Certificate in Water Resources

Curriculum & Requirements

Water Resources Certificate, Undergraduate

Water Resources are a vital and multidisciplinary part of working in the Natural Resources. This certificate allows students to build a foundation of hydrology knowledge for different aspects of interactions between people and the hydrosphere.

Required Course4
WATER RESOURCES
Required–choose five of the following courses20-25
Geosciences
THE EARTH'S SURFACE
EARTH SCIENCE FOR TEACHERS
FUNDAMENTALS OF SURFACE HYDROLOGY
HOT EARTH: PEOPLE AND CLIMATE CHANGE
ENERGY/WATER NEXUS
INTRODUCTION TO OCEANOGRAPHY
WILDLAND FIRE ECOLOGY
FUNDAMENTALS OF SOIL SCIENCE
WEATHER FORECASTING
RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION
ENVIRONMENTAL GEOLOGY
GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS I: SPATIAL ANALYSIS FOR SOCIAL SCIENCES
GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS I: SPATIAL ANALYSIS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
WETLAND SCIENCE I
GEOLOGIC HAZARDS
GEOMORPHOLOGY
RIVERS AND FLOODS
METEOROLOGY
DENDROCHRONOLOGY
FIELD METHODS AND REGIONAL GEOLOGY
PRINCIPLES OF GEOCHEMISTRY
ISOTOPIC TRACERS IN THE ENVIRONMENT
GROUNDWATER HYDROLOGY
ENGINEERING GEOLOGY OF SOILS: INTRODUCTION TO GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING
GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING OF SOILS AND FOUNDATIONS
SENIOR CAPSTONE: WATER AND THE WEST, WATER RESOURCES IN ARID LANDS
CAPSTONE: ENVIRONMENTAL GEOCHEMISTRY
Planning
ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING
SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES
Total Credits24-29

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