Natural Resource Management Certificate

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The Natural Resource Management certificate (22-25 credits) provides recognition for students completing a sequence of laboratory- and field-based science courses related to natural resources. Through advisement students choose a suite of closely related courses providing the knowledge and skills relevant to management of a specific kind of natural resource (e.g., water, wildlands). Certification, which requires a minimum GPA of 2.5 in the certificate courses, will provide students with a powerful tool to assist their future job searches.

Core Course Credits: 4-5

ENST 202 - Environment and Society Credits: (5)
OR GEOG 250 - Resource Exploitation and Conservation Credits: (4)

Physical Environments Courses Credits: 5

Choose one course from the following:

GEOG 450 - Arid Environments Credits: (5)
GEOG 451 - Mountain Environments Credits: (5)
GEOG 452 - Coastal Environments Credits: (5)
GEOG 454 - Forest Environments Credits: (5)

Environmental Processes Courses Credits: 5

Choose one course from the following:

GEOG 361 - Soils Credits: (5)
GEOG 382 - Hydrology Credits: (5)
GEOG 386 - Geomorphology Credits: (5)
OR GEOL 386 - Geomorphology Credits: (5)
GEOG 387 - Biogeography Credits: (5)
GEOG 388 - Weather and Climate Credits: (5)
GEOG 453 - Riparian and Wetlands Analysis Credits: (5)
GEOG 483 - Snow Credits: (5)

Resource Geography Courses Credits: 4-5

Choose one course from the following:

GEOG 305 - Introduction to Land Use Planning Credits: (5)
GEOG 373 - Water Resources Credits: (4)
GEOG 442 - Alternative Energy Credits: (5)
GEOG 445 - Environmental Law Credits: (5)
OR ENST 460 - Environmental Law Credits: (5)
GEOG 449 - Environmental Hazard Analysis and Management Credits: (5)
GEOG 455 - Pyrogeography Credits: (4)
GEOG 456 - Recreation Geography Credits: (5)
GEOG 458 - People, Parks, and Protected Areas Credits: (4)

Department-Approved Electives Credits: 4-5

Choose one more courses from the Environmental Geography or Resource Geography categories. By advisement, students may choose relevant courses not listed above.

Total Credits: 22-25

College and Department Information

Geography Department
College of the Sciences

Program Outcomes
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