Natural Resources – Fisheries and Wildlife Concentration
Sample Course Sequence
UConn Graduation Requirements – including major and Common Curriculum requirements – can be found at UConn’s Undergraduate Catalog.
Students normally average 15 credits per semester over a 4-year period (fall/spring only) to meet the 120 academic credits required.
First Year
Fall Semester
| Course | Credits |
|---|---|
| NRE 1000E – Environmental Science | 3 |
| BIOL 1107 OR BIOL 11081 OR BIOL 1110 | 4 |
| STAT 1100Q | 4 |
| ENGL 1007 OR ENGL 1010 | 4 |
| UNIV 1810 – First Year Experience | 1 |
| Total Credits: 16 | |
Spring Semester
| Course | Credits |
|---|---|
| ERTH 1050 | 4 |
| NRE 1235E or TOI/Gen Ed | 3 |
| MATH 1060Q OR MATH 1131Q | 3-4 |
| TOI/Gen Ed | 3 |
| TOI/Gen Ed | 3 |
| Total Credits: 16-17 | |
Second Year
If considering Experiential Global Learning, the Spring semester of sophomore year is recommended in some majors).
Fall Semester
| Course | Credits |
|---|---|
| NRE 2345 – Introduction to Fisheries and Wildlife | 3 |
| NRE 2010 – Natural Resources Measurements | 3 |
| CHEM 1122 – Chemical Principles and Applications | 4 |
| EEB 2214 – Biology of the Vertebrates | 3 |
| TOI/Gen Ed OR Foreign Language2 | 4 |
| Total Credits: 17 | |
Spring Semester
| Course | Credits |
|---|---|
| NRE 2000 – Introduction to Geomatics | 4 |
| NRE 2600E – Global Sustainable Natural Resources | 3 |
| EEB 2244 – Ecology | 4 |
| NRE 3305 – African Field Ecology3 | 4 |
| TOI/Gen Ed OR Foreign Language2 | 4 |
| Total Credits: 19 | |
Third Year
Fall Semester
| Course | Credits |
|---|---|
| NRE 3000 – Human Dimensions of Natural Resources | 3 |
| EEB 2244 – General Ecology | 4 |
| EE 3201 – Animal Behavior4 | 3 |
| NRE 4335 – Fisheries Management | 3 |
| EEB 3254 – Mammalogy | 3 |
| Total Credits: 16 | |
Spring Semester
| Course | Credits |
|---|---|
| EEB 3265 – Herpetology OR EEB 4260 – Ornithology | 3 |
| NRE 3335 – Wildlife Management | 3 |
| NRE 3105 – Wetlands Biology | 3 |
| HIST 3542E OR other ELECTIVE | 3 |
| ELECTIVE | 3 |
| Total Credits: 15 | |
Fourth Year
Fall
| Course | Credits |
|---|---|
| NRE 3345/W – Wildlife Management Techniques OR NRE 3385/W – Fisheries Techniques | 4 |
| NRE 3205 – Stream Ecology | 3 |
| NRE 4340 – Ecotoxicology | 3 |
| NRE 3155 – Green Stormwater Infrastructure Practices OR NRE 4170 – Climate-Human-Ecosystem Interactions | 3 |
| NRE 3535 – Remote Sensing of the Environment | 3 |
| Total Credits: 16 | |
Spring Semester
| Course | Credits |
|---|---|
| NRE 4000W – Natural Resources Planning and Management | 3 |
| NRE 4094 – Seminar | 1 |
| NRE 3960 – Internship | 2-6 |
| NRE 4370 – Population Dynamics | 3 |
| ELECTIVE | 3 |
| Total Credits: 12-16 | |
1BIOL 1108 is a pre-requisite for EEB 2244, which is a required course for this concentration.
2Required if student has not met the University requirement of three years of a single foreign language in high school.
3NRE 3305 – African Field Ecology consists of two parts: one course in the spring semester followed by 3-weeks in South Africa in May
4PSYC 1101 is required for EEB 3201 – Animal Behavior
Students can elect to enroll in Summer/Winter sessions. Course options can be found at the Summer Session and Winter Session sites.
Students interested in Education Abroad should discuss options (semester, winter or summer) with major advisor.
All students beginning in Fall 2025 will be taking courses that fall into six Topics of Inquiry (TOIs) and three Competencies, while students who matriculated prior to Fall 2025 will continue to follow the General Education Curriculum. Transfer students will have the option to follow either the TOI requirements or the General Education Curriculum. Please consult with your advisor if you have questions.