Conservation Biology Specialty Requirements

Natural Science Courses:

NRE 409/Environ 409/EEB 487       Ecology of Fishes   (W)

NRE 415/Environ/EEB 424               Behavioral Ecology and Conservation Biology  (F)

NRE 422/Environ 422                        Biology of Fishes  (F)

NRE 425/Environ 425/EEB 496       Applied Population Ecology  (W)

NRE 430/Environ 430/EEB 430        Soils   (F)

NRE 436/Environ 436/EEB 436         Woody Plants  (F)

NRE 451/EEB 451                               Biology of Mammals  (W)

NRE 455/EEB 477                                Field Ecology Lab  (F)

NRE 476/EEB 476                                Ecosystem Ecology   (F)

NRE 501.010                                        Forest Ecology   (F- but will be offered W!0)

NRE 501.034                                        Biodiversity and Ecosystem Informatics  (W)

NRE 505                                                Human Resource Ecology  (F - but will be offered W10)

NRE 508                                                Wetland Ecology  (W)

NRE 531                                                Principles of GIS (Please note - this must be taken before any other NRE GIS course)  (W)

NRE 534                                                GIS and Landscape Modeling  (W)

NRE 589                                                 Ecological Restoration  (F)

NRE 639.025                                        Behavioral Ecoology, Life History & Conservation (F09)

NRE 639.040                                       Stressor Dynamics and Interactions in Aquatic Ecosystems (F09)

NRE 639.075                                        Conservation in a Fragmented Landscape (TBD)

NRE 639.108                                        Conservation Biology and Ecosystem Health (W)

EEB 442                                                 Biology of Insects (UMBS) (S)

EEB 445                                                 Biogeography (W)

EEB 453                                                Mammology (UMBS) (S)

EEB 556                                               Field Botany of Northern Michigan (UMBS) (S)

EEB 463                                               Neotropical Plants (W)

EEB 498                                                Agroecosystems (F)

EEB 581                                                 Advanced Topics in Community Ecology (W)

Social Sciences Knowledge Area:

NRE 501.114                                      Biofuels Bio-Based C-Mitigation  (W- will be offered again W11)

NRE 501.117                                      IFRI (F)

NRE 505                                              Human Resources Ecology  (F)

NRE 562                                             Resource Policy and Administration (F)

NRE 532                                             Environmental Policy, Politics, and Organizations (F)

NRE 561                                             Psych of Environmental Stewardship (W)

NRE 563                                            International Environmental Policy  (W)

NRE 570                                            Microecon with Natural Resource Applications (W)

NRE 575                                            Thinking Analytically Policy/Decisions (F)

NRE 576/UP 576                              Brownfield Redevelopment  (F)

NRE 592/UP 502                               Environmental Planning (F)

NRE 639.025                                      Behavioral Ecoology, Life History & Conservation (F)

* This curriculum is likely to be modified in the near future as new courses are approved. Examples of biological and social tracks are under development, and will include recommended courses from ither units including EEB and Public Policy.

Link to SNRE Courses site, which includes SNRE Course Descriptions, Course Exploration Tool, and links to Registrar's Office and WolverineAccess.