2013-14 Undergraduate Student Handbook - College of Natural ...

Minoring in the College of Natural Resources
CNR offers seven undergraduate minor programs. Students in any major with the
appropriate prerequisites may pursue a minor in CNR.
Conservation and Resource Studies (CRS) is an interdisciplinary program
designed for students who are interested in environmental issues both from
the social science and natural science perspective. Students may study areas of
interaction among natural resources, population, energy, technology, societal
institutions, and cultural values. Students may elect to complete this minor through
a list of pre-approved courses or develop their own interdisciplinary group of
courses similar to the structure of the CRS major.
Energy and Resources Group (ERG) offers undergraduates the opportunity
to develop basic knowledge and skills to help them address the complex and
interdependent issues associated with the interaction of social, economic,
political, technical, and environmental factors. Though it is designed primarily
to complement majors in the natural sciences and engineering, students in any
major with the appropriate prerequisites may pursue the ERG Minor.
Environmental Economics and Policy (EEP) offers interested students
an opportunity to explore aspects of economic and political institutions that affect
the development and management of natural resources and the environment.
Forestry and Natural Resources (FNR) is for students who are interested
in learning about these subjects as an adjunct to their chosen fields. Students from
many different majors such as integrative biology, business administration, and
civil engineering find this minor complementary to their professional career goals.
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) offers undergraduates the
opportunity to develop basic knowledge and technical skills in geographic
information systems to help them address the ways in which spatial data and
analysis can support and define environmental, urban, and natural resource
sciences. The minor is designed to complement majors in the natural sciences,
social sciences, and engineering.
Nutritional Science (NS) or Molecular Toxicology (MT) minors are
available to students who have pursued basic coursework in the biological sciences
under other majors. The research and curriculum span a breadth of topics from
the delivery of nutrients to mammalian cells and their molecular functions, to the
influence of genetics on diet-associated human disease.
“ Since CNR
is one of the
smaller colleges
on campus it
really provides
an intimate
atmosphere for
all our students.
You get to know
each other on a
first name basis.
You get to know
your advisors
on a first name
basis. They’re
very welcoming,
always
accessible,
and more than
willing to help
you out.”
--Amelia Appell ‘13
Society &
Environment
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