2011-12 Academic Year - Bad Request - Humboldt State University
2011-12 Academic Year - Bad Request - Humboldt State University
2011-12 Academic Year - Bad Request - Humboldt State University
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Rangeland Resource Science<br />
Bachelor of Science degree<br />
with a major in Rangeland Resource<br />
Science<br />
Minor in Rangeland Resource Science<br />
For an option in Wildland Soil Science, see<br />
Wildland Soil Science.<br />
For information on the master’s degree, see<br />
Nat u r al Resources.<br />
Department Chair<br />
K. O. Fulgham, Ph.D.<br />
Department of Forestry & Wildland<br />
Resources<br />
Forestry Building 205<br />
707-826-3935, fax 826-5634<br />
The Program<br />
Learn to manage rangeland eco sys tems<br />
wisely. Study forage, timber, wild life, rec reation,<br />
watersheds, and their inter rela tionships.<br />
Classroom instruction is enhanced by the<br />
uni ver sity’s plant and animal nutrition laboratories.<br />
<strong>Humboldt</strong> also has a range herbarium.<br />
Nearby privately owned ranch es and<br />
federal lands offer excel lent opportunities<br />
for field study.<br />
Potential careers: range conservationist,<br />
biological technician, range man ager, environmental<br />
specialist, agricultural inspector,<br />
lands specialist, soil conservationist<br />
or soil scientist, range consul tant, natural<br />
resources specialist, water shed man ager,<br />
or ecosystem restoration specialist.<br />
Preparation<br />
In high school take courses in bi ol ogy, chemistry,<br />
mathematics, and earth sciences.<br />
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MAJOR<br />
Complete all courses in the major with a<br />
C- or better.<br />
Lower Division<br />
BIOL 105 Principles of Biology*<br />
BOT 105 General Botany*<br />
CHEM 107 Fundamentals of Chemistry*<br />
EMP 105 Natural Resource<br />
Conservation*<br />
EMP 277 Intro to Remote Sensing, or<br />
FOR 216 Forest Remote Sensing<br />
GEOL 109 General Geology*<br />
PHYX 106 General Physics*<br />
RRS 285 Rangeland Resource Seminar<br />
SOIL 260 Introduction to Soil Science<br />
STAT 109 Introductory Biostatistics*<br />
Upper Division<br />
BOT 310 General Plant Physiology<br />
BOT 350 Plant Taxonomy<br />
EMP 309 Environmental Conflict<br />
Resolution*<br />
FOR 315 Forest Management<br />
GEOL 306 General Geomorphology*<br />
RRS 306 Wildland Resource<br />
Principles*<br />
RRS 360 Wildland Plant<br />
Communities<br />
RRS 370 Wildland Ecology<br />
Principles<br />
RRS 375 Vegetation Analysis & Health<br />
RRS 461 Wildland Resources Capstone<br />
SOIL 360 Origin & Classification<br />
of Soils<br />
SOIL 363 Wetland Soils<br />
SOIL 460 Forest & Range Soils<br />
Management<br />
WSHD 310 Hydrology & Watershed<br />
Management<br />
Option<br />
This program meets the qualifications<br />
for “Rangeland Specialist” and “Soil<br />
Conservationist” in federal employment.<br />
RRS 420 Intro to Animal Science<br />
RRS 430 Wildland Restoration &<br />
Development<br />
RRS 460 Rangeland & Ranch Planning<br />
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MINOR<br />
EMP 105 Natural Resource<br />
Conservation*<br />
SOIL 260 Introduction to Soil Science<br />
RRS 306 Wildland Resource<br />
Principles*<br />
RRS 360 Wildland Plant<br />
Communities<br />
RRS 370 Wildland Ecology<br />
Principles<br />
RRS 375 Vegetation Analysis & Health<br />
n n n<br />
*Course also meets General Education<br />
requirements.<br />
168 Rangeland Resource Science<br />
<strong>2011</strong>-20<strong>12</strong> <strong>Humboldt</strong> <strong>State</strong> <strong>University</strong> Catalog
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