The minor in Range Ecology provides an academic background for students interested in wildlife habitat, integrated land management, ranch management, applied ecology, and international development of arid lands. The minor provides additional flexibility for students who have a liberal arts or international education goal, but would like to increase their employment potential in an applied area. A minimum of 12 credits in the minor must be from Rangeland Ecosystem Science (RS) courses.
To get more information about this minor or to officially declare it, please visit the Warner College of Natural Resources Undergraduate Student Advising website to make an appointment with an advisor.
Forest and Rangeland Stewardship Department
Forestry Building, Office 123
970.491.6911
Effective Spring 2014
Students must satisfactorily complete the total credits required for the minor. Minors and interdisciplinary minors require 12 or more upper-division (300- to 400-level) credits.
Additional coursework may be required due to prerequisites.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Lower Division | ||
| Select a minimum of 9 credits from the following: 1 | 9 | |
| Plant Identification | ||
| Ecology | ||
| Natural Resource Ecology and Measurements | ||
| Introductory Soil Science | ||
| Upper Division | ||
| F 310/RS 310 | Forest and Rangeland Ecogeography | 3 |
| RS 300 | Rangeland Conservation and Stewardship | 3 |
| RS 312 | Rangeland Plant Identification Lab | 1 |
| RS 432 | Rangeland Measurements and Monitoring | 2 |
| Select a minimum of 4 credits from a minimum of 2 courses from the following: | 4 | |
| Rangeland Assessment | ||
| Wildland Ecosystems in a Changing World | ||
| Rangeland Herbivore Ecology and Management | ||
| Ecological Restoration | ||
| Program Total Credits: | 22 | |