ESS - Natural Resources
Natural Resources | 120 Hours
About
- Explore and investigate diverse environmental and conservation issues for public land management agencies and private land organizations
- Develop knowledge and skills necessary for future careers as environmental and conservation professionals through a range of disciplines and perspectives
General Education Curriculum Applies to all ESS Undergraduate Degree Concentrations
General Curriculum (41-42 hours)
- ENGL 1010 English Composition I (3)
- ENGL 1020 English Composition II (3)
- COMM 2025 Fundamentals of Communication or PC 2500 Communicating in the Professions (3)
- MATH 1710 Pre-Calculus Algebra; MATH 1830 Applied Calculus; or MATH 1910 Calculus I (3 or 4)
- HIST 2010 Early United States History (3)
- HIST 2020 Modern United States History (3)
- ENGL 2130, 2235, or 2330 Literature (3)
- ECON 2010 Principles of Microeconomics (3)
- CHEM 1010 Introductory Chemistry I or CHEM 1110 General Chemistry I (4)
- ESS 1100 Intro. to Environmental Studies (3)
- BIOL 1020 Diversity of Life (4)
- Hum/FA Elective (From approved list) (3)
- Hum/FA Elective (From approved list) (3)
Major Field Core Curriculum (37-38 hours)
- AGBE 4120 or ECON 4120 Natural Resource Economics (3)
- BIOL 3120/3130 General Ecology (with lab or non-lab) (3-4)
- ESS 3710 Chemistry and the Environment (3)
- ESS 3000 Intro. to Environmental Law (3)
- ESS 4001/4002 Society and the Environment: Capstone Experience Part I and II (6)
- GEOL 1045 Earth Environment, Resources and Society or GEOL 1040 Physical Geology (4)
- HIST 3900 Environmental History or ESS 3200 Nonprofit Organizations and the Environment (3)
- MATH 3070 Statistical Methods I or BIOL 4220 Biostatistics (3)
- SOC 3600 Environmental Sociology or ESS 4110 Human Dimensions of Natural Resources (3)
- ESS 2100 Environment and Ethics (3)
- ESS 3100 Global Sustainability Issues & Initiatives (3)
Concentration Core (16 hours):
- AGRN 3000 Soils (4)
- ESS 4100 National Parks and Protected Areas (3)
- GEOL/GEOG 3200 Water Resources (3)
- BIOL 4840 Limnology, ESS 4093 Special Topics, or GEOL 4150 Geomorphology (3)
- AGET 3100/3115 Natural Resource Systems and Lab, ESS 4300 Environmental Management System, or ESS 4900 Internship (3)
Directed Electives (12-13 hours)
Choose four of the following:
- AGBE 2010 World Food and Society (3)
- AGHT 3450 Dendrology (3)
- BIOL 2310 General Botany (4)
- BIOL 3240 Field Botany (3)
- BIOL 4330 Plant Ecology (3)
- GEOG 4510 Theory of GIS I (3)
- GEOG 4511 Theory of GIS II (3)
- GEOG 4650 Environmental Applications of GIS (3)
- WFS 4730 Conservation Biology (3)
Free Electives (11-14 hours)
Natural Resources: Year by Year Flow Chart (PDF)
Natural Resources Checklist (PDF)
For questions, please contact your advisor: |
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Dr. Samantha Allen | saallen@tntech.edu |
Dr. Tammy Boles | tboles@tntech.edu |
Lisa Brown | lbrown@tntech.edu |
David Hajdik | dhajdik@tntech.edu |
Dr. Hayden Mattingly | hmattingly@tntech.edu |
Dr. Steve Sharp | ssharp@tntech.edu |