BS FORESTRY AND NATURAL RESOURCES -- 2000-01 Catalog
Natural Resources Management Department
Agricultural Sciences Bldg. (11), Room 217
(805) 756-2702

 60 units upper division | 2.0 GPA | GWR | USCP
* = Satisfies General Education requirement

MAJOR COURSES

FNR 140 Career Development and Planning in Natural Resources Management

1

FNR 201 Introduction to Forest Ecosystem Mgmt

3

FNR 208 Dendrology

4

FNR 215 Land and Resource Measurements

1

FNR 260 Harvesting and Forest Utilization

4

FNR 306 Natural Resource Ecology & Habitat Mgt

4

FNR 307 Fire Ecology

3

FNR 315 Forest Mensuration and Sampling

4

FNR/LA 318 Appl. GIS Natural Resources

3

FNR 326 Natural Resources Econ. & Valuation

4

FNR 335 Human Resources and Conflict Management in Natural Resources

4

FNR 365 Silviculture and Vegetation Management

4

FNR 402 Forest Health

4

FNR 412 Forest and Natural Resources Senior Assessment Project

4

FNR 414 Timber Management

4

FNR 416 Environmental Impact Analysis & Mgmt.

4

FNR 419 Watershed Management

4

FNR 435 Natural Resources Policy Analysis

4

FNR 465 Ecosystem Management

4

Concentration courses

24-28

 

91-95

SUPPORT COURSES

AGB 212 Agricultural Economics

4

BIO 227 Wildlife Biology (B1b)*

4

BOT 121 General Botany (B1b)*

4

BRAE/FNR 247 Forest Surveying

2

BRAE 345 Aerial Photogram. & Remote Sensing

3

CHEM 111 Survey of Chemistry (B1a)*

5

1 MATH 120 Pre-Calculus Algebra and Trig. (B2)*

5

SS 121 Introductory Soil Science

4

STAT 218 Applied Statistics in the Life Sciences (B2)*

4

STAT 313 or MATH 221(Area B)*

4

Adviser approved science course (AreaB)*
BOT 223/CHEM 212/PHYS 121)


4/5

AG 250 Computer Application to Agriculture or
CSC 113 Computers/Applications: Mac (F1)*


3

 

46-47

GENERAL EDUCATION (GE)

49

72 GE units required; 23 of these units are specified in Support.
Minimum of 3 GE courses required at the 300-400 level.

Area A Communication (minimum 11 units)

Take one course from A1, A2, A3.
A1 Expository Writing
A2 Critical Thinking
A3 Speech
A4 Argumentative Writing *see Support

Area B Science and Mathematics (no additional units required)

20 GE units are specified in Support.
B1a Physical Sciences *see Support
B1b Life Sciences *see Support
B2 Mathematics and/or Statistics *see Support
Area B *see Support

Area C Arts and Humanities (minimum 15 units)

Take one course from each Area C category:
C1a Literature
C1b Philosophy
C2 Fine/Performing Arts
C3 Lit/Phil/Arts (300-400 level)
If less than 15 units, take one additional course from C1, C2, C3

Area D Social, Political, Economic Inst. (minimum 15 units)

No more than one course in any Area D category.
Take one course from D1a and one from D1b
D1a HIST 202 (USCP) or HIST 204 or LS 211
D1b POLS 110 or LS 212
Take three courses from D2, D3, D4a, D4b
D2 History (300-400 level)
D3 Economics
D4a Social Institutions
D4b Social Institutions (300-400 level)

Area E Life Understanding (minimum 3 units)

No more than one course in any Area E category.
Take one course from E1 or E2
E1 PSY 201/PSY 202
E2 Self Development

Area F Technology (no additional units required)

3 GE units are specified in Support.
F1 Computer Literacy *see Support

Additional GE Courses (minimum 5 units)

 

Additional units to complete 72-unit and/or Area requirements. No more than one additional course from Areas C, D, E.

 


ELECTIVES


1-6

 

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CONCENTRATIONS (Select one)

Natural Resources Recreation Concentration

 

FNR 311 Environmental Interpretation

4

FNR 339 Internship

6

FNR 410 Resource Recreation Management

4

FNR 417 Resource Recreation Planning

3

REC 101 Introduction to Recreation Parks and Tourism or FNR 112 Parks and Outdoor Recreation

3

Restricted electives with prior written approval of adviser


4

 

24

Urban Forestry Concentration

 

FNR 311/EHS 421

4

FNR 339 Internship

6

FNR 350 Urban Forestry

3

FNR 355 Hardwood and Woodlot Management

4

FNR 450 Community Forestry

3

Restricted electives with prior written approval of adviser

4

 

24

Wildland Fire and Fuels Management Concentration

 

FNR 204 Resource Fire Control

3

FNR 339 Internship

6

FNR 340 Resource Fire Management

2

FNR 455 Urban-Wildland Interface Fire Protection

3

Restricted electives with prior written approval of adviser

10

 

24

Wildland Hydrology Concentration

 

BRAE 415 Hydrology

3

ENVE 434 Water Quality Measurements

2

FNR 420 Advanced Watershed Hydrology

4

GEOL 201 Physical Geology

3

PHYS 121 College Physics

4

PHYS 122 College Physics

4

SS 321 Soil Morphology

4

SS 440 Forest and Range Soils

4

 

28

1 MATH 118 and 119 will substitute for MATH 120 and are taught at a slower pace for those who need more review. Also, MATH 116 and 117 will substitute for MATH 118 for those people who need extra review.