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Welcome to the Natural Resources, Recreation, and Tourism (NRRT) major within the Warnell School of Forestry & Natural Resources. The NRRT major provides undergraduate students with an understanding and appreciation for the management of natural resources for outdoor recreation and nature-based tourism opportunities. An integral part of the NRRT major involves helping students to better understand the "human dimension" aspects of managing natural resources, while providing students with practical real-world skills and tools needed to identify, understand and manage complex human/environment issues. This includes an emphasis on understanding significant historical developments, developing services and programs, managing for recreational impacts, and recognizing the importance of sustainable development.

Undergraduate students who graduate from the Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources receive a Bachelor of Science in Forestry and Natural Resources (BSFNR) degree. The BSFNR degree program consists of two parts: Pre-professional Curriculum and Professional Curriculum.

The curriculum offers opportunities for students to study abroad on one of our many international programs including Antarctica, Australia, Belize, Fiji, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. Some of the courses offered in the major include: Tourism & Sustainable Development, Outdoor Recreation & Environmental Awareness, Wilderness Management, Parks & Ecotourism Management, and Natural Resources Recreation.

PRE-PROFESSIONAL CURRICULUM

Taken during the freshman and sophomore years, the pre-professional core provides students with a two-year foundation in the biological, physical, social sciences, and the humanties. This core may be taken at UGA or another institution.

The Pre-Professional Curriculum consists of 60 semester hours plus one hour of physical education. This meets the University Core Curriculum requirements. It may be completed at the University of Georgia or at other institutions. Students taking the pre-professional course work at another institution should contact the Undergraduate Programs Office at (706) 542-1133 in the Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources for confirmation of transfer credit. Learn more from the University of Georgia Core Curriculum.

The Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources Pre-Professional Curriculum consists of the UGA Core Curriculum coupled with specific courses required for the NRRT major. First, read about the Core Curriculum by following the UGA Core Curriculum link above. Then, read below to find out which courses are required for the NRRT major to complete the Pre-Professional Curriculum.

Pre-Professional Curriculum Requirements: Natural Resources Recreation and Tourism (NRRT)

  • Area A: Essential Skills
  • ENGL 1101, English Composition I, 3 hours
  • ENGL 1102, English Composition II, 3 hours
  • MATH 1113, Precalculus, 3 hours
  • Area D: Science, Mathematics, and Technology
  • BIOL 1107-1107L, Principles of Biology I, 4 hours
  • Area E: Social Sciences
  • ECON 2106, Principles of Microeconomics, 3 hours
  • Area F: Courses Related to the Program of Study
  • BIOL 1108-1108L, Principles of Biology II, 4 hours
  • CHEM 1211-1211L, Freshman Chemistry I, 4 hours; or CHEM 1110-1110L, Elementary Chemistry, 4 hours
  • STAT 2000, Elementary Statistics, 4 hours
  • SPCM 1100, Introduction to Public Speaking, 3 hours
  • Major-Related Elective

PROFESSIONAL CURRICULUM

Taken during the junior and senior years in the Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources where students participate in field-oriented courses and laboratories. The Professional Program consists of two years of forestry and natural resources courses.

Forestry and Natural Resources Core Classes (25 hours)

  • Ecology of Natural Resources, FORS3020/L, 4 hours
  • Soils and Hydrology, FORS3060/L, 4 hours
  • Spatial Analysis, FORS3910/L, 3 hours
  • Field Orientation, Measurements, and Sampling, FORS3000/L, 4 hours
  • Renewable Resources Policy, FORS4800, 2 hours
  • Economics of Renewable Resources, FORS3710, 2 hours
  • Society and Natural Resources, FORS3810, 2 hours
  • Senior Project/Thesis, FORS4730/4750, 4 hours

In addition to this general background, students are required to take classes in the NRRT major area leading to the BSFNR degree.

NRRT Major Requirements (29 hours)

  • Outdoor Recreation and Environmental Awareness, FORS3310, 3 hours
  • Field studies in Natural Resources (Smokies), FORS4271, 3 hours or (South Pacific), FORS4271, 6 hours, or (Antarctica) FORS4272, 3-6 hours
  • Tourism Management, FORS4450 (proposed NRRT4410/6410), 3 hours
  • Protected Area Management and Planning, FORS5400 (proposed NRRT5510/7510), 3 hours
  • Wilderness Management, FORS5410 (proposed NRRT5520/7520), 3 hours
  • Environmental Interpretation, FORS 4840 (proposed NRRT4420/6420), 3 hours
  • Introduction to Fish and Wildlife Management, FORS3300, 2 hours
  • Human Dimensions of Natural Resources (new course, proposed NRRT5530/7530), 3 hours
  • Ecotourism (new course, proposed NRRT5540/7540), 3 hours
  • Internship in Natural Resources Recreation and Tourism (new course, proposed NRRT4273/6273), 3 hours1

Suggested List of Electives (9 hours) with Approval of Advisor

  • Environmental Health, EHSC3060, 3 hours
  • Insects and the Environment, ENTO2010, 3 hours
  • Dendrology, FORS 3010, 3 hours
  • Vertebrate Natural History, FORS3580/L, 5 hours
  • Silviculture, FORS4010, 4 hours
  • Field Mammalogy, FORS4050, 3 hours
  • Field Ornithology, FORS4060, 3 hours
  • Watershed Hydrology, FORS4110, 4 hours
  • Introduction to Wetlands, FORS4140, 3 hours
  • Forest health and Protection, FORS 4210, 3 hours
  • Wildlife Habitat Management, FORS4300/L, 4 hours
  • Endangered Species Management, FORS4340, 3 hours
  • Forest Mensuration, FORS4610/L, 3 hours
  • Urban Tree Management, FORS5010, 3 hours
  • Aerial Photogammetry, FORS5650, 3 hours
  • Natural Resources Law, FORS5820, 3 hours
  • Introduction to Weather and Climate, GEOG1112/L, 4 hours
  • Introduction to Landforms, GEOG1113/L, 4 hours
  • Resources, Society, and the Environment, GEOG1125, 3 hours
  • Cartography and Graphics, GEOG3510, 3 hours
  • Conservation Ecology and Resource Management, GEOG4810, 3 hours
  • Earth Processes, GEOL1121/L, 4 hours
  • Physical Geology, GEOL1250/L, 4 hours
  • Geology of National Parks, GEOL3130, 3 hours
  • Landscape Management, HORT4090, 4 hours
  • Environmental Ethics, PHIL4220, 3 hours
  • Programming in Leisure Services, RLST2800/L, 4 hours
  • Administration of Leisure Services, RLST4870, 3 hours
  • Research and Evaluation in Leisure Services, RLST4900, 3 hours
  • Camping Administration, RLST5430, 3 hours
1 If FORS4271 (South Pacific) or FORS4272 (Antarctica) is taken for 6 hours, internship is not required.