Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences

1 Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences 1 Information listed in this catalog is current as of 11/2018 Natural Resources ANDENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCESJeff BrawnStudent Services Address: N-509 Turner Hall, 1102 South GoodwinAvenue, UrbanaPH: (217) provides outstanding undergraduate and graduate educationalopportunities. Many alumni of our program have gone on tocomplete graduate and professional degrees. Our graduates work inenvironmental science and Natural resource management positionsin government, corporations, consulting firms, and non-governmentalorganizations. NRES also offers traditional Master of Science, onlineMaster of Science, and Doctor of Philosophy degrees. Our graduatestudents gain employment with research universities, governmentagencies, national and international non-governmental organizations, andbusiness NRES educational and research programs center on science, appliedecology, and conservation in a variety of aquatic, terrestrial and humandominated ecosystems.

2 Within that framework, our faculty, staff, andstudents study a wide variety of ecological systems with emphaseson soil, water, people and social systems, forests, plants, animals, andmicrobes. Much of our research focuses on Natural and social processes,such as habitat fragmentation, regulation, dispersal, disturbance,invasion, bioactivity, and decision-making. We research and work inlocations locally, across the United States, and around the for students interested in careers leading the conservation,protection, and management of Natural and Environmental resourcesor in pursuing advanced education in one of its many disciplinaryareas, the NRES baccalaureate provides a science-based, application-oriented education. The NRES major is unique in its integration of acomprehensive physical, life, and social Sciences background withcoursework providing the management, decision-making, and analyticalknowledge and skills required to solve the world s most in the NRES major begin their studies by taking a set of corecourses that provides the background for more focused substantivestudy at the upper level.

3 The NRES core introduces students to the rangeof physical, life, and social science content most relevant to their futureprofessions and equips them with tools essential for the discovery,analysis, and application of knowledge important for successfulenvironmental management. NRES students then build upon the coreby completing one of four upper-level concentrations. Courses in theconcentrations involve focused attention to the theories, data, andanalytical tools of a particular set of Natural resource and environmentalscience areas, helping students develop the necessary understandingof the complexities underlying Resources management. All students inthe major are required to complete a combination of field courses and atleast one project-oriented capstone the concentrations prepare students for graduate study as well as formultiple career paths throughout the public and private sectors.

4 Becauseof its unique orientation toward integrative application of disciplinaryknowledge, the NRES major prepares students for a wide range ofcareers involving the conservation, protection, and management ofnatural Resources . Many occur within business or government agenciesthat provide services related to Environmental and Natural resourcemanagement. Other careers are found within social, professional, andadvocacy institutions that focus on human impacts and environmentalsustainability. The major also prepares students for teaching, research, orother professional from the NRES major go on to pursue careers in the directionof Environmental education centers; ecological management andrestoration; enforcement of laws and regulations; environmentaladvocacy; Environmental consulting; forest and environmentaleconomics; land use analysis and management; law; local, state, andfederal government; management of parks, forests and rangelands;plant physiology; policy development and implementation; resourceplanning and policy analysis; social and Environmental impact analysis;soil conservation, science, and testing; technical sales; watershedmanagement.

5 And wildlife conservation and the Degree of Bachelor of Sciencein Natural Resources and EnvironmentalSciencesPrescribed Courses including Campus GeneralEducationCodeTitleHoursCompositio n I and SpeechSelect one of the following:6-7 RHET 105& CMN 101 Writing and Researchand Public Speaking (or equivalent) (seeCollege Composition I requirement)CMN 111& CMN 112 Oral & Written Comm Iand Oral & Written Comm IIAdvanced CompositionSelect from campus approved list3-4 Cultural StudiesSelect one course from Western culture, one from non-Western culture, and one from minority culture fromcampus approved LanguageCoursework at or above the third level is required Reasoning ISelect one of the following:4-5 MATH 220 CalculusMATH 221 Calculus IMATH 234 Calculus for Business IQuantitative Reasoning IISelect one of the following:3-4 ACE 261 Applied Statistical MethodsCPSC 241 Intro to Applied StatisticsECON 202 Economic Statistics IPSYC 235 Intro to StatisticsSOC 280 Intro to Social StatisticsSTAT 100 StatisticsNatural Sciences and Technology2 Natural Resources and Environmental SciencesInformation listed in this catalog is current as of 11/2018 CHEM 102& CHEM 103 General Chemistry Iand General Chemistry Lab I4 CHEM 104& CHEM 105 General Chemistry IIand General Chemistry Lab II4IB 103 Introduction to Plant Biology4 Select one of the following:4-5IB 150& IB 151 Organismal & Evolutionary Bioland Organismal & Evol Biol Labor IB 104 Animal BiologySelect one of the following:3-5 GEOG 103 Earth's Physical SystemsGEOL 107 Physical GeologyPHYS 101 College Physics: Mech & HeatPHYS 211 University Physics.

6 MechanicsMCB 100 Introductory MicrobiologyHumanities and the ArtsSelect from campus approved and Behavioral SciencesACE 100 Agr Cons and resource Econ3-4or ECON 102 Microeconomic PrinciplesSelect one additional course from campus approved Resources and Environmental Sciences Required(Core)NRES 102 Introduction to NRES3 NRES 201 Introductory Soils4 NRES 219 Principles of Ecosystem Mgmt3 NRES 287 Environment and Society3 NRES 325 Natural resource Policy Mgmt3 NRES 348 Fish and Wildlife Ecology3 NRES 421 Quantitative Methods in NRES3 NRES 454 GIS in Natural resource Mgmt4 NRES 456 Integrative Ecosystem Management3 NRES 285 Field Experience1,2 One additional Field Experience course1-2 NRES 285 Field Experience (repeatable)NRES 293 Professional InternshipNRES 294 Resident InternshipNRES 295 Undergrad Research or ThesisACES RequiredACES 101 Contemporary Issues in ACES2 Required ConcentrationConcentration prescribed courses.

7 See specific requirementsfor each concentration listed Hours126 Approved Concentrations: Ecosystem Stewardship and Restoration Ecology ( ) Environmental Science and Management ( ) Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Biology ( ) Human Dimensions of the Environment Concentration ( ) Minor in Natural resource Conservation ( ) Minor in Spatial and Quantitative Methods in Natural Resources andEnvironmental Sciences ( )HDES Class Schedule ( )Human Dimensions of Env Sys CoursesHDES 410 Neighborhoods and Politics credit: 3 or 4 Hours. ( )Same as PS 410. See PS Class Schedule ( ) Natural Resources Environ Sc CoursesNRES 100 Fundamentals of Env Sci credit: 3 Hours. ( )Introduction to Environmental Sciences and current environment include population growth, world food supplies, agriculture andthe environment, biodiversity, fossil fuels and "green" energy issues,endangered and threatened species, water use, conservation andpollution, global warming, acid rain, ozone depletion, waste managementand reduction, recycling, toxins and health, mineral Resources , andenvironmental policies and regulations.

8 Course addresses the complexrelationships between the human race and the Natural systems thatcontain our air, water, energy, and biotic and food Resources . Credit is notgiven for both NRES 100 and NRES course satisfies the General Education Criteria for:Nat Sci Tech - Phys SciencesNRES 101 Wildlife Conserv 21st Century credit: 3 Hours. ( )This course is an introduction to the conservation, diversity and ecologyof animals. The diversity of fish, reptiles, amphibians, mammals, andbirds both around the world and in Illinois will be explored. The course willhave a strong conservation component where students are introducedto a variety of threats facing animals. The students will be introducedto how to manage sustainable wildlife populations. The students will beexposed to current issues in Illinois to illustrate how people and animalscan co-occur and a broad overview of the management, restoration, andconservation 102 Introduction to NRES credit: 3 Hours.

9 ( )Introduction to Natural Resources (forests, fisheries, soils, aquaticsystems) and Environmental science. Emphasizes renewable naturalresources, ecological concepts, energy use, biodiversity of species,biogeochemical cycles, and air, water, and soil pollution. Provides naturalscience basis for understanding contemporary Environmental issues andnatural resource management. Credit is not given for both NRES 100 andNRES Resources and Environmental Sciences 3 Information listed in this catalog is current as of 11/2018 NRES 103 The Great Lakes - Freshwater Wonder at Risk credit: 3 Hours. ( )Introduction to the ecology of freshwater systems, viewed through thelens of the Great Lakes and associated tributaries. The Great Lakeshold 20% of the world's freshwater and 95% of the freshwater in NorthAmerica. They have sustained human and wildlife populations for at least10,000 years.

10 Now, the integrity of this unique and priceless resource isthreatened as never before. This eight-week online course will enhancestudent understanding of the ecology of this imperiled system, as well asthe historical events and policies that have led to the present crisis, andthe men and women who have played key roles in this unfolding course satisfies the General Education Criteria for:Nat Sci Tech - Life SciencesNRES 108 Env Sc & Nat resource Careers credit: 1 Hour. ( )Explores career options in the fields of Natural resource Managementand Environmental Sciences . Students will improve understanding oftheir career goals, expand their knowledge of careers available in thesefields, improve their job searching skills, and develop a plan for pursuing acareer. Approved for S/U grading 109 Global Environmental Issues credit: 3 Hours. ( )Discussion course that focuses on analyzing opposing points of viewon contemporary Environmental issues.