Courses

Practical, hands-on, outdoor activities and a low faculty to student ratio are typical in all the curricula offered in the Department of Environmental Sciences. A wide variety of courses are offered in the department including arboriculture, fish and wildlife, environmental science and technology, forestry and surveying, natural resources, and renewable resources courses.

Arboriculture Courses

• Practices of Arboriculture
• Principles of Arboriculture

• Aquaculture
• Fish Reproduction
• Aquaculture Practicum I
• Aquaculture Practicum II
• Aquaculture Practicum III
• Aquaculture Practicum IV
• Fish Nutrition
• Aquatic Ecology
• Fish Ecology and Management
• Fish Health Management
• Research in Aquatic Science I
• Research in Aquatic Science II
• Principles of Zoology
• Wildlife Ecology and Management
• North American Waterfowl
• Ornithology
• Wildlife Ecology and Management

• Introduction to Environmental Science
• Introduction to Environmental Technology
• Agricultural Science
• Botany: Form and Function of Plants
• Plant Pathology
• Entomology
• Pesticide Use and Handling
• Integrated Pest Management

• Introductory Forestry
• Natural Resources Measurements
• Forest Protection
• Forest Ecology
• Plane Surveying
• Dendrology
• Computer Assisted Mapping
• Practices of Silviculture

• General Ecology
• Intro. to Recreation Area Management
• Seminar in Environmental Resources
• Natural Resources Internship

Renewable Resources Courses

• Riparian Ecology and Wetland Management
• Fundamentals of GPS/GIS
• Renewable Resources Laws and Regulations
• Aquatic Field Techniques
• Environmental Planning and Natural Resources Management
• Surface and Groundwater Management
• Ecosystem Impact Management
• Renewable Resources Internship Orientation
• Renewable Resources Internship