Environmental Science and Sustainability B.S. - Environmental Policy and Planning
The Environmental Policy and Planning concentration focuses on policy and planning processes at multiple scales. Students are introduced to real-world environmental problems and the policy and planning approaches, strategies, and tools that can be used to deal with them. Coursework covers U.S. public lands, water, and wildlife policy; community, regional, and federal lands planning; conflict resolution and collaboration; markets and economic incentives; and political institutions and processes.
Bachelor of Science - Environmental Science and Sustainability; Environmental Policy and Planning Concentration
General Education Requirements
Information regarding these requirements can be found in the General Education Section of the catalog.
Summary
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Lower-Division Required Courses | 17-19 | |
| Environmental Policy and Planning Concentration Requirements | ||
| Required Courses | 21 | |
| Biology | 3-4 | |
| Ecology | 3 | |
| Economics | 3 | |
| Mathematics | 3-4 | |
| Planning | 6 | |
| Policy and Law | 6 | |
| Experiential Learning Requirement | ||
| Advanced Writing Requirement | ||
| Total Hours | 62-66 | |
Degree Specific Credits: 62-66
Required Cumulative GPA: 2.0
Lower-Division Required Courses
Note: NRSM 110 will not be required if students declare the major with 60+ credits.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete the following courses: | ||
| NRSM 110 | First Year Seminar in Environmental Science and Sustainability | 1 |
| NRSM 121S | Environmental Science and Sustainability | 3 |
| Complete one of the following: | 3-4 | |
| Intro to Physical Geography: Climate, Landforms, and Vegetation and Intro to Physical Geography Laboratory: Climate, Landforms, and Vegetation | ||
| Soils and Water and Ecology, Physics and Taxonomy of Soils | ||
| Oral Communication - Complete one of the following courses: | ||
| COMX 111A | Introduction to Public Speaking | 3 |
| or THTR 120A | Introduction to Acting I | |
| Statistics Requirement - Complete one of the following courses: | 3-4 | |
| Forest Biometrics | ||
| Introduction to Statistics | ||
| Intro to Biostatistics | ||
| Chemistry - Complete the following course: | ||
| CHMY 121N | Introduction to General Chemistry | 4 |
| Total Hours | 17-19 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Environmental Policy and Planning Concentration Requirements
Rule: Complete all of the following subcategories.
Required Courses
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete all of the following courses: | ||
| FORS 250 | Intro to GIS for Forest Mgt | 3 |
| GPHY 465 | Planning Principles & Processes | 3 |
| NRSM 349E | Climate Change Ethics and Policy | 3 |
| or NRSM 389E | Ethics and Sustainability | |
| NRSM 379 | Collaborations in Natural Resource Decisions | 3 |
| NRSM 422 | Natural Resource Policy and Administration | 3 |
| PSCI 210S | Intro to American Government | 3 |
| PSCI 361 | Public Administration | 3 |
| Total Hours | 21 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Biology
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete one of the following: | 3-4 | |
| Principles of Living Systems | ||
| Principles of Biological Diversity | ||
| Introductory Ecology | ||
| Introduction to Botany | ||
| Total Hours | 3-4 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Ecology
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete one of the following courses: | 3 | |
| Ecosystem Ecology | ||
| Forest Ecology | ||
| Fire Ecology | ||
| Total Hours | 3 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Economics
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete one of the following courses: | 3 | |
| Economics of the Environment | ||
| Forest Environmental Economics | ||
| Economic Geography of Rural Areas | ||
| Total Hours | 3 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Mathematics
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete one of the following: | 3-4 | |
| Probability and Linear Mathematics | ||
| College Algebra | ||
| College Trigonometry | ||
| Precalculus | ||
| Applied Calculus | ||
| Total Hours | 3-4 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Planning
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete two of the following courses: | 6 | |
| Water and Sustainability | ||
| Environmental Planning | ||
| Recreation Planning | ||
| Total Hours | 6 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Policy and Law
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete two of the following courses: | 6 | |
| Environmental Law | ||
| Water Policy | ||
| Climate Policy | ||
| Wildlife Policy & Biopolitics | ||
| Total Hours | 6 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Experiential Learning Requirement
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete one of the following courses: | 3 | |
| Field Ecology | ||
| Aquatic Microbial Ecology | ||
| Alpine Ecology | ||
| Stream Ecology | ||
| Conservation Ecology | ||
| Landscape Ecology | ||
| Lake Ecology | ||
| Forest and Fire Ecology | ||
| Social Issues: The Mekong Delta | ||
| Climate Change: Mekong Delta | ||
| Introduction to Forestry Field Skills | ||
| Forest Stand Management | ||
| Field Techniques | ||
| First Year Seminar in Field Studies in Conservation | ||
| Wilderness and Civilization Field Studies | ||
| Internship | ||
| Watershed Dynamics and Management Issues | ||
| Internship | ||
| Ecosystem Science and Restoration Practicum | ||
| Internship | ||
| Senior Thesis | ||
| First Year Seminar in Parks, Tourism, and Recreation Management | ||
| Sustaining Human Society & Natural Environment | ||
| Winter Wilderness Field Studies | ||
| Capstone in Parks, Tourism, and Recreation Management | ||
| Hunter Check Station | ||
| Total Hours | 3 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Advanced Writing Requirement
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete three of the following courses: | 9 | |
| Freshwater Ecology | ||
| Ecosystem Ecology | ||
| Forest Ecology | ||
| Timber Harvesting & Roads | ||
| Multiple Resource Silviculture | ||
| Practice of Silviculture | ||
| Forest Stand Management | ||
| Senior Thesis | ||
NASX 403 | ||
| Climate and Society | ||
| Climate Change Ethics and Policy | ||
| Collaborations in Natural Resource Decisions | ||
| Ethics and Sustainability | ||
| Rangeland Ecology | ||
| Foundations of Restoration Ecology | ||
| Environment & Development | ||
| Ecosystem Science and Restoration Practicum | ||
| Senior Thesis | ||
| Recreation Behavior | ||
| Wildlife Policy & Biopolitics | ||
| Total Hours | 9 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-