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Courses Give Students a Well-Rounded Education

The southern United States has an abundance of natural habitats and outdoor recreational opportunities. These resources require educated managers to protect and preserve them.

Thus, the natural resources management minor is necessarily interdisciplinary because of the diverse knowledge that is required to manage natural resources. Students enrolled in the program select foundational courses in biology, geology and geography, and then couple these courses with advanced courses focused on water, timber, landforms and the ecological relationships among these.

The minor culminates in learning experiences that apply this knowledge to real-world resource management. Students who complete this minor take with them a strong framework for decision making and an appreciation of the unique role of natural resources in the history and economy of Alabama.

The Black Warrior River in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Courtesy of UA photography.
(Photo courtesy of UA photography.)