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2022-2023 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Environmental and Natural Resources: Natural Resource and Economic Policy Concentration, BS

Program Description

The Environmental and Natural Resources curriculum produces professionals who have a broad-based knowledge in natural resources and an ability to interact with other resource professionals to provide thoughtful solutions to environmental and natural resource problems. The world is blessed with an abundance of natural resources, but the problems associated with their conservation are immense. Protection of rare and endangered species, preventing and controlling invasions of exotics, protecting old growth forests, restoring degraded ecosystems, and balancing the resource demands of industry and the public are some of the environmental issues which are enmeshed in politicized environments.

Three concentrations are offered within the Environmental and Natural Resources major, which is administered by the Department of Forestry and Environmental Conservation. The Conservation Biology Concentration is oriented toward students who desire a greater exposure to taxa, their habitats, and their interrelationships. The Natural Resources Management Concentration emphasizes both resource management and negotiation skills. The Natural Resource and Economic Policy Concentration provides more in-depth study in economics and policy applications.

Graduates in Environmental and Natural Resources are well prepared for further graduate studies in natural resources and related fields. Potential public sector employers of graduates include federal, state, and municipal resource management agencies, private industries impacting land and water resources, environmental management consulting firms, and various environmental advocacy groups.

Program Requirements

Freshman Year

First Semester

Credit Hours: 15-16

Second Semester

Credit Hours: 15

Concentration

Sophomore Year

First Semester

Credit Hours: 15

Second Semester

Credit Hours: 15

Junior Year

First Semester

Credit Hours: 15

Second Semester

Credit Hours: 15

Senior Year

First Semester

Credit Hours: 15-16

Second Semester

Credit Hours: 15

Total Credits: 120

Footnotes

1 Students planning to take organic chemistry must take CH 1010  and CH 1020 .

2 See  General Education  Requirements.

3 Students who must fulfill the South Carolina REACH Act Requirement should select POSC 1010 . See the South Carolina REACH Act Requirement in the Academic Regulations  section.

4 GEOG 1010 , GEOG 1030  or GEOG 1060 .

5 Select from 3000- or 4000-level BIOL, ENR, EES, ENSP, ETOX, FOR, GEOL, PES or WFB courses.

6 ENGL 3040 , ENGL 3140  or ENGL 3150  may be substituted.

7 ECON 3020 , ECON 3100  or ECON 3150 .

8 Internship (AGRB 4910 ); Creative Inquiry (AGRB 4940 ); or Directed Research (PES 4910  or PES 4920 ).

9 RS 4010  or RS 4590 .

NOTE: A transfer course may not be used to satisfy the General Education Global Challenges Requirement. While a transfer course may fulfill other degree requirements, students must enroll in a Clemson course(s) on the Global Challenges list to fulfill the Global Challenges Requirement.