Description

In the Conservation of Natural Resources theme, students should reflect on the challenge of maintaining a sustainable ongoing relationship between humans and the natural world. Students are encouraged to expand the thematic track to reflect on and include any or all of the following:

• Assess the importance of natural resources for different societies and cultures.
• Examine efforts to manage our resources wisely.
• Reflect on how we may enable individuals and society to be a non-destructive part of the natural world.

GEP Humanities and Social Science Courses

Choose at least one of the following

:

Course	Course Title	GEP Category (ies)
ARE 201	Introduction to Agricultural & Resource Economics	SS
ARE 309	Environmental Law & Economic Policy	SS
ENG 233	The Literature of Agriculture	HUM
NR 460	Renewable Natural Resource Management and Policy	SS
SOC/ANT 261	Technology in Society and Culture	SS, GK
SOC 342	International Development	SS, GK
SOC 351	Population and Planning	SS, GK

GEP Natural Sciences and Mathematics Courses

Choose at least one of the following

:

Course	Course Title	GEP Category
CS 312*	Grassland Management for Natural Resources Conservation	NS
FOR 252	Introduction to Forest Science	NS
FW 403*	Urban Wildlife Management	NS
FW/FOR 221 (BIO crosslisting removed)	Conservation of Natural Resources	NS
SSC 361	Role of Soils in Environmental Management	NS

Additional Associated GEP Courses

Course	Course Title	GEP Category (ies)
ARE/EC 336*	Introduction to Resource and Environmental Economics	IP
CS 230*	Introduction to Agroecology	IP,GK
FOR 220	Urban and Community Forestry	IP
FOR 248	Forest History, Technology and Society	IP
FOR 330	North Carolina Forests	IP
FOR 414	World Forestry	IP, GK
HI 440*	American Environmental History	IP
NR 406*	Conservation of Biological Diversity	IP
NR/IDS 303	Humans and the Environment	IP
SSC 185	Land and Life	IP
STS 301*	Science and Civilization	IP
STS 304	Ethical Dimensions of Progress	IP

*Course has a pre-requisite

 

(Revised 07.25.2014)