Rangeland Ecology and Watershed Management Courses

Rangeland is a fundamental renewable natural resource. In Wyoming, it occupies over 50 million acres, offering wide opportunities for the multiple uses of livestock and wildlife grazing, recreation, water production and natural beauty. Students are taught to understand and manage complex rangeland ecosystems.

The rangeland ecology and watershed management curriculum is designed for students wishing to study ecology, utilization and management of rangelands and wildland watersheds and related resources of forestry, recreation, wildlife management, soil science, botany and zoology. Degrees include Bachelor of Science, Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy.

The undergraduate course of study helps students become well prepared for careers in natural resource management (e.g., range management, watershed management, restoration ecology/reclamation of degraded land, wildlife habitat management, ranch management, various types of environmental consulting), or other natural science careers. The curriculum fully meets the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) requirements for Range Conservationist. By appropriate course selection within the elective hours, students will also meet OPM requirements for additional professional work, such as soil conservationist or hydrologist. Areas of graduate study include range ecology, management, animal nutrition, watershed, wildlife habitat management, restoration ecology, and reclamation of disturbed lands. See Graduate Bulletin for more detailed information.

Course Requirements for a Major in Rangeland Ecology and Watershed Management (B.S.)

EMPHASIS AREA	UNIV  STUDIES	DEPT COURSE NO	CR HRS
Biological Sciences	SB	BIOL 1010	4
(11- 12 Credits)		BIOL 2022 or 2023 or 2021	4
		BIOL 3400	3
		REWM 4300 or BOT 4680	3 or 4
Chemistry (4 credits)	SP	CHEM 1000	4
Communication Skills	WA	Any Univ WA (Writing)	3
(9 Credits)	WB	Any Univ WB (Writing)	3
	O	CO/M 1010	3
Math & Quantitative	QA	Math 1000 or 1400	3
Reasoning	QB	STAT 2050	4
(7 Credits)
	G	Any Univ G (Global)	3
Humanities &	CH	Any Univ CH (Humanities)	3
Social Sciences	CA	Any Univ CA (Cultural)	3
	V	Any Univ V (Gov't)	3
	D	Any Univ D (Diversity)	3
	L	Any Univ L (Literacy)	3
	I	Any Univ I (Intellectual comm.)	2
Physical Education	P	PEAC 1001	1
Rangeland		REWM 2000	3
Management		REWM 2500	2
(26 Credits)		REWM 3020	3
		REWM 3500	3
		REWM 4330	3
		REWM 4530	1
		REWM 4700	3
		REWM 4830	2
		REWM 4850	3
	WC	REWM 4900	3
Soils	SE	SOIL /AECL 2010	4
(8 Credits)		SOIL 4120	4
		BOT 4111 &	2
Spatial analysis		BOT 4112	2
(3-4 Credits)		OR GEOG 4200	4
Ag. Economics	CS	AGEC 1020	3
(6 Credits)		AGEC 4700	3
120 hours are required for graduation. Most students will need about 30 additional credit hours after satisfying core requirements.
To increase job search marketability, students are advised to consider selecting many of their elective from the following list.
Natural Resources Elective Courses Select from these courses to get expertise in 5 subject areas (5-7hrs each) for added competitiveness in federal agency jobs.
1.  Agronomy		AECL 2020	4
		AECL 3030	3
2.  Forestry		RNEW 2100	3
		RNEW 4775	4
3.  Forage Crops		PLNT 3200	3
		PLNT 4070	4
4.  Wildlife		ZOO 2450	3
		ZOO 4350	3
		ZOO 4370	3
		ZOO 4400	3
5.  Entomology		ENTO 1000	3
		ENTO 1100	3
		ENTO 4678	3
		ENTO 4300	3
6. Economics		AGEC 4450	3
		AGEC 4600	3
		AGEC 4640	3
		AGEC 4720	3
		AGEC 4750	3
Other suggested electives		REWM 3100	3
		REWM 4000	3
		REWM 4103	3
		REWM 4150	3
		REWM 4200	3
		REWM 4285	3
		REWM 4650	3
		REWM 4710	3
		RNEW 4510	3
		SOIL 4140	4
		SOIL 4535	3
		SOIL 4150	3
		BOT 4700	4
		GEOG 4470	3

Concentrations

Rangeland ecology and watershed management are inherently broad fields and are becoming more diverse. Nine informal disciplinary concentrations are offered to expand educational experiences and enhance career opportunities. All require completion of basic core curriculum and additional course selections to fill unrestricted elective hours.

Rangeland Livestock Management. Management and production of domestic livestock on rangelands.

Rangeland Habitat Management. Manipulation of habitat of range animals, especially wildlife, for production, damage control, increased benefits of grazing impacts or increased recreational use.

Rangeland Ecology. The inherently multidisciplinary nature of range science, including interactions of natural vegetation, domestic livestock, wildlife, soils and management.

Natural Resources. Broad background in all aspects of natural resource management as required by federal and state management agencies.

Rangeland Improvements. Principles and practices to enhance rangeland values and uses through applied manipulations of both