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NRES students and their major advisors can review program requirements here and obtain an easy-to-use advising form to help track progress and plan future courses. The NRES Director can also be used as an advising resource by students and faculty any time a question arises.
The NRES Curriculum
Learn more about our class requirements. For many degree programs, it's possible to earn the NRES Secondary Major with only one additional course.
Prepare for Enrollment
Looking for block elective courses that will be offered during an upcoming semester? See the handy guides below to help with your class planning.
Summer 2024
There are 6 classes from which to choose, including 2 natural science, 3 applied science/technology, and 1 social sciences/humanities block electives.
| Natural Sciences | ||||
| Dept | No | Title | Hrs | Prerequisites |
| ENTOM | 312 | General Entomoloy (Distance) | 3 | |
| GEOL | 315 | Geology of National Parks (Distance) | 3 | GEOL 100 or GEOL 105 |
| Applied Sciences and Technology | ||||
| Dept | No | Title | Hrs | Prerequisites |
| CHE | 650 | Hazardous Waste Engineering Seminar (Distance) | 1 | CHM 230 |
| CHE | 670 | Sustainability Seminar (Distance) | 1 | CHM 230 |
| GEOG | 508 | Geographic Information Systems 1 (Distance) | 4 | GEOG 302 recommended |
| Social Sciences and Humanities | ||||
| Dept | No | Title | Hrs | Prerequisites |
| IDFS | 350 | Our Sustainable World (Distance) | 3 | |
Fall 2024
There are 37 classes from which to choose, including 9 natural science, 18 applied science/technology, and 10 social sciences/humanities block electives.
| Natural Sciences | ||||
| Dept | No | Title | Hrs | Prerequisites |
| AGRON | 205* | Soils | 3 | CHM 110 or CHM 210 |
| *Note that AGRON 305 has recently been renumbered to AGRON 205 | ||||
| BIOL | 529 | Fundamentals of Ecology | 3 | BIOL 198 and CHM 201 |
| BIOL | 612 | Freshwater Ecology | 3 | BIOL 198 and CHM 110 or CHM 210 |
| ENTOM | 312 | General Entomology | 3 | GEOL 100 or GEOG 121 |
| ENTOM | 692 | Insect Entomology | 3 | BIOL 303, BIOL 529, or ENTOM 312 recommended |
| GEOL | 305 | Earth Resources | 3 | GEOG 121 or GEOL 100 |
| GEOL | 502 | Mineraology | 3 | GEOL 100 and GEOL 103, CHM 110 and CHM 111 or CHM 210 |
| GEOL | 520 | Geomorphology | 3 | GEOL 100 or GEOG 121 |
| GEOL | 711 | Water Resource Geochemistry | 3 | AGRON 305, GEOL 605 and GEOL 611 |
| Applied Sciences and Technology | ||||
| Dept | No | Title | Hrs | Prerequisites |
| AGRON | 330 | Weed Science | 3 | AGRON 220 |
| AGRON | 335 | Environmental Quality | 3 | CHM 110 or CHM 210 |
| AGRON | 635 | Soil and Water Conservation | 3 | AGRON 305 |
| AGRON | 645 | Soil Microbiology | 3 | AGRON 305 or BIOL 455 |
| AGRON | 646 | Soil Microbiology Lab | 1 | AGRON 645 |
| ATM | 558 | Hydrology and Soil Erosion Mgmt | 3 | AGRON 305 |
| ATM | 653 | Water Management and Irrigation Systems | 2 | ATM 558 |
| ATM | 661 | Watershed Management | 3 | CHM 110 or CHM 201 and BIOL 198 |
| BAE | 660 | Hydraulic Transport in Biological Systems | 3 | BAE 560 or CE 550 and ME 571 |
| BAE | 664 | Green Stormwater Infrastructure Design and Assessment | 3 | BAE 560 or CE 550 |
| BIOL | 696 | Fisheries Mgmt and Techniques | 3 | BIOL 401 and BIOL 433 |
| CE | 550 | Water Resources Engineering | 3 | STAT 510 and PHYS 213 |
| CE | 563 | Environmental Engineering Fundamentals | 3 | CHM 230 and MATH 220 |
| CHE | 650 | Hazardous Waste Engineering Seminar (Distance) | 1 | CHM 230 |
| CHE | 670 | Sustainability Seminar (Distance) | 1 | CHM 230 |
| GEOG | 508 | Geographic Information Systems 1 | 4 | GEOG 302 recommended |
| GEOG | 605 | Remote Sensing of the Environment | 3 | One course each in physical and biological science |
| GEOL | 730 | Petroleum Geology | 3 | GEOL 530 and GEOL 630 |
| Social Sciences and Humanites | ||||
| Dept | No | Title | Hrs | Prerequisites |
| AGEC | 525 | Natural Resource and Environmental Economics | 3 | AGEC 120 or AGEC 121 or ECON 110 or ECON 120 and junior standing |
| AGEC | 610 | Current Agricultural and Natural Resource Policy Issues | 3 | AGEC 505 and either AGEC 410 or AGEC 525 |
| ANTH | 260 | Introduction to Archeology | 3 | |
| GEOG | 340 | Natural Resources | 3 | |
| GEOG | 360 | Sustainability Concepts & Issues | 3 | |
| GEOG | 370 | Environmental Justice | 3 | |
| GEOG | 722 | Geographies of International Conservation | 3 | 6 hrs of social science |
| GEOG | 761 | Human Impact on the Environment | 6 hrs of social science | |
| GWSS | 480 | Gender, Environment, and Justice | 3 | |
| PHILO | 595 | Environmental Ethics | 3 | One course in philosophy or one course in natural science |
Spring 2024
There are 39 classes from which to choose, including 13 natural science, 17 applied science/technology, and 9 social sciences/humanities block electives.
| Natural Sciences | ||||
| Dept | No | Title | Hrs | Prerequisites |
| AGRON | 305 | Soils | 3 | CHM 110 or CHM 210 |
| AGRON | 665 | Soil Genesis & Classification | GEOL 100 or AGRON 305 recommended | |
| BIOL | 433 | Intro to Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology | 3 | BIOL 201 |
| BIOL | 529 | Fundamentals of Ecology | 3 | BIOL 198 and CHM 201 |
| BIOL | 642 | Principles of Conservation Biology | 3 | BIOL 450 and BIOL 529 |
| BIOL | 687 | Microbial Ecology | 3 | BIOL 455 and BIOL 529 |
| ENTOM | 312 | General Entomoloy (Distance) | 3 | |
| GEOG | 535 | Global Climatology and Climate Change | 3 | GEOG 121 |
| GEOG | 740 | Fluvial Geomorphology | 3 | GEOG 440 (or equivalent hydrology course) or graduate standing or instructor permission |
| GEOL | 540 | Geologic Record of Climate Change | 3 | GEOL 100 or GEOG 121 |
| GEOL | 611 | Hydrogeology | 3 | GEOL 520 |
| GEOL | 650 | Geomicrobiology | 3 | CHM 210 and CHM 230 |
| GEOL | 702 | Economic Geology | 3 | GEOL 503 |
| Applied Sciences and Technology | ||||
| Dept | No | Title | Hrs | Prerequisites |
| AGRON | 375 | Soil Fertility | 3 | AGRON 305 |
| AGRON | 655 | Site Specific Agriculture | 3 | AGRON 220 and 305, GEOG 508 |
| AGRON | 746 | Environmental Soil Physics | 3 | AGRON 305 |
| BAE | 560 | Hydrology for Biological Systems | 3 | ME 571 and STAT 510 or BAE 460 |
| BAE | 643 | Life Cycle Assessment | 3 | MATH 220 and CHM 230 |
| BAE | 651 | Air Pollution Engineering | 3 | ME 513 and ME 571 |
| BIOL | 435 | Environmental Biology | 3 | BIOL 198, CHM 110 or 210 |
| BIOL | 684 | Wildlife Management & Techniques | 4 | BIOL 433 |
| CE | 552 | Hydraulic Engineering | 3 | ME 571 and CE 550 |
| CE | 563 | Environmental Engineering Fundamentals | 3 | CHM 230 and MATH 222 |
| CE | 565 | Water and Wastewaster Engineering | 3 | CE 550, CE 563, PHYS 214, and ME 571 |
| CE | 766 | Wastewater Engr/Biological Process | 3 | CE 565 |
| CHE | 650 | Hazardous Waste Engineering Seminar (Distance) | 1 | CHM 230 |
| CHE | 670 | Sustainability Seminar (Distance) | 1 | CHM 230 |
| GEOG | 508 | Geographic Information Systems 1 | 4 | GEOG 302 recommended |
| LAR | 420 | Socio-Ecological Systems Studio | 5 | LAR 230 |
| PMC | 635 | Methods of Environmental Interpretation | 3 | PMC 210 |
| Social Sciences and Humanites | ||||
| Dept | No | Title | Hrs | Prerequisites |
| AGCOM | 712 | Environmental Communications (In-Person and Distance) | 3 | |
| ENGL | 450 | Literature/Society - Wild Lit | 3 | ENGL 200 or ENGL 210 |
| GEOG | 360 | Sustainability Concepts and Issues | 3 | One course in geography and junior standing |
| GEOG | 460 | Human Dimensions of Global Change | 3 | GEOG 121 and either GEOG 100 or 200 |
| GEOG | 761 | Human Impact on the Environment | 3 | 6 hours of social science |
| GEOG | 765 | Geography of Natural Hazards | 3 | 9 hours of social science |
| LAR | 298 | Environmental Issues and Ethics | 3 | |
| LAR | 646 | Community Engagement Studio | 5 | LAR 442 and LAR 050 |
| POLSC | 250 | Environmental Political Thought | 3 | |