Fire Sciences and Management Minor
Minor - Fire Sciences & Management
W.A Franke College of Forestry & Conservation
Degree Specific Credits: 24
Required Cumulative GPA: 2.0
Catalog Year: 2018-2019
Summary
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Lower-Division Required Courses | 3 | |
| Upper-Division Required Courses | 3 | |
| Ecology Courses | 3 | |
| Practicum or Planning Course | 3 | |
| Meteorology or Climate Course | 3 | |
| Measurements & Analysis Electives | 3 | |
| Natural/Management Science Electives | 3 | |
| Social Science Electives | 3 | |
| Total Hours | 24 | |
Lower-Division Required Course
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete the following course: | ||
| FORS 230 | Fire Management & Environmental Change | 3 |
| Total Hours | 3 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Upper-Division Required Courses
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete the following course: | ||
| FORS 333 | Fire Ecology | 3 |
| Total Hours | 3 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Ecology Courses
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete one of the following courses: | 3 | |
| General Ecology | ||
| Forest Ecology | ||
| Rangeland Ecology | ||
| Total Hours | 3 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Practicum or Planning Course
Note: FORS 498 must be approved by fire minor advisor prior to registration and taken for 3 credits
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete one of the following courses: | 3 | |
| Forest Stand Management | ||
| Wildland RxFire Practicum | ||
| Internship (must be approved by fire minor advisor) | ||
| Ecosystem Science and Restoration Practicum | ||
| Recreation Planning | ||
| The Upshot--Appld Wildlife Mgt | ||
| Total Hours | 3 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Meteorology or Climate Course
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete one of the following courses: | ||
| Weather and Climate | ||
| Ecosystem Climatology | ||
| Total Hours | 0 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Measurements & Analysis Electives
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete one of the following courses: | 3 | |
| Forest Mensuration | ||
| Forestry Apps of GIS | ||
| Env Remote Sensing | ||
| Total Hours | 3 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Natural/Management Science Electives
Rule: Complete one course from the following, but if one of these courses is required for the major a second elective must be taken
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete one of the following courses: | 3 | |
| Plant Biogeography | ||
| Wildland Fuel Management | ||
| Multiple Resource Silviculture | ||
| Practice of Silviculture | ||
| Geomorphology | ||
| Watershed Hydrology | ||
| Foundations of Restoration Ecology | ||
| Wildlife Habitat Cons & Mgmt | ||
| Total Hours | 3 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Social Science Electives
Rule: Complete one course from the following, but if one of these courses is required for the major a second elective must be taken
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete one of the following courses: | 3 | |
| Forest Environmental Economics | ||
| Ecological Perspectives in Native American Traditions | ||
| Collab in Nat Res Decisions | ||
| Ethics Forestry & Conservation | ||
| Nat Res Policy/Administration | ||
| Wilderness & Protected Area Management | ||
| Total Hours | 3 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-