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In the Wildfire Science & Management Certificate program, you’ll study what causes wildfires and the effects they have on ecosystems.
Questions? Please contact Lauren Stachowiak, PhD at lstachowiak@ewu.edu.
Wildfire Science and Management Certificate, Undergraduate
The Wildfire Science and Management Certificate provides regional and local community members the opportunity to complete the training locally.
| Required Core Courses | ||
| GEOS 100 | DISCOVERING GEOLOGY | 5 |
| GEOS 306 | WILDFIRE ACTIVITY MAPPING | 5 |
| GEOS 323 | GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS I: SPATIAL ANALYSIS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES | 5 |
| Electives–choose courses from within the Geosciences department and/or outside the department that meet the approval of the Geoscience program director. | 15 | |
| FUNDAMENTALS OF SOIL SCIENCE | ||
| WEATHER FORECASTING | ||
| WATER RESOURCES | ||
| WETLAND SCIENCE I | ||
| DENDROCHRONOLOGY | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO QGIS | ||
| SENIOR CAPSTONE: WATER AND THE WEST, WATER RESOURCES IN ARID LANDS | ||
Any related GEOS course with the approval of GEOS faculty member(s) who normally teach it | ||
| Planning | ||
| LAND USE PLANNING | ||
| Total Credits | 30 | |