Environmental Science and Sustainability B.S. - Resource Conservation
The Resource Conservation concentration provides students with the flexibility to design their own emphasis or to focus more generally on natural resource management and conservation. Students in this concentration complete the ESS core as well as the math, biology, and GIS courses outlined below, and then work with their faculty advisor to select additional coursework based on their interests and professional goals.
General Degree Requirements
To earn a baccalaureate degree, all students must complete successfully, in addition to any other requirements, the University of Montana General Education Requirements. Please refer to the General Education Requirements page for more information.
Additional requirements for graduation can be found on the Degree/Certificate Requirements for Graduation page.
Unless otherwise noted in individual program requirements, a minimum grade point average of 2.00 in all work attempted at the University of Montana-Missoula is required for graduation. Please see the Academic Policies and Procedures page for information on how your GPA is calculated.
Courses taken to satisfy the requirements of a major, minor, or certificate program must be completed with a grade of C- or better unless a higher grade is noted in the program requirements.
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE - ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND SUSTAINABILITY; RESOURCE CONSERVATION CONCENTRATION
Course Requirements
Code | Title | Hours |
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Lower-Division Required Courses | ||
Complete all of the following courses: | ||
CHMY 121N | Introduction to General Chemistry | 4 |
COMX 111A | Introduction to Public Speaking | 3 |
or THTR 120A | Introduction to Acting I | |
FORS 201 | Forest Biometrics | 3-4 |
or STAT 216 | Introduction to Statistics | |
or WILD 240 | Intro to Biostatistics | |
GPHY 111N & GPHY 112N | Intro to Physical Geography: Climate, Landforms, and Vegetation and Intro to Physical Geography Laboratory: Climate, Landforms, and Vegetation | 3-4 |
or NRSM 211N & NRSM 212N | Soils and Water and Ecology, Physics and Taxonomy of Soils | |
NRSM 110 | First Year Seminar in Environmental Science and Sustainability 1 | 1 |
NRSM 121S | Environmental Science and Sustainability | 3 |
Resource Conservation Concentration Requirements | ||
Mathematics | ||
Complete one of the following courses: | 3-4 | |
Probability and Linear Mathematics | ||
College Algebra | ||
College Trigonometry | ||
Precalculus | ||
Applied Calculus | ||
Biology | ||
Complete one of the following courses: | 3-4 | |
Principles of Living Systems | ||
Principles of Biological Diversity | ||
Introductory Ecology | ||
Introduction to Botany | ||
GIS | ||
Complete the following course: | ||
FORS 250 | Intro to GIS for Forest Mgt | 3 |
Electives | ||
Complete 36 credits of courses with the following course prefixes: | 36 | |
FORS - Forestry | ||
GPHY - Geography | ||
NRSM - Natural Resource Management | ||
PTRM - Parks, Tourism, and Recreation Management | ||
WILD - Fish, Wildlife Science & Management | ||
Additional Requirements in Area of Emphasis | ||
Complete 10 credits of courses with the following course prefixes. Alternatively, students can take two semesters of a foreign language or otherwise demonstrate foreign language proficiency. | 10 | |
BIOE - Biology, Ecological | ||
BIOO - Biology, Organismal | ||
CHMY - Chemistry | ||
ENSC - Environmental Science | ||
ENST - Environmental Studies | ||
FORS - Forestry | ||
GEO - Geosciences | ||
M - Mathematics | ||
NRSM - Natural Resource Management | ||
PHSX - Physics | ||
WILD - Fish, Wildlife Science & Management | ||
Ecology | ||
Complete one of the following: | 3 | |
Ecosystem Ecology | ||
Forest Ecology | ||
Fire Ecology | ||
Ethics | ||
Complete one of the following courses: | 3 | |
Climate Change Ethics and Policy | ||
Ethics and Sustainability | ||
Policy | ||
Complete one of the following courses: | 3 | |
Natural Resource Policy and Administration | ||
Water Policy | ||
Climate Policy | ||
Wildlife Policy & Biopolitics | ||
Social Science | ||
Complete one of the following courses: | 3 | |
Climate and Society | ||
Collaborations in Natural Resource Decisions | ||
Environment & Development | ||
Recreation Behavior | ||
Experiential Learning Requirement | ||
Complete one of the following courses: | ||
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 | ||
Advanced Writing Requirement | ||
Complete three of the following courses: | ||
Freshwater Ecology | ||
Ecosystem Ecology | ||
Forest Ecology | ||
Timber Harvesting & Roads | ||
Multiple Resource Silviculture | ||
Practice of Silviculture | ||
Forest Stand Management | ||
Senior Thesis | ||
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 | 84-88 |
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NRSM 110 is not required for students who declare the major after already earning 60+ credits.