Department of Ecosystem Science & Management

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The goal of the watershed certificate is to provide a rigorous and high quality program that will produce graduates capable of working as a professional in watershed or hydrology fields, but with very solid scientific and ecological foundation. Graduates will be qualified to work in government or consulting or if they choose, be prepared to pursue graduate training in any watershed/hydrology science program. Training will be built on a solid foundation in watershed management and hydrology.

Required Courses (12 hrs required)1

RLEM 305: Watershed Analysis and Planning
AGSM 335: Water and Soil Mgmt
AGRO 445: Soil Physics
GEOL 410: Hydrogeology

Suggested Electives: (Select 6 hrs)

AGEN 350: Hydrologic Principles in Agriculture2
AGEN 469: Water Quality Engineering2
AGSM 337: Tech. For Environ. & Nat. Resources Eng.
ATMO 201: Atmospheric Science or ATMO 465 Agriculture Meteorology
BESC 403: Sampling and Environ. Monitoring
GEOG 324: Global Climate Regions
GEOG 370: Coastal Processes
GEOG 400: Arid Lands Geomorphology
GEOG 431: Geomorphology
GEOG 434: Hydrology and Environment
GEOL 420: Environ. Geology
RENR 444: Remote Sensing
GEOG 398: Interpretation of Aerial Photographs
RENR 470: Environmental Impact Assessment
WFSC 489: Wetland Ecosystems
WFSC 414: Limnology

Notes:

  1. Students are required to take RLEM 301, AGRO 301 and PHYS 201 (science elective) as part of the degree in Rangeland Ecology and Management. Students not majoring in Rangeland Ecology and Management would be required to complete these courses.
  2. Requires MATH 151, 152, 251, 308, ENGR 111, 112, 211, 212 (ENGR 211 and 212 restricted to ENGR majors only)