Bachelor of Science Degree
Natural Resources Planning
and Decision Making
Students in this Department
of Forestry and Natural Resources major will learn the basics of
natural resource science and the complexity of working with multiple
stakeholders. Students will learn skills such as geographic information
systems (GIS) and spatial analysis, planning, policy analysis, economics,
multiple-objective decision making, and working with the public.
They will critically engage in efforts to solve many of the complex
resource management issues currently facing the United States and
the world. Students will be strongly encouraged to participate in
an approved internship the summer after their junior year.
Advisor Contact Information
W. L. Mills
(765) 494-3591
wmills@purdue.edu
Plan of Study
Credit Hours Required
for Graduation: 130
| Freshman Year |
| First Semester |
|
Second Semester |
| (1)
AGR 101 (Introduction to the College of Agriculture
and Purdue University)
(4) BIOL 110 (Fundamentals of Biology I)
(3) CHM 111 (General Chemistry)
(4) ENGL 106 (First-Year Composition)
(3) MA 223 (Introductory Analysis I)
Total Credits: 15 |
|
(4)
BTNY 210 (Introduction to Plant Science)
(3) CHM 112 (General Chemistry)
(3) COM 114 (Fundamentals of Speech Communication)
(3) FNR 103 (Introduction to Environmental Conservation)
(3) MA 224 (Introductory Analysis II)
Total Credits: 16 |
| Sophomore Year |
| Third Semester |
|
Fourth Semester |
| (3)
AGEC 217 (Economics)
(3) FNR 225 (Dendrology)
(3) FNR 230 (The World's Forests and Society)
(3) FNR 241 (Ecology and Systematics of Fishes and
Mammals)
(3) STAT 301 (Elementary Statistical Methods)
Total Credits: 15 |
|
(3)
AGRY 270 (Forest Soils)
(2) BIOL 286 (Introduction to Ecology)
(3) FNR 210 (Natural Resource Information Management)
(3) FNR 251 (Ecology and Systematics of Amphibians,
Reptiles, and Birds)
(3) POL 223 (Introduction to Environmental Policy)
(3) Humanities elective
Total Credits: 17
|
| Junior Year |
| Fifth Semester |
|
Sixth Semester |
| (3)
FNR 331 (Forest Ecosystems)
(3) FNR
357 (Fundamentals of Remote Sensing)
(3) FNR 359
(Spatial Ecology and GIS)
(3) FNR 365 (Natural
Resource Issues, Policy, and Administration)
(3) FNR 406 (Natural
Resource and Environmental Economics)
(3) Written or oral communication elective
Total Credits: 18 |
|
(3)
AGRY 337 (Environmental Hydrology)
(3) FNR 375 (Human Dimensions of Natural
Resource Management)
(3) FNR
412 (Natural Resources Decision Making)
(3) Social science or humanities elective
(4) Elective
Total Credits: 16 |
| Senior Year |
| Seventh Semester |
|
Eighth Semester |
| (1)
FNR 470 (Fundamentals of Planning)
(3) FNR
543 (Conservation Biology)
(2) FNR
572 (Community Involvement in Natural Resource Management)
(3) Ethics elective
(3) Natural resources elective
(3) Social science or humanities elective
(3) Elective
Total Credits: 18 |
|
(3)
FNR 408 (Ecosystem Management Practice)
(6) Natural resources electives
(3) Social science or humanities elective
(3) Elective
Total Credits: 15 |
Purdue Agriculture Academic Programs
1140 Ag Admin Building, Room 7
West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-1140
Phone: (765) 494-8481
Fax: (765) 494-8469
E-mail: goecker@purdue.edu
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