Ecological Restoration Minor
General Degree Requirements
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MINOR - ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION
Course Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Lower-Division Required Courses | ||
| Complete all of the following courses: | ||
| NRSM 210N | Soils, Water and Climate | 3 |
| NRSM 265 | Elements of Ecological Restoration | 3 |
| Complete one of the following courses: | 3-4 | |
| Forest Biometrics | ||
| Introduction to Statistics | ||
| Intro to Biostatistics | ||
| Upper-Division Required Courses | ||
| Complete all of the following courses: | ||
| NRSM 385 | Watershed Hydrology | 3 |
| or BIOO 335 | Rocky Mountain Flora | |
| NRSM 465 | Foundations of Restoration Ecology | 3 |
| Complete one of the following courses: | 3-5 | |
| Forest Ecology | ||
| General Ecology | ||
| Freshwater Ecology | ||
| Rangeland Ecology | ||
| Natural Science Electives | ||
| Complete one of the following courses: | 3-5 | |
| Field Ecology | ||
| General Ecology | ||
| Alpine Ecology | ||
| Freshwater Ecology | ||
| Stream Ecology | ||
| Terrestrial Plant Ecology | ||
| Landscape Ecology | ||
| Lake Ecology | ||
| Forest and Fire Ecology | ||
| Rocky Mountain Flora | ||
| Biology and Management of Fishes | ||
| Plant Physiology | ||
| Forest Mensuration | ||
| Forest Ecology | ||
| Wildland Fuel Management | ||
| Fire Ecology | ||
| Multiple Resource Silviculture | ||
| Hydrogeology | ||
| Process Geomorphology | ||
| Watershed Hydrology | ||
| Natural Climate Solutions | ||
| Environmental Soil Science | ||
| Ecosystem Climatology | ||
| Rangeland Ecology | ||
| Conservation of Wildlife Populations | ||
| Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology | ||
| Social Science Electives | ||
| Complete one of the following courses: | 3 | |
| Economics of the Environment | ||
| Forest Environmental Economics | ||
| Water and Sustainability | ||
| Climate and Society | ||
| Climate Change Ethics and Policy | ||
| Collaborations in Natural Resource Decisions | ||
| Ethics and Sustainability | ||
| Natural Resource Policy and Administration | ||
| Environment & Development | ||
| Wilderness & Protected Area Management | ||
| Total Hours | 24-29 | |