College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences

Department of Natural Resource Sciences

Wetland/Aquatic Resources Option

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The Wetland/Aquatic Resources option emphasizes understanding, managing and/or restoring riparian, wetland, stream and lake ecosystems and their component resources and resource values.

Required Courses

The Wetland/Aquatic Resources option involves 15 elective credits (five to seven courses) from among the following courses:

Course
Course Title
Credits
NATRS 411 Limnology and Aquatic Ecosystem Management
3
NATRS 416 Fisheries Management
4
NATRS 419 Topics in Natural Resource Sciences
V
NATRS 421 Fish Health Management
3
NATRS 460 Watershed Management
3
Biol 412 Biology and Management of Fishes
3
Biol 413 Fish Ecology
3
BSysE 351 Environmental Hydrology
3
BSysE 457 Design for Watershed Management
3

 

Careers

You can find rewarding employment in a variety of areas:

  • Private consulting firms
  • County and state government and various non-governmental organizations
  • Federal land management agencies, such as the BLM, U.S. Forest Service, and Army Corps of Engineers

Course Planning

Students should consult the Natural Resource Major course sheet for option course lists and course planning.

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General Catalog

Students should consult the General Catalog for course descriptions and must meet course requirements as outlined in the catalog to graduate.

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