Advising

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.

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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.

Spring 2025

There are 35 classes from which to choose, including 8 natural science, 16 applied science/technology, and 11 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
AGRON	665	Soil Genesis & Classification	3	GEOL 100 or AGRON 205
BIOL	433	Intro Fish, Wildlife, Conservation Biol	3	BIOL 221
BIOL	529	Fundamentals of Ecology	3	BIOL 198 and CHM 201
BIOL	687	Microbial Ecology	3	BIOL 255 or BIOL 529
ENTOM	312	General Entomology	3	GEOL 100 or GEOG 121
GEOG	535	Global Climatology & Climate Change	3	GEOG 121 recommended
GEOL	611	Hydrogeology	3	GEOL 100 or GEOL 115

Applied Sciences and Technology
Dept	No	Title	Hrs	Prerequisites
AGRON	375	Nutrient Cycling and Fertilizer Mgmt	3	AGRON 205
AGRON	655	Site-Specific Agriculture	3	AGRON 202; AGRON 375, GEOG 508, and GEOG 605 recommended
AGRON	746	Environmental Soil Physics	3	AGRON 205 and PHYS 113
ATM	558	Hydrology and Soil Erosion Mgmt	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 or CHM 250
BAE	651	Air Pollution Engineering	3	ME 513 and ME 571
BIOL	435	Environmental Biology	3	BIOL 198, CHM 110 or CHM 210
BIOL	684	Wildlife Mgmt & Techniques	3	BIOL 433
CE	563	Environmental Engineering Fundamentals	3	CHM 230 and MATH 220
CE	565	Waste and Wastewater Engineering	3	CE 550, CE 563, ME 571
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 Communication	3	Senior standing
ENGL	275	Wild Lit	3
GEOG	360	Sustainability Concepts & Issues	3
GEOG	460	Human Dimensions of Global Change	3	GEOG 121 and GEOG 100 or GEOG 200
GEOG	725	Geography of Water Resources	3	6 hrs of social science
GEOG	761	Human Impact on the Environment	3	6 hrs of social science
GEOG	765	Geography of Natural Hazards	3	9 hrs of social science
IDFS	350	Our Sustainable World (Distance)	3
LAR	298	Ethics and Environmental Dilemmas	3
LAR	646	Community Engagement Studio	5	LAR 442
POLSC	250	Environmental Political Thought	3