Students Name Students Advisor
Expected Date of Graduation
CHECKLIST OF EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS FORCORNELL UNIVERSITY AND THE NATURAL RESOURCES MAJOR
120 Academic Credits are required for graduation
REQUIRED COURSES within CALS DISTRIBUTION REQUIREMENTS
Applied Ecology or Resource Policy Management Concentration
(14 courses; 47 credits)
Course / Title / Semester / Credits
Physical and Life Sciences (6 courses; 21-22 credits)
BIOEE 1780 / Evolutionary Biology and Diversity (or recommended equivalent) / F/S / 4
BIOG 1500 / Investigative Biology Laboratory / F/S / 2
CHEM 1560 or
CHEM 2070 or
AP credit / Introduction to General Chemistry
General Chemistry I
AP Chemistry, score 5 / F / 4
CHEM 1570 or
CHEM 2080 / Introduction to Organic and Biological Chemistry
General Chemistry II / S / 3-4
MATH 1106 or
MATH 1110 orAP credit / Calculus for the Life and Social Sciences
Calculus I
AP Calculus, score 4 or 5 / S
F/S / 3-4
One course in Statistics: NTRES 3130 Biological Statistics I or AEM 2100, STSCI 2100, ILRST 2100: Introductory Statistics or AP Statistics (score 4 or 5) / F/S / 4
Social Sciences and Humanities (5 courses, 16 credits; AP credit accepted)
One course in category SBA or KCM (elective of your choice)
One course from category CA, HA, LA, or FL (elective of your choice)
One course in Diversity (category D)
One course in Economics (choices listed below)
One course in Ethics (see choices below)
Economics choices
AEM 2500: Environmental and Resource Economics (recommended for NTRES majors)
ECON 1110: Introductory Microeconomics
ECON 1120: Introductory Macroeconomics
Ethics choices
NTRES 3320: Introduction to Ethics and Environment
BSOC 2061/PHIL 2460/ or STS 2061: Ethics and the Environment / 3
3
3
4
4
Written and Oral Expression (3 courses, 9 credits; AP credit accepted, score of 4 or 5)
Two writing courses -- Choose from: First Year Writing Seminars, or COMM 2310, 3020, 3030, 3040; ENGL 2800, 2810, 2880, 2890, 3820-3850, 3880; SOC 3620 / 6
One course in oral expression -- Choose from the following:
COMM 2010: Oral Communication; ENTOM 3350: Naturalist Outreach Practicum;
ILRLR 2300: Argumentation and Debate; THETR 3300: Acting in Public: Performance in Everyday Life; BIOAP 6100: By Scientific Design: Skill Building for a Career in the Life Sciences / 3
REQUIRED CORE COURSES within MAJOR for
Applied Ecology or Resource Policy Management Concentrations
(10 courses; 32-34 credits)
Course / Title / Semester / Credits
YEAR 1: two courses (6 credits)
NTRES 1101 / Intro to the Science and Management of Environmental and Natural Resources (for first-year students only; all others exempt) / F / 3
NTRES 2010 / Environmental Conservation (or Environmental Science AP score: 5) / S / 3
YEAR 2: three courses (11 credits)
NTRES 2100 / Introductory Field Biology / F / 4
NTRES 2201 / Society and Natural Resources / S / 3
NTRES 2830 / DNA, Genes and Genetic Diversity / S / 4
YEAR 3 and 4: Three core courses (9 credits)
NTRES 3100 / Applied Population Ecology / F / 3
NTRES 3300 / Natural Resources Planning and Management / F / 3
BIOEE 3610 / Advanced Ecology [transfer students may need intro ecology to take] / F / 3
Two additional courses from the electives or advanced courses in Natural Resources, at least one of which must be an advanced course (4000-level). Electives and advanced courses may also be taken in other relevant departments (e.g., BIO units – especially BIOEE, BIOPL; AEM, CRP, EAS, SES, STS, etc.) to complete requirements. Students cannot double count courses here (i.e., from distribution requirements). Consult with your advisor to determine appropriate courses. [Note: = alt year]
3000-level course elective (list course here: ______)
NTRES 3030
NTRES 3110
NTRES 3130
NTRES 3220
NTRES 3240
NTRES 3250
NTRES 3260
NTRES 3311
NTRES 3320
NTRES 3330 / Introduction to Biogeochemistry
Fish Ecology, Conservation & Management (lecture)
Biological Statistics I (cannot double count for statistics)
Global Ecology and Management
Ecological Management of Water Resources
Forest Management and Maple Syrup Production
Applied Conservation Ecology
Environmental Governance
Introduction to Environmental Ethics
Ways of Knowing: Indigenous & Local Ecological Knowledge / F
S
F
F
S
S
S
F
F
F / 3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
4000-level advanced course(list course(s) here: ______)
NTRES 4100
NTRES 4110
NTRES 4120
NTRES 4130
NTRES 4200
NTRES 4220
NTRES 4240
NTRES 4260
NTRES 4280
NTRES 4300
NTRES 4320
NTRES 4330
NTRES 4340
NTRES 4440
NTRES 4560
NTRES 4800
NTRES 4850 / Conservation Biology: Concepts & Techniques
Quantitative Ecology & Management of Fisheries Resources
Wildlife Population Analysis: Techniques and Models
Biological Statistics II
Forest Ecology
Wetland Ecology
Landscape Impact Analysis
Practicum: Forest Farming Agroforestry
Principles and Practices of Applied Wildlife Science
Environmental & Natural Resources Policy Processes
Human Dimensions of Coupled Social-Ecological Systems
Applied Environmental Philosophy
International Conservation: Communities & Mgmt of World’s Natural Res.
Resource Management and Environmental Law
Stream Ecology
Global Seminar: Building Sustainable Environments & Secure Food Systems
Case Studies in International Ecoagriculture and Environmental Conservation / F
S
S
S
F
F
S
F
S
S
S
S
F
S
F
S
S / 4
4
3
4
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
3
3
Students Name Students Advisor
Expected Date of Graduation
CHECKLIST OF EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS FORCORNELL UNIVERSITY AND THE NATURAL RESOURCES MAJOR
120 Academic Credits are required for graduation
REQUIRED COURSES within CALS DISTRIBUTION REQUIREMENTS
Environmental Studies Concentration
(15 courses; 49 credits)
Course / Title / Semester / Credits
Physical and Life Sciences (5 courses, 18 credits)
BIOEE 1780 / Evolutionary Biology and Diversity (or recommended equivalent) / F/S / 4
BIOG 1500 / Investigative Biology Laboratory / F/S / 2
CHEM 1560 or
CHEM 2070 or
AP/Transfer credit / Introduction to General Chemistry
General Chemistry
AP Chemistry with score of 5 / F / 4
MATH 1110 or MATH 1106 or
AP/Transfer credit / Calculus I
Calculus for the Life and Social Sciences
AP Calculus with score of 4 or 5 / F/S / 3-4
One course in Statistics (options listed below)
NTRES 3130 Biological Statistics I
orAEM 2100, STSCI 2100, ILRST 2100: Introductory Statistics
or AP Statistics (score 4 or 5) / F/S / 4
Social Sciences and Humanities (5 courses, minimum of 16 credits; AP credit accepted)
NTRES 3311 – Environmental Governance (SBA)
Economics: AEM 2500(Environmental Resource Economics OR ECON 1110 (Intro Microeconomics) (SBA)
One course from category CA, HA, LA, or FL (elective of your choice)
One course in Diversity (category D)
One course in Ethics (options listed below)
NTRES 3320 (Intro to Ethics and Environment)
or BSOC 2061/PHIL 2460/STS 2061 (Ethics and the Environment)
Written and Oral Expression (3 courses, 15 credits; AP credit accepted, score of 4 or 5)
Two writing courses -- Choose from: First Year Writing Seminars or COMM 2310, 3020, 3030, 3040; ENGL 2800, 2810, 2880, 2890, 3820-3850, 3880; SOC 3620
Course 1: ______Course 2: ______/ 6
One course in oral expression -- Choose from the following:
COMM 2010; ENTOM 3350; ILRLR 2300; THETR 3300; BIOAP 6100: By Scientific Design: Skill Building for a Career in the Life Sciences
Course: ______/ 3
Two additional writing or oral communication courses (i.e., COMM 2760, 2850, 3020, 3030, 3040, 3100; ENG 2880-2890, 3810, 3880, ENTOM 3350)
Course 1: ______Course 2: ______/ 6
REQUIRED CORE COURSES within MAJOR for
Environmental Studies (ES) Concentration
(11 courses; 35-41 credits)
Course / Title / Semester / Credits
YEAR 1: two courses
NTRES 1101 / Intro to the Science and Management of Environmental and Natural Resources (for first-year students only; all others exempt) / F / 3
NTRES 2010 / Environmental Conservation (or Environmental Science AP score: 5) / S / 3
YEAR 2: three courses
NTRES 2100 / Introductory Field Biology / F / 4
NTRES 2201 / Society and Natural Resources / S / 3
NTRES 2830 / DNA, Genes and Genetic Diversity / S / 4
YEAR 3 and 4: Students must take a minimum of six upper-division courses comprising a self-defined theme related to conservation (details below). The theme should speak to a general intellectual interest or social problem and be developed, in writing, with the guidance of the student’s faculty advisor. In addition to articulating their academic interests, students are required to identify, in writing, potential courses at the time their theme goes on file with their advisor. Courses count toward student’s theme if they relate to this overarching question or interest. Definition and rationale of students theme can and should be updated over time. Students cannot double count courses required courses for the major here (i.e., ethics, economics, etc.).
The six-course theme should be comprised of at least two 3000-level or above courses (3-4 credits each) in each of the following categories:
Natural Science: biological and physical sciences (e.g., NTRES 4200, NTRES 4220, NTRES 4560, and many other courses meeting "Distribution Requirements" for graduation under the "Other Physical/Life Sciences" category in the Courses of Study)
Course 1: ______Course 2: ______
Social Science and Analytical Skills: economics, political economy, policy sciences, logic, computer programming, GIS, statistics (i.e., courses meeting Social Sciences distribution, identified in the Courses of Study as SBA, e.g., NTRES 3311; and courses requiring extensive use of mathematical or statistical skills, computing skills, and higher-level reasoning and logic, e.g., NTRES 3100, NTRES 3130, CSS 4110, CSS 4200)
Course 1: ______Course 2: ______
Humanities: history, literature, philosophy, ethics, arts, foreign languages (i.e., courses identified in the Courses
of Study as CA, HA, KCM, LA, or FL)
Course 1: ______Course 2: ______
Examples of areas within which themes might be developed include environmental law, environmental education, environmental journalism/communication, environmental advocacy, and green business. Appropriate courses for themes can be drawn from a wide variety of departments, including Natural Resources, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Neurobiology and Behavior, Crop and Soil Sciences, Applied Economics and Management, Development Sociology, Communications, Anthropology, Philosophy, History, Psychology, Government, and City and Regional Planning.
Students should work with their advisors to develop a theme that intrigues them and to identify potential courses that will stimulate and challenge them while addressing an overarching question or issue. Start by exploring the Courses of Study under the departments listed above. This process itself will open student’s minds to the many perspectives from which problems in environment and conservation can be approached.