 |
FREC 3544 | Outdoor Recreation Planning and Management | 3 |
Subtotal | 15 | |
Restricted Electives | ||
Business Restricted Electives | 3 | |
Environmental Education and Outreach Restricted Electives | 3 | |
Environmental Science Restricted Electives | 6 | |
Human Dimensions Restricted Electives | 3 | |
Role of Science in Society Restricted Elective | 3 | |
Subtotal | 18 | |
Track Areas with Remaining Required Electives | ||
Students must customize their curriculum to complete one of the following three tracks by selecting an additional 9 credits from one of the three sets of restricted electives outlined below. 1 | 9 | |
Recreation and Tourism Management Track | ||
Environmental Education and Outreach Track | ||
Leadership and Sustainability Track | ||
Subtotal | 9 | |
Free Electives | ||
Select free electives to total 120 credits. | 17 | |
Subtotal | 17 | |
Pathways to General Education | ||
Pathways Concept 1 - Discourse | ||
COMM 1015 | Communication Skills | 3 |
or ENGL 1105 | First-Year Writing | |
COMM 1016 | Communication Skills | 3 |
or ENGL 1106 | First-Year Writing | |
Completion of FREC 3524 fulfills Pathway 1a | ||
Pathways Concept 2 - Critical Thinking in the Humanities | ||
FREC 2554 | Leadership for Global Sustainability | 3 |
Select three credits in Pathway 2 | 3 | |
Pathways Concept 3 - Reasoning in the Social Sciences | ||
AAEC 1005 | Economics of the Food and Fiber System | 3 |
or ECON 2005 | Principles of Economics | |
Select one of the following: | 3 | |
Introduction to Communication | ||
Introduction to Human Geography | ||
Seeking Sustainability | ||
Introduction to United States Government and Politics | ||
Introduction to Comparative Government and Politics | ||
Introductory Psychology | ||
Introductory Sociology | ||
Introduction to Social Anthropology | ||
Pathways Concept 4 - Reasoning in the Natural Sciences | ||
BIOL 1105 | Principles of Biology | 3 |
BIOL 1106 | Principles of Biology | 3 |
Pathways Concept 5 - Quantitative and Computational Thinking | ||
Select three credits in Pathway 5f | 3 | |
MATH 1025 | Elementary Calculus | 3 |
STAT 3604 | Statistics for Social Science 1 | 3 |
or STAT 3615 | Biological Statistics | |
Pathways Concept 6 - Critique and Practice in Design and the Arts | ||
Select three credits in Pathway 6a | 3 | |
Select three credits in Pathway 6d | 3 | |
Pathways Concept 7 - Critical Analysis of Identity and Equity in the United States | ||
Select three credits in Pathway 7 2 | 3 | |
Subtotal | 42 | |
Total Credits | 120 |
6 of the 9 credits must be 3000-level or above.
A course taken to satisfy another area of Pathways that is also listed within Concept 7 will satisfy the Concept 7 requirement simultaneously.
Code | Title | Credits |
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Business Restricted Electives | ||
AAEC 2104 | Personal Financial Planning | 3 |
AAEC 3454 | Small Business Management and Entrepreneurship | 3 |
ACIS 1004 | Accounting Foundations | 3 |
ACIS 2115 | Principles of Accounting | 3 |
ENGL 4804 | Grant Proposals and Reports | 3 |
FREC 4024 | Forest Resources Management and Business | 3 |
MGT 2064 | Foundations of Entrepreneurship | 3 |
MGT 3304 | Management Theory and Leadership Practice | 3 |
MGT 4334 | Ethical Leadership and Corporate Social Responsibility | 3 |
MKTG 3104 | Marketing Management | 3 |
SBIO 2614 | Introduction to Forest Products Marketing | 3 |
SBIO 3004 | Sustainable Nature-Based Enterprises | 3 |
SBIO 3464 | Sustainable Operations Management | 3 |
Environmental Education & Outreach Restricted Electives | ||
ALCE 3004 | Educational Programs in Agricultural and Life Sciences | 3 |
ALCE 3624 | Communicating Ag and Life Sciences in Writing | 3 |
ALCE 4004 | Teaching Adults in Agriculture | 2 |
ALCE 4014 | Introduction to Cooperative Extension | 3 |
ALCE 4034 | Methods of Planning Education Programs for Agriculture | 3 |
ALCE 4304 | Community Education and Development | 3 |
ALCE 4884 | Youth Program Management | 3 |
CMST 3064 | Persuasion | 3 |
HUM 3204 | Multicultural Communication | 3 |
FREC 3574 | Environmental Education Service Learning | 3 |
PR 2044 | Principles of Public Relations | 3 |
TA 2024 | Introduction to Acting | 3 |
Environmental Science Restricted Electives | ||
BIOL 2504 | General Zoology | 3 |
BIOL 2704 | Evolutionary Biology | 3 |
BIOL 2804 | Ecology | 3 |
BIOL 4004 | Freshwater Ecology | 4 |
CSES 3114 | Soils | 3 |
ENSC 3134 | Soils in the Landscape | 3 |
ENSC 3604 | Fundamentals of Environmental Science | 3 |
FIW 2314 | Wildlife Biology | 3 |
FIW 2324 | Wildlife Field Biology | 3 |
FIW 3514 | Fisheries Techniques | 3 |
FIW 4214 | Wildlife Field Techniques | 3 |
FIW 4314 | Conservation of Biological Diversity | 4 |
FIW 4334 | Mammalogy | 4 |
FIW 4414 | Population Dynamics and Estimation | 3 |
FIW 4424 | Ichthyology | 4 |
FIW 4434 | Wildlife Habitat Ecology and Management | 3 |
FIW 4534 | Ecology and Management of Wetland Systems | 3 |
FIW 4614 | Fish Ecology | 3 |
FIW 4624 | Marine Ecology | 3 |
FREC 2514 | Wildland Fire: Ecology and Management | 3 |
FREC 3354 | Trees in the Built Environment | 3 |
FREC 3364 | Environmental Silviculture | 3 |
FREC 3714 | Forest Harvesting | 3 |
FREC 4334 | Principles and Practice of Agroforestry | 3 |
FREC 4354 | Forest Soil and Watershed Management | 3 |
FREC 4374 | Forested Wetlands | 3 |
FREC 4414 | Advanced Wildland Fire Management | 3 |
HORT 2134 | Plants and Greenspaces in Urban Communities | 3 |
SBIO 2784 | Global Forest Sustainability | 3 |
SPES 2244 | World Crops: Food and Culture | 3 |
Human Dimensions Restricted Electives | ||
AAEC 3314 | Environmental Law | 3 |
AAEC 3324 | Environment and Sustainable Development Economics | 3 |
AAEC 4754 | 3 | |
FREC 2124 | Forests, Society & Climate | 3 |
FREC 4174 | Climate Change and the International Policy Framework | 3 |
FREC 4454 | Urban and Community Forestry | 3 |
FREC 4464 | Water Resources Policy and Economics | 3 |
GEOG 3104 | Environmental Problems, Population, and Development | 3 |
LAR 3044 | Land Analysis and Site Planning | 3 |
LAR 3264 | People Community and Place | 3 |
PHIL 2304 | Global Ethics | 3 |
PSCI 3214 | Political Participation | 3 |
PSCI 3224 | Public Opinion | 3 |
PSCI 3334 | Judicial Process | 3 |
PSCI 3354 | Constitutional Law: Structures and Relationships | 3 |
PSCI 3414 | Public Administration | 3 |
PSCI 3424 | State and Local Government | 3 |
PSCI 3554 | Comparative Political Economy | 3 |
PSCI 3744 | Public Policy Analysis | 3 |
SOC 2004 | Social Problems | 3 |
SOC 3004 | Social Inequality | 3 |
SOC 3204 | Social Research Methods | 4 |
SOC 3504 | Population Trends and Issues | 3 |
SPIA 2554 | Collaborative Policy-Making and Planning | 3 |
SPIA 3704 | Urban Contention and Mobilization | 3 |
UAP 3014 | Urban Policy and Planning | 3 |
UAP 3344 | Global Environmental Issues: Interdisciplinary Perspectives | 3 |
UAP 3354 | Introduction to Environmental Policy and Planning | 3 |
UAP 4264 | Environmental Ethics and Policy | 3 |
UAP 4344 | Law of Critical Environmental Areas | 3 |
UAP 4374 | Land Use and Environment: Planning and Policy 1 | 3 |
Leadership & Sustainability Restricted Electives (only 3 credits may be below 2000-level) | ||
ALCE 3014 | Leadership Effectiveness for Professionals in Agricultural Organizations | 3 |
GEOG 1116 | Seeking Sustainability | 3 |
GEOG 4444 | Practicing Sustainability | 3 |
GEOG 2244 | Sustainable Urbanization | 3 |
LDRS 1414 | Citizen Leadership | 3 |
LDRS 3104 | The Dynamics of Leadership | 3 |
LDRS 3304 | Elements of Team Leadership | 3 |
NR 4105 | Leadership in Natural Resources | 3 |
NR 4106 | Leadership in Natural Resources | 3 |
SBIO 3004 | Sustainable Nature-Based Enterprises | 3 |
SBIO 3454 | Society, Sustainability Biomaterials and Energy | 3 |
UAP 1024 | Leadership, Service, and Public Problem Solving | 3 |
UAP 4394 | Community Renewable Energy Systems | 3 |
Outdoor Recreation & Tourism Management Restricted Electives | ||
HNFE 2274 | Wilderness First Responder | 3 |
HTM 2454 | Travel & Tourism Management | 3 |
HTM 2464 | Introduction to Service | 3 |
HTM 3424 | Event Management | 3 |
HTM 3484 | Socio-Cultural Impacts of Tourism | 3 |
HTM 4354 | Information Technology and Social Media in Hospitality and Tourism | 3 |
HTM 4444 | Winery Tourism | 3 |
HTM 4484 | International Tourism | 3 |
Study Abroad | Any study abroad course focusing on human-environment interactions | 3-6 |
Role of Science in Society | ||
HIST 3706 | History of Science | 3 |
PHIL 2605 | Reason and Revolution in Science | 3 |
PHIL 2606 | Reason and Revolution in Science | 3 |
RLCL 2464 | Religion and Science | 3 |
STS 1504 | Introduction to Science, Technology, and Society | 3 |
STS 2154 | The Life Sciences and Society | 3 |
STS 2454 | Science, Techology, and Environment | 3 |
STS 3104 | Science and Technology in Modern Society | 3 |
STS 3334 | Energy and Society | 3 |
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