Fire Ecology and Management (B.S.Fire.Ecol.Mgmt.)
Students pursuing a B.S. degree in fire ecology and management must receive a grade of C or better in the following indicator courses to register for upper-division courses in the fire core and to graduate with a B.S.Fire.Ecol.Mgmt.: Math 143, Stat 251, REM 244, either For 274 or REM 357, and either For 221 or REM 221. Students must also have a minimum cumulative grade-point average of 2.00 in Forest Resource and Rangeland Ecology and Management courses to qualify for the B.S. degree in Fire Ecology and Management.
Required course work includes the university requirements (see regulation J-3) and:
Introduction to Chemistry I or |
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Principles of Chemistry I (4 cr) |
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Principles of Economics (3 cr) |
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Business Writing or |
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Technical Writing (3 cr) |
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Ecology or |
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Ecology (3 cr) |
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Society and Natural Resources (3 cr) |
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Forest Measurement and Inventory or |
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Ecological Monitoring and Analysis (3-4 cr) |
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Forest Ecosystem Processes (3 cr) |
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Introduction to Spatial Analysis for Natural Resource Management (3 cr) |
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Economics for Natural Resource Managers (3 cr) |
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Forest Policy and Administration (2 cr) |
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Pre-calculus Algebra and Analytic Geometry or |
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Survey of Calculus (3-4 cr) |
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Exploring Natural Resources (1 cr) |
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Phys 100, 100L |
Fundamentals of Physics and Lab (4 cr) |
GIS Application in Natural Resources (2 cr) |
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Rangeland Ecology (2 cr) |
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The Soil Ecosystem (3 cr) |
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The Soil Ecosystem Lab (1 cr) |
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Statistical Methods (3 cr) |
One of the following courses (3 cr):
Communication and the Small Group (3 cr) |
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Foundations of Conservation Leadership and Management (3 cr) |
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Environmental Communication Skills (3 cr) |
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Conservation Leadership (3 cr) |
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Public Involvement in Natural Resource Management (3 cr) |
One of the following courses (3-4 cr):
Dendrology (4 cr) |
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Systematic Botany (3 cr) |
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Rangeland Plant Identification and Ecology (3 cr) |
Two of the following courses (8 cr):
Cells and the Evolution of Life (4 cr) |
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Organisms and Environments (4 cr) |
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Principles of Biological Structure and Function (4 cr) |
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General Botany (4 cr) |
Fire Core (14 cr):
Fire Ecology and Management (3 cr) |
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Prescribed Burning Lab (3 cr) |
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Fire Behavior (3 cr) |
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Fuels Inventory and Management (3 cr) |
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Wildland Fire Management (2 cr) |
Ecology (5-6 cr):
Introduction to Forest Insects (2 cr) |
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Global Environmental Change (3 cr) |
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Landscape Ecology (3 cr) |
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Wildland Restoration Ecology or |
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Wildlife Ecology I (3 cr) |
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Conservation Biology (3 cr) |
Applied Tools and Technology (3-4 cr):
Remote Sensing of Active Fire and Post-fire Effects (3 cr) |
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Remote Sensing of the Environment (3-4 cr) |
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Meteorology (3 cr) |
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GIS Primer (3 cr) |
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Climatology (3 cr) |
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GIS Applications in Fire Ecology and Management (1 cr) |
Natural Resources Management, Planning and Policy (6 cr):
Conservation Management and Planning I (4 cr) |
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Wilderness and Protected Area Management (3 cr) |
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Forest Regeneration (3 cr) |
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Forest Dynamics and Management (4 cr) |
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Watershed Science and Management (3 cr) |
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Forest Engineering and Harvesting (3 cr) |
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Integrated Rangeland Management (3 cr) |
Electives to total 128 credits for the degree