Water Resources Major

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Description

Water resources majors must earn a minimum of 43 credits in required core courses. Additional requirements are two semesters each of calculus, college chemistry with lab, and college physics with lab. This major prepares students for careers in hydrology, resource management, and pollution control; the course of study includes courses recommended for federal employment as a hydrologist. The major is offered to meet the growing demand for hydrologists and other water resources professionals by federal, state and local government agencies; private sector environmental and consulting firms; and industrial and educational institutions.

Admission to the Program

Any undergraduate student can declare this major.

Program Requirements

Students in the water resources major pursue either a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree, and must complete the corresponding degree's requirements.

Required Core Courses

  • ESC211 Introduction to Meteorology
  • ESC222 Introduction to Water Resources
  • ESC318 Watershed Sciences
  • ESC350 Computational Methods in the Field Sciences
  • ESC391 Writing in the Earth Sciences
  • ESC412 Hydrology
  • ESC494 Senior Research
  • ESC495 Senior Seminar
  • GEL201 Introduction to Physical Geology
  • GEL462 Groundwater

Total Number of Core Credits: 42

Required Corequisite Courses

  • MTH201 Calculus I
  • MTH202 Calculus II
  • CHM205 Chemistry I
  • CHM206 Chemistry II
  • CPS201 Computational Tools
  • PHS235 Physics I
  • PHS240 Physics II

Total Number of Corequisite Credits: 25

Physics, calculus, and college chemistry should be taken by the end of the sophomore year.

ESC 350 and ESC 391 should be taken in the junior year.

ESC 494 and ESC 495 should be taken in the senior year.

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