Conservation Law Enforcement Option
This option is available within the Natural Resources major at the following locations:
- Corvallis
- Ecampus
Students will be prepared to enter careers in conservation law enforcement with an understanding of the criminal justice system, environmental law and policy, human dimensions and sustainable resource management.
Option Code: 787
Options follow the learning outcomes of the major. For this option, refer to the learning outcomes of the Natural Resources major.
A Specialty Option in the Natural Resources major requires a minimum of 37 credits including at least 20 upper-division credits and a minimum GPA of 2.25.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Option Requirements 1 | ||
| Measurement and Analysis | ||
| Select one course from the following: | 2-4 | |
| PRECISION AGRICULTURE | ||
| GIS AND FOREST ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS | ||
| RESEARCH METHODS IN SOCIAL SCIENCE | ||
| WILDLIFE CAPTURE AND IMMOBILIZATION | ||
| +*FOUNDATIONS OF GEOSPATIAL SCIENCE AND GIS | ||
| GISCIENCE I: GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND THEORY | ||
| Foundations of Conservation Law Enforcement | ||
| COMM 318 | ADVANCED INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION | 3 |
| or COMM 226 | +INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION | |
| or COMM 328 | NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION | |
| FW 251 | PRINCIPLES OF FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION | 3 |
| SOC 241 | INTRODUCTION TO CRIME AND JUSTICE | 3 |
| TRAL 357 | *PARKS AND PROTECTED AREAS MANAGEMENT | 3 |
| WR 362 | +*SCIENCE WRITING | 3 |
| or WR 375 | +WRITING IN THE NATURAL SCIENCES | |
| Conservation and Management | ||
| Select two courses from the following: | 6-9 | |
| WILDLAND FIRE ECOLOGY | ||
| BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION IN MANAGED FORESTS | ||
| COASTAL ECOLOGY AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT | ||
| HERPETOFAUNA CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT | ||
| AVIAN CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT | ||
| MAMMAL CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF RANGELAND ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT | ||
| Human Dimensions of Conservation Law Enforcement | ||
| Select one course from the following: | 3-4 | |
| +*POWER AND JUSTICE IN U.S. NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT | ||
| +*CONTEMPORARY FAMILIES IN THE U.S. | ||
| FAMILY VIOLENCE AND NEGLECT | ||
| SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY | ||
| *SOCIOLOGY OF THE FAMILY | ||
| SOCIAL DIMENSIONS OF SUSTAINABILITY | ||
| CRIMINOLOGY AND PENOLOGY | ||
| LAW AND SOCIETY | ||
| LAW, CRIME, AND POLICY | ||
| SOCIAL DIMENSIONS OF SUSTAINABILITY | ||
| Fisheries, Wildlife, and Environmental Law | ||
| Select one course from the following: | 2-4 | |
| *ENVIRONMENTAL LAW, POLICY, AND ECONOMICS | ||
| ENVIRONMENTAL LAW | ||
| FISH AND WILDLIFE LAW ENFORCEMENT | ||
| FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE LAW AND POLICY | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO OCEAN LAW | ||
| Electives | ||
| Select a minimum of 9 credits of appropriate coursework 2 | 9 | |
| Total Credits | 37 | |
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Baccalaureate Core course. Applies to general education requirements for undergraduate students in a catalog year up to 2024-2025
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Core Education course. Applies to general education requirements for undergraduate students in catalog year 2025-2026 and beyond
- 1
Up to 6 credits of appropriate internships, projects, or study abroad may be used to fulfill requirements in this option as approved by petition
- 2
Approved by an advisor from related fields such as criminal justice, fish and wildlife, forestry, recreation, anthropology, sociology, psychology, and natural resources
Option Code: 787