Earn a degree in Natural Resource Conservation Management at Paul Smith’s College to further your path toward the perfect job or career.
Bachelor of Science / 120 Credits
Graduates of the program will be able to:
Provide leadership to communities as they adapt to changing economic conditions while maintaining ecological integrity
- Implement best practices in strategic planning, development of organizational missions and design and implementation of evaluation/monitoring programs
- Apply principles of sustainability to solve problems across political boundaries
- Identify opportunities for collaboration and public participation around resource-based issues
- Create and maintain effective working partnerships under a range of socio-economic conditions
Program Details
Natural Resource Conservation Management Bachelor of Science 120 Credits
- Intro to Environment and Society
- Conservation Law Enforcement
- Dendrology
- Conservation Biology
- Natural Resources Economics
- Sustainable Development
- Environmental Impact
- Ecology
- Watershed Management
- Conservation Officer
- Environmental Technician
- Naturalist
- Environmental Law
- Community Planning
- Resource Policy Analyst
- Natural Resource Manager
BIOLOGY CLUSTER – CHOOSE 1 COURSE
BIO 410 ANIMAL BEHAVIOR, BIO 420 COMPARATIVE VERT ANATOMY, BIO 361 ENTOMOLOGY, BIO 366 HERPETOLOGY, BIO 206 INVERTEBR ZOOLOGY, BIO 363 MAMMALOGY, BIO 364 ORNITHOLOGY, BIO 204 PLANT BIOLOGY, FOR 380 UNDERSTORY GROUND COVER, OR ANY COURSE RELATING TO A BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE TO NATURAL RESOURCES
ECOLOGY CLUSTER – CHOOSE 1 COURSE
ENV 362 CLIMATE CHANGE, BIO 320 EVOLUTION, FOR 360 FIRE ECO & MGT, FOR 310 FOREST ECOLOGY,
NRS 432 LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY, ENV 361 LIMNOLOGY, BIO 472 PALEOECOLOGY, BIO 381 PARASITES, VECTORS & DIS, FOR 330 SOILS & HYDRO, ENV 471 STREAM ECO, ENV 340 WATERSHED SCIENCE OR ANY COURSE RELATING AN ECOLOGY COURSE TO NATURAL RESOURCES
HUMAN DIMENSIONS CLUSTER –
CHOOSE 2 COURSE
FWS 210 CONSERV LAW ENFOR, ENV 420 ENV IMPACT ASSESSM, FOR 350 FOREST POLICY, EST 320 GLOBAL ENV STUDIES, NRS 321 HUNTING HIST ETHICS & MGT, NRS 410 NAT RESOURCE MGT, POL 202 POLITICS OF ENVIRON, ENV 455 SUST DEVELOPMENT OR ANY COURSE RELATING TECHNIQUES OR TECHNOLOGY TO NATURAL RESOURCES
MANAGEMENT CLUSTER – CHOOSE 2 COURSES
MGT 306 BUSN ETHICS & DEC MAKING, COM 305 CHANGE MNGT, MAT 335 FINAN DEC MAKING, FIN 310 FINANCE, COM 201 INTERPERSONAL COMMUN, PSY 110 ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR, MGT 200 PRINC MANAGEMENT, MKT 200 PRINC MARKETING COM 101 SPEECH, MGT 368 STRATEGIC PLANNING
NATURAL RESOURCES TECH CLUSTER –
CHOOSE 2 COURSE
ENV 400 ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION, REC 133 ENVIRON EDUCATION, FWS 481 FISHERIES BIO MNGT, FOR 450 FOREST MANAGEMENT FOR 101 INTRO TO FORESTRY, FOR 260 SILVICULTURE, FWS 332 TECH FISH & WILDF, FWS 471 WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT
FOR 280 WOODLOT MANAGEMENT
PHYSICAL SCIENCE CLUSTER – CHOOSE 1 COURSE
ASTRONOMY, ENV 362 CLIMATE CHANGE, ENV 120 GEOLOGY, GIS 350 INTRO TO REMOTE SENSING, PHY 241 PHYSICS I, PRINC OF CHEMISTRY, FOR 330 SOILS AND HYDROLOGY OR ANY COURSE RELATING A PHYSICAL SCIENCE TO NATURAL RESOURCES
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Semester 1 |
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ENG 101 |
Effective College Writing I |
3 |
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FYS 101 |
First Year Seminar |
3 |
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BIO 110 |
Biology I |
3 |
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NRS 120 |
Intro to Natural Resource Management |
3 |
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Semester 2 |
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BIO 112 |
Biology II |
3 |
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ENG 102 |
Effective College Writing II |
3 |
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MAT 125 |
Algebra |
3 |
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Humanities-LAS |
3 |
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Elective |
3-4 |
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Semester 3 |
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BIO 210 |
General Ecology |
4 |
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ECN 200 |
Priciples of Economics |
3 |
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FOR 110 |
Dendrology |
3 |
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PSY 101 |
Psychology |
3 |
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or SOC 101 |
Sociology |
3 |
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Elective |
3-4 |
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Semester 4 |
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GIS 201 |
Introduction to GIS |
3 |
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Humanities |
3 |
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Physical Science Cluster |
3-4 |
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Elective |
4 |
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Elective |
3-4 |
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Semester 5 |
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Natural Resources Tech Cluster |
3-4 |
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Natural Resources Tech Cluster |
3 |
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Management Cluster |
3 |
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NRS 307 |
Natural Resources |
3 |
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Elective-UD |
3-4 |
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Semester 6 |
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ENV 315 |
Environmental Law & Regulatory Process |
3 |
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ENV 330 |
Conservation Biology |
3 |
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SUS 360 |
Ecology Cluster |
3-4 |
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Management Cluster |
3 |
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Elective-UD |
3-4 |
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Semester 7 |
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NRS 493 |
Natural Resource Management Plan |
2 |
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Human Dimension Cluster |
3 |
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Biology Cluster |
3 |
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Liberal Arts Elective-UD |
3-4 |
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Liberal Arts Elective-UD |
3-4 |
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Elective-UD |
3-4 |
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Semester 8 |
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NRS 494 |
Natural Resource Management Project |
2 |
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Human Dimension Cluster |
3 |
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Liberal Arts Elective-UD |
3-4 |
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Liberal Arts Elective-UD |
3-4 |
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Elective-UD |
3-4 |
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Natural Resource Conservation
Natural Resource Conservation
Questions? Let's get in touch.
Valorie Titus
Faculty
Associate Professor of Natural Resources