University General Course Catalog 2020-2021

Apr 24, 2024

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Environmental Science, Minor

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The Minor in Environmental Science provides students with a foundation in environmental sciences and an understanding of social values and the political implications associated with environmental decision-making.

Contact Information

Department of Natural Resources & Environmental Science
217 Max Fleischmann Agriculture Building
(775) 784-4020/(775) 784-4835

Last names A-L
Nancy Markee
nlmarkee@unr.edu or 784-7069

Last names M-Z
Julie Stoughton
jstoughton@cabnr.unr.edu or 784-1674

I. Program Requirements (18 units)

Students must complete the following courses:

BIOL 314 - Ecology and Population Biology (3 units) CO9 OR
NRES 217 - Natural Resource Ecology (3 units)
NRES 210 - Environmental Pollution (3 units) CO9
NRES 295 - Wildlands Hydrology (3 units)
NRES 322 - Soils (3 units)
NRES 432 - Advanced Environmental Toxicology (3 units) OR
NRES 493 - Forest Ecology (3 units) OR
NRES 497 - Forest and Range Soils (3 units)

Students must select one of the following:

NRES 400 - International Issues for Water Development (3 units) CO11, CO13
NRES 467 - Regional and Global Issues in Environmental Sciences (3 units) CO11, CO13