B. S. Environmental Management & Protection
Concentration Areas
| Environmental Impact Mitigation Strategies | Environmental Policy and Management |
| Watershed Management and Hydrology | Individualized Course of Study |
Environmental Impact Mitigation Strategies
Provides students with a knowledge base to utilize multiple strategies to mitigate environmental impacts.
Core Courses:
- BIO 427 Wildlife Management
- NR 311 Environmental Interpretation
- NR/CRP 404 Environmental Law
or NR 408 Water Resource Law and Policy - ZOO 329 Vertebrate Field Zoology
Approved Electives (21 units):
- any upper-division BIO, CRP, LA, NR, SS, or ZOO course.
Environmental Policy and Management
Through further study in land use analysis and planning, economics, regulation, administration, and law, students are prepared for careers in environmental planning and policy analysis. Typical careers include analysts or lobbyists for non-profits, trade associations, and government regulatory agencies.
Core Courses:
- CRP 212 Introduction to Urban Planning
- CRP 420 Land Use Law
or POLS 341 American Constitutional Law - ECON 431 Environmental Economics
or POLS 230 Basic Concepts of Political Thought - NR/CRP 404 Environmental Law
or NR 408 Water Resource Law and Policy - NR 435 Natural Resources Policy Analysis
Approved Electives (17 units):
- Pre-Environmental Law: POLS 245, 334, 343, 344, NR 339, 400.
- Other: any CRP or POLS prefix, ECON 311, 432, NR 311, 339, 400, 420; UNIV 330; SS 433.
Watershed Management and Hydrology
Provides students a focused and encompassing program including a proficiency in watershed hydrology in forest ecosystems and Mediterranean ecosystems, rangeland hydrology, postfire watershed evaluation, watershed and stream restoration and urban/wildland hydrologic implications.
Core Courses:
- NR 420 Advanced Watershed Hydrology
- SS 321 Soil Morphology
- SS 440 Forest and Range Soils
or ERSC 323 Geomorphology
Students must select Track 1 or 2 below:
Track 1:
Required Substitutions of Major Courses (12):
- Math 161 Calculus I for Life Sciences (4)
- NR 320 Watershed Management and Hydrology (4)
- Phys 122 College Physics (4), instead of ASCI 329, BIO 263 or BIO 427
Approved Electives list (24 units):
- Select 4 units from: BRAE 435, NR/BIO/SS 421, or NR/HNRS 475
- GEOL 241 Physical Geology Laboratory (1)
- Select 4 units from: ENVE 434, ERSC 323, NR/BIO/SS 421, NR/HNRS 475, PHYS 107, or SS 440
- MATH 162 Calculus for Life Sciences II (4)
- Select 11 units from: BRAE 345, NR 315, NR/HNRS 475 (1 unit max), NR 418, STAT 313
Track 2:
Approved Electives (24 untis):
- Select 24 from: BRAE 435, ENVE 434, GEOL 241, MATH 162, NR 260, 339, 418, NR/BIO/SS 421, NR/CRP 408, NR/HNRS 475 (9 units max), PHYS 107, 122, STAT 313
Wildlife Biology
The Field and Wildlife Biology concentration, offered by the Biological Sciences Department, is available to Environmental Management and Protection majors and prepares students for employment in the fish and wildlife areas of law enforcement, management, and production.
Approved Electives list:
- See BIO SCI (shared concentration)
Individualized Course of Study
This option for the student is planned, designed and developed through guidance from the student’s advisor, and allows development of a program to meet the student's interests and career goals. It allows students to pursue existing minors/concentrations in areas such as water science, land rehabilitation, geographic information systems, soil science, rangeland resources, public administration, sustainable environments, or wildlife biology.
Approved Electives list:
- NR 339, select any course used in minor(s)