Watershed Science, Minor College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences
Will Horwath, Chairperson
Susan Ustin, Vice Chairperson
The Hydrology Program of the Department of Land, Air & Water Resources offers the minor in Watershed Science. This minor is intended for environmental, natural, or social science students who have an interest in the interfaces between hydrology, ecology, policy and management. The interested student should have completed preparatory course work in calculus (MAT 016B), chemistry (CHE 002A; CHE 002B recommended), physics (PHY 007A), and biology (BIS 002A). Course work in the minor provides fundamental skills and knowledge on the science and management of watersheds in the context of current water resources and ecological problems.
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Hydrology | ||
| HYD 124 | Plant-Water-Soil Relationships | 4 |
| or HYD 151 | Field Methods in Hydrology | |
| HYD 141 | Physical Hydrology | 4 |
| or ESM 100 | Principles of Hydrologic Science | |
| HYD/EBS 144 | Groundwater Hydrology | 4-5 |
| or SSC 107 | Soil Physics | |
| Soils Science | ||
| SSC 100 | Principles of Soil Science | 4-5 |
| or SSC 118 | Soils in Land Use & the Environment | |
| Choose one: | 4 | |
| Ecohydrology | ||
| Trees & Forests | ||
| Limnology | ||
| Choose one: | 3-4 | |
| Water Law | ||
| Water Science & Management | ||
| Environmental Law | ||
| Total Units | 23-26 | |