Fire Sciences and Management Minor
General Degree Requirements
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MINOR - FIRE SCIENCES & MANAGEMENT
Course Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| Complete all of the following courses: | ||
| FORS 230 | Fire Management & Environmental Change | 3 |
| FORS 333 | Fire Ecology | 3 |
| Ecology Course | ||
| Complete one of the following courses: | 3 | |
| General Ecology | ||
| Forest Ecology | ||
| Rangeland Ecology | ||
| Practicum or Planning Course | ||
| Complete one of the following courses: | 3 | |
| Forest Stand Management | ||
| Wildland RxFire Practicum | ||
| Internship (must be approved by fire minor advisor prior to registration and taken for 3 credits) | ||
| Ecosystem Science and Restoration Practicum | ||
| Recreation Planning | ||
| The Upshot--Applied Wildlife Management | ||
| Meteorology or Climate Course | ||
| Complete one of the following courses: | 3 | |
| Weather and Climate | ||
| Ecosystem Climatology | ||
| Measurements & Analysis Electives | ||
| Complete one of the following courses: | 3 | |
| Forest Mensuration | ||
| Forestry Apps of GIS | ||
| Env Remote Sensing | ||
| Natural/Management Science Electives | ||
| Complete one of the following courses: | 3 | |
| Wildland Fuel Management | ||
| Multiple Resource Silviculture | ||
| Practice of Silviculture | ||
| Geomorphology | ||
| Watershed Hydrology | ||
| Foundations of Restoration Ecology | ||
| Wildlife Habitat Conservation & Management | ||
| Social Science Electives | ||
| Complete one of the following courses: | 3 | |
| Forest Environmental Economics | ||
| Ecological Perspectives in Native American Traditions | ||
| Collaborations in Natural Resource Decisions | ||
| Ethics and Sustainability | ||
| Natural Resource Policy and Administration | ||
| Wilderness & Protected Area Management | ||
| Total Hours | 24 | |