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Course summary

This concentration prepares students for administrative and management positions in parks and protected areas at all levels of local, state, and federal government as well as private nature reserves and non-governmental conservation organizations. Graduates will develop expertise in managing and planning public lands and waters, and providing quality outdoor recreational experiences to their visitors.

Program modules

The courses are BZ 120 Principles of Plant Biology; CO 150 College Composition; ECON 202 Principles of Microeconomics; GEOL 122 Geology of Our Environment; GEOL 120 Exploring Earth: Physical Geology; MATH 117 College Algebra in Context I; MATH 118 College Algebra in Context II; MATH 124 Logarithmic and Exponential Function; PSY 100 General Psychology; SPCM 200 Public Speaking; SOCR 220/LAND 220 Fundamentals of Ecology; PHIL 345 Environmental Ethics; NRRT 331 Management of Parks and Protected Area; NRRT 330 Social Aspects of Natural Resource Management; CO 301 A-D Writing in the Disciplines; NRRT 376 Recreation Measurements; NR 300 Biological Diversity; NR 320 Natural Resources History and Policy; NR 387 Internship I; NR 420 Integrated Ecosystem Management; NR 440 Land Use Planning; NRRT 441 Spatial Analysis in Protected Areas; NR 365 Environmental Education or NRRT 371 Techniques in Interpretation or NRRT 462 Environmental Communication; NR 460 Wilderness Management or NRRT 439 Open Space and Natural Area Management; NRRT 431 Park and Protected Area Management; NRRT 487V Internship; one course from: NRRT 270 Principles of Natural Resource Tourism; NRRT 262 Principles of Environmental Communication; NRRT 231 Principles of Parks and Protected Area Management; FW 260 Principles of Wildlife Management; STAT 201 General Statistics; NR 220 Natural Resource Ecology and Measurements.

Entry requirement for international students

Applicants from Australia must have completed year 10 Secondary School Certificate and year 12 Senior Certificate and have earned state or territory school leaving certificate (i.e.) Australian Capital Territory Year 12 Certificate; New South Wales HSC; Northern Territory SACE; Queensland Senior Certificate; South Australian Certificate of Education; Tasmania Certificate of Education; Victorian Certificate of Education; and the Western Australia CSE. Indian applicants need to complete standard XII and have obtained any one of the examination results: State Higher Secondary Certificate / All India and Delhi Senior School Certificate / Indian School Certificate and Standard X Examination Results: School Leaving Certificate /All India Secondary School Certificate /Indian. Indian students who have taken CBSE examinations should have an overall grade of C2 or higher. Pakistan applicants are required to have Higher Secondary Certificate with examination results and students majoring in computer science, engineering and mathematics should complete the pre-engineering sequence of courses. Preference in admissions for engineering, computer science and mathematics will be given to students who have completed the pre-engineering science track with 60 percentage average. Singapore applicants must have Sijil am Pelajaran Singapure-Cambridge with 5 0-level passes. Singapore students who have appeared for A-Level examinations are required to show two passes at grades A to E. Approximately 6 -10 semester credits in transfer will be awarded for each A-Level pass. Students from Malaysia should have completed Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia; MICSS Unifed Examination Certificate (UEC) with a standard grade of 4 in a grading scales of 1-9. All applicants must demonstrate a high level of English proficiency with a minimum TOEFL score of 71 on the IBT or 525 on the PBT; or a minimum IELTS score of 6.0.

Qualification

Bachelor degree

Awarding body

Colorado State University

Department name

Warner College of Natural Resources, Department of Human Dimensions of Natural Resources

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