(Revised 3-27-09)

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 Courses associated with the Conservation of Natural Resources theme  
(12 credit hours required) 

GEP Humanities and Social Science courses:

Choose at least 1 of the following:

SOC 351           Population and Planning*                          (SS) (GK)

SOC 342           International Development*                        (SS) (GK)

SOC 261           Technology in Society and Culture            (SS) (GK)

ARE 201           Introduction Agricultural & Resource Ec     (SS)

ARE 309           Environ Law & Econ Policy*                      (SS)

NR 460             Renewable Nat Res Mngmt & Policy           (SS)

ENG 233           The Literature of Agriculture                      (HUM)

GEP Natural Sciences and Mathematics courses:

Choose at least 1 of the following:

FW/FOR/BIO 221 Conservation of Natural Resources              (NS)

CS 312             Grassland Mngmnt for NR Conserv             (NS)

SSC 361           Role of Soils in Environ Mngmnt                 (NS)

FW 403             Urban Wildlife Management                       (NS)

FOR 252           Introduction to Forest Science                    (NS)

MEA 101           Geology I: Physical                                   (NS)

MEA 130           Introduction to Weather and Climate           (NS)

MEA 200           Introduction to Oceanography*                   (NS)

MEA/BIO 220    Marine Biology*                                         (NS)

Additional associated GEP courses:

LAR 443           Landscape History                                     (VPA)

SSC 185           Land and Life                                            (IP)

STS 301           Science and Civilization                              (IP)

CS 230             Introduction to Agroecology*                       (IP)

ARE (EC) 336   Intro to Res & Environ Economics*              (IP)

NR 406             Conservation of Biological Diversity*            (IP)

STS 304           Ethical Dimensions of Progress                   (IP)

HI 440              American Environmental History*                 (IP)

PHI 422            Philosophical Issues in Environmental*         (IP) (USD)

FOR 220           Urban and Community Forestry                   (IP)

FOR 248           Forest History, Tech and Society                 (IP)

FOR 330           North Carolina Forests                                (IP)

NR/IDS 303       Humans and the Environment                      (IP)

FOR 414           World Forestry                                           (IP) (GK)

HON 361           Eco-Realism: Human Nature, Politics…       (IP)

*Course has a pre-requisite

GEP Category abbreviations:

(HUM)     Course fulfills a GEP Humanities requirement

(SS)        Course fulfills a GEP Social Sciences requirement

(NS)        Course fulfills a GEP Natural Sciences requirement

 (IP)        Course fulfills a GEP Interdisciplinary Perspectives requirement

(GK)       Course also fulfills the GEP Global Knowledge co-requisite

(USD)     Course also fulfills the GEP U.S. Diversity co-requisite