Natural Resources Minor

A minimum of 27 credits are needed for the minor with at least 12 credits at upper-division.

Course List
Code Title Credits
Required Core  
NR 201 MANAGING NATURAL RESOURCES FOR THE FUTURE 3
FES 485 *CONSENSUS AND NATURAL RESOURCES 3
Select three courses from the following: 9-11

FOR 111

INTRODUCTION TO FORESTRY  

or FES 342

FOREST TYPES OF THE NORTHWEST

FW 251

PRINCIPLES OF FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION  

NR 202

NATURAL RESOURCE PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS  

RNG 121

*INTRODUCTION TO WILDLAND ECOLOGY  

or RNG 341

PRINCIPLES OF RANGELAND ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

SUS 102

*INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND SUSTAINABILITY  
Resource Management  
Select two courses from any of the following focus areas: 6-9
Environmental Assessment and Planning  

FES 445/FW 445

ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION  

FW 462

ECOSYSTEM SERVICES  

GEOG 250

*LAND USE PLANNING FOR SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES  

GEOG 450

LAND USE IN THE AMERICAN WEST  

GEOG 451

PLANNING PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES FOR RESILIENT COMMUNITIES  

GEOG 452

ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT  

NR 325

SCIENTIFIC METHODS FOR ANALYZING NATURAL RESOURCE PROBLEMS  

RNG 421

RANGELAND RESTORATION AND MANAGEMENT  

RNG 490

RANGELAND MANAGEMENT PLANNING  

SUS 304

*SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENT  

SUS 350

*SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES  

TRAL 456

PLANNING FOR SUSTAINABLE RECREATION  

TRAL 457

PLANNING FOR SUSTAINABLE TOURISM  

WSE 385

*EVALUATING SUSTAINABILITY THROUGH LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS  
Fisheries and Marine Sciences  

BI 150

INTRODUCTION TO MARINE BIOLOGY  

BI 347

*OCEANS IN PERIL  

BI 351

MARINE ECOLOGY  

FW 302

BIOLOGY AND CONSERVATION OF MARINE MAMMALS  

FW 320

INTRODUCTORY POPULATION DYNAMICS  

FW 426

COASTAL ECOLOGY AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT  

FW 454

^FISHERY BIOLOGY  

FW 465

MARINE FISHERIES  

FW 473

FISH ECOLOGY  

FW 481

WILDLIFE ECOLOGY  

OC 201

*OCEANOGRAPHY  

OC 202

*INTRODUCTION TO BIOLOGICAL OCEANOGRAPHY  

OC 332

COASTAL OCEANOGRAPHY  
Forestry  

FE 456/FOR 456

*INTERNATIONAL FORESTRY  

FES 240

*FOREST BIOLOGY  

FES 341

FOREST ECOLOGY  

FES 342

FOREST TYPES OF THE NORTHWEST  

FES 350/HORT 350

URBAN FORESTRY  

FES 440

WILDLAND FIRE ECOLOGY  

FES 445/FW 445

ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION  

FES 452/FW 452

BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION IN MANAGED FORESTS  

FES 477/NR 477

*AGROFORESTRY  

FOR 346

TOPICS IN WILDLAND FIRE  
Land and Water  

FE 430

WATERSHED PROCESSES  

FE 434

FOREST WATERSHED MANAGEMENT  

FW 326

INTEGRATED WATERSHED MANAGEMENT  

FW 456

FRESHWATER ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION  

FW 479

WETLANDS AND RIPARIAN ECOLOGY  

GEO 306

*MINERALS, ENERGY, WATER, AND THE ENVIRONMENT  

GEO 308

*GLOBAL CHANGE AND EARTH SCIENCES  

GEOG 440

CONFLICT, COOPERATION, AND CONTROL OF WATER IN THE US  

GEOG 441

THE WORLD'S WATER  

RNG 355

DESERT WATERSHED MANAGEMENT  

RNG 455

RIPARIAN ECOHYDROLOGY AND MANAGEMENT  

SOIL 366

ECOSYSTEMS OF WILDLAND SOILS  

SOIL 388

SOIL SYSTEMS AND PLANT GROWTH  

SOIL 395

^WORLD SOIL RESOURCES  
Range  

FES 440

WILDLAND FIRE ECOLOGY  

FES 445/FW 445

ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION  

FOR 346

TOPICS IN WILDLAND FIRE  

RNG 341

PRINCIPLES OF RANGELAND ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT  

RNG 351

ECOLOGY OF GRASSLAND ECOSYSTEMS  

RNG 352

ECOLOGY OF SHRUBLAND ECOSYSTEMS  

RNG 421

RANGELAND RESTORATION AND MANAGEMENT  

RNG 442

RANGELAND-ANIMAL RELATIONS  

RNG 490

RANGELAND MANAGEMENT PLANNING  
Social and Political Dimensions  
Select two courses from any of the following focus areas: 6-8
Ethics and Philosophy  

AG 301

*ECOSYSTEM SCIENCE OF PACIFIC NW INDIANS  

ANTH 352

*ANTHROPOLOGY, HEALTH, AND ENVIRONMENT  

FW 340

*MULTICULTURAL PERSPECTIVES IN NATURAL RESOURCES  

GEOG 333

*ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE  

HST 481

*ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES  

NR 312

CRITICAL THINKING FOR NATURAL RESOURCE CHALLENGES  

NR 380

NATURE IN STORYTELLING OVER THE CENTURIES  

PHL 440

*ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS  

PHL 443/REL 443

*WORLD VIEWS AND ENVIRONMENTAL VALUES  

SUS 331

*SUSTAINABILITY, JUSTICE, AND ENGAGEMENT  
Natural Resource Policy  

AEC 432

ENVIRONMENTAL LAW  

AEC 454

RURAL DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS AND POLICY  

FES 486

^PUBLIC LANDS POLICY AND MANAGEMENT  

FOR 460

^FOREST POLICY  

FOR 462

NATURAL RESOURCE POLICY AND LAW  

FW 415

FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE LAW AND POLICY  

FW 422

INTRODUCTION TO OCEAN LAW  

PS 473

US ENERGY POLICY  
Political Issues  

ENT 300/HORT 300

*PESTS, PLAGUES AND POLITICS  

FW 350

*ENDANGERED SPECIES, SOCIETY AND SUSTAINABILITY  

NR 351

*WHEN SCIENCE ESCAPES THE LAB: SCIENCE AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT  

PS 455

*THE POLITICS OF CLIMATE CHANGE  

PS 475

ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS AND POLICY  

PS 477

INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS AND POLICY  
Resource Economics  

AEC 351

*NATURAL RESOURCE ECONOMICS AND POLICY  

AEC 352/ECON 352

*ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS AND POLICY  

AEC 353

*INTRODUCTION TO COASTAL AND MARINE RESOURCE ECONOMICS  

AEC 454

RURAL DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS AND POLICY  

FOR 329

FOREST RESOURCE ECONOMICS I  

FOR 431

ECONOMICS AND POLICY OF FOREST WILDLAND FIRE  

TRAL 432

ECONOMICS OF RECREATION AND TOURISM  
Social Issues  

BI 301

*HUMAN IMPACTS ON ECOSYSTEMS  

BI 348

*HUMAN ECOLOGY  

FES 365

*ISSUES IN NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION  

FW 325

*GLOBAL CRISES IN RESOURCE ECOLOGY  

GEOG 240

*HUMAN DIMENSIONS OF CLIMATE CHANGE  

GEOG 300

*SUSTAINABILITY FOR THE COMMON GOOD  

GEOG 241

*TRANSFORMING ENVIRONMENTAL CONFLICTS  

GEOG 430

RESILIENCE-BASED NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT  

OC 333

*OCEANS, COASTS, AND PEOPLE  

SOC 381

SOCIAL DIMENSIONS OF SUSTAINABILITY  

SOC 480

*ENVIRONMENTAL SOCIOLOGY  

SOC 481

*SOCIETY AND NATURAL RESOURCES  

SUS 420

SOCIAL DIMENSIONS OF SUSTAINABILITY  

TRAL 351

OUTDOOR RECREATION MANAGEMENT ON PUBLIC LANDS  

TRAL 352

WILDERNESS MANAGEMENT  

TRAL 354

COMMUNITIES, NATURAL AREAS, AND SUSTAINABLE TOURISM  

TRAL 357

*PARKS AND PROTECTED AREAS MANAGEMENT  
Total Credits 27-34

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Baccalaureate Core Course (BCC)

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Writing Intensive Course (WIC)