Environmental Science and Sustainability B.S. - Sustainable Livelihoods and Communities
The Sustainable Livelihoods and Communities concentration provides students with an understanding of key social and institutional processes involved in transitioning to sustainable economies from global to local levels. Courses address the intersections between environment and development, natural resource governance and collaboration, and pathways to sustainability.
Bachelor of Science - Environmental Science and Sustainability; Sustainable Livelihoods and Communities Concentration
Catalog Year: 2022-23
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 | |
| Sustainable Livelihoods and Communities Concentration Requirements | ||
| Core Courses | 9-11 | |
| Electives | 27 | |
| Ecology | 3 | |
| Ethics | 3 | |
| Policy | 3 | |
| Social Science | 3 | |
| Experiential Learning Requirement | ||
| Advanced Writing Requirement | ||
| Total Hours | 65-69 | |
Degree Specific Credits: 65-69
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-
Sustainable Livelihoods and Communities Concentration Requirements
Rule: Complete all of the following subcategories.
Core Courses
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Mathematics Requirement - Complete one of the following: | 3-4 | |
| Probability and Linear Mathematics | ||
| College Algebra | ||
| College Trigonometry | ||
| Precalculus | ||
| Applied Calculus | ||
| Biology Requirement - Complete one of the following: | 3-4 | |
| Principles of Living Systems | ||
| Principles of Biological Diversity | ||
| Introductory Ecology | ||
| Introduction to Botany | ||
| Complete the following course: | ||
| FORS 250 | Intro to GIS for Forest Mgt | 3 |
| Total Hours | 9-11 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Electives
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete 5 of the following courses: | 15 | |
| Sustainable Communities | ||
| Economic Geography of Rural Areas | ||
| Sustainable Cities | ||
| Community Resilience | ||
| Collaborations in Natural Resource Decisions | ||
| Community Forestry & Conservation | ||
| Environment & Development | ||
| Tourism & Sustainability | ||
| Complete 4 of the following courses: | 12 | |
| Sustainable Business Practices | ||
| Economics of the Environment | ||
| Food Justice and Sustainability | ||
| Forest Environmental Economics | ||
| Community & Regional Analysis | ||
| Development Administration | ||
| Nature Tourism & Commercial Recreation | ||
| Environmental Sociology | ||
| Total Hours | 27 | |
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-
Ethics
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete one of the following: | 3 | |
| Climate Change Ethics and Policy | ||
| Ethics and Sustainability | ||
| Total Hours | 3 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Policy
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete one of the following courses: | 3 | |
| Natural Resource Policy and Administration | ||
| Water Policy | ||
| Climate Policy | ||
| Wildlife Policy & Biopolitics | ||
| Total Hours | 3 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Social Science
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete one of the following courses: | 3 | |
| Climate and Society | ||
| Collaborations in Natural Resource Decisions | ||
| Community Forestry & Conservation | ||
| Environment & Development | ||
| Recreation Behavior | ||
| Total Hours | 3 | |
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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| Contemporary Tribal Resource Issues | ||
| 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-