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Resource Recreation & Tourism (B.S.Res.Rc.)

Students must select any academic minor (including those in the Department of Conservation Social Sciences) and attend one, two-week long field studies course during summer session. Special fees are required for this and a few other courses. To graduate a student must earn an average GPA of 2.30 or higher in all CSS courses.

Required Course work includes the university requirements (see regulation J-3) and:

Biol 102, 102L

Biology and Society and Lab or

Biol 115

Cells and the Evolution of Life (4 cr)

Comm 101

Fundamentals of Public Speaking or
one semester of a foreign language (2-4 cr)

Econ 202 or 201

Principles of Economics (3 cr)

For 221

Ecology or

REM 221

Ecology (3 cr)

Math 143

Pre-calculus Algebra and Analytic Geometry or

Math 160

Survey of Calculus or

Math 170

Survey of Calculus II (3-4 cr)

NR 101

Exploring Natural Resources (taken simultaneously with CSS 287) (1 cr)

PolS 101

Intro to Political Science and American Government or

PolS 275

American State and Local Government (3 cr)

CSS 235

Society and Natural Resources (3 cr)

CSS 287

Foundations of Conservation Leadership and Management
(taken simultaneously with NR 101) (3 cr)

CSS 304

Conservation Social Sciences Field Studies (3 cr)

CSS 310

Social Research Methods in Conservation (4 cr)

CSS 385

Conservation Management and Planning I (4 cr)

CSS 386

Conservation Management and Planning II (4 cr)

CSS 387

Environmental Communication Skills (3 cr)

CSS 481

Conservation Leadership (3 cr)

CSS 489

Personalities and Philosophies in Conservation (3 cr)

Stat 251

Statistical Methods (3 cr)

One writing course, such as Engl 207, Engl 208, Engl 209, Engl 313, Engl 316, Engl 317 (3 cr)

One of the following (4 cr):

Chem 101

Introduction to Chem I (4 cr)

Chem 111

Principles of Chem I (4 cr)

Geol 101, 101L

Physical Geology and Lab (4 cr)

One of the following (3 cr):

For 375

Introduction to Spatial Analysis for Natural Resource Management

Geog 385

GIS Primer (3 cr)

LArc 395

GIS Applications in Land Planning 1 (3 cr)

One of the following (2-3 cr):

CSS 364

Politics of the Environment (3 cr)

CSS 462

Natural Resource Policy (3 cr)

For 484

Forest Policy and Administration (2 cr)

One of the following (3 cr):

Econ 385

Environmental Economics (3 cr)

Econ 447

International Development Economics (3 cr)

One of the following (3 cr):

For 426

Fire Ecology and Management (3 cr)

For 429

Landscape Ecology (3 cr)

REM 440

Wildland Restoration Ecology (3 cr)

REM 459

Rangeland Ecology (2 cr) and

REM 460

Rangeland Ecology Current Topics and Field Studies (1 cr)

WLF 314

Wildlife Ecology I (3 cr)

Two of the following (6 cr):

Anth 100

Introduction to Anthropology (3 cr)

Psyc 101

Introduction to Psychology (3 cr)

Soc 101

Introduction to Sociology (3 cr)

14-15 credits (if not chosen above) from the following, in at least 2 disciplines with at least 2 courses in one discipline:

AgEc 477

Law, Ethics, and the Environment (3 cr)

Anth 329

North American Indians (3 cr)

Anth 410

Research Methods in Anthropology (3 cr)

Anth 428

Social and Political Organization (3 cr)

Anth 462

Human Issues in International Development (3 cr)

Comm 335

Intercultural Communication (3 cr)

Comm 410

Conflict Management (3 cr)

Comm 433

Organizational Communication Theory, Research, and Application (3 cr)

CSS 364

Politics of the Environment (3 cr)

CSS 462

Natural Resource Policy (3 cr)

CSS 486

Public Involvement in Natural Resource Management (3 cr)

CSS 487

Environmental Education (3 cr)

CSS 490

Wilderness and Protected Area Management (3 cr)

CSS 493

International Land Preservation and Conservation Systems (3 cr)

CSS 498

Internship (3-6 cr)

Econ 385

Environmental Economics (3 cr)

Econ 407

Public Finance (3 cr)

Econ 441

Labor Economics (3 cr)

Econ 447

Economics of Developing Countries (3 cr)

EnvS 479

Introduction to Environmental Regulations (3 cr)

EnvS 482

Natural Resource Policy and Law (3 cr)

For 408

Community/Urban Forestry (2 cr)

For 484

Forest Policy and Administration (2 cr)

Geog 330

Urban Geography (3-4 cr)

Geog 350

Geography of Development (3-4 cr)

Geog 360

Population Dynamics and Distribution (3-4 cr)

Geog 420

Land, Resources, and Environment (3 cr)

Hist 424

American Environmental History (3 cr)

JAMM 350

Public Relations Writing and Production (3 cr)

JAMM 444

Mass Media and Public Opinion (3 cr)

JAMM 452

Public Relations Campaign Design (3 cr)

JAMM 458

Public Relations Case Studies and Issues Mgmt (3 cr)

Phil 452

Environmental Philosophy (3 cr)

PolS 275

American State and Local Government (3 cr)

PolS 333

American Political Culture (3 cr)

PolS 428

American Political Thought (3 cr)

PolS 440

International Organizations and Law (3 cr)

PolS 451

Public Administration (3 cr)

PolS 454

Public Organization Theory (3 cr)

PolS 480

Politics of Development (3 cr)

Psyc 305

Developmental Psychology (3 cr)

Psyc 320

Introduction to Social Psychology (3 cr)

Psyc 325

Cognitive Psychology (3 cr)

Soc 311

Development of Social Theory (3 cr)

Soc 313

Collective Behavior (3 cr)

Soc 340

Social Change & Globalization (3 cr)

Soc 343

Political Sociology (3 cr)

Soc 423

Social Class & Stratification (3 cr)

Soc 424

Sociology of Gender (3 cr)

Soc 427

Racial and Ethnic Relations (3 cr)

Soc 450

Dynamics of Social Protest (3 cr)

Electives to total 128 cr for the degree