Undergraduate Program

The University of Connecticut's Undergraduate Program provides students with a rigorous education in natural resources management and technology with a strong background in basic sciences and liberal arts. Opportunities exist for a variety of career options and lifelong learning experiences.

The Department is in the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources and has faculty and staff with teaching, research, and public service responsibilities in Programs consisting of Atmospheric Resources, Earth Resource Information Systems (LERIS), Fisheries Management, Forestry/Forest Ecology, Water Resources, and Wildlife Management.

The NRME undergraduate program is divided into five concentrations, a concentration being akin to a minor but within the major field of study rather than in a different major field of study. The concentrations allow NRME students to deepen their educational experience in an area of their interest. The concentrations are in Air and Water Resources, Environmental Conservation, Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation, Forest Resources, and Geomatics. NRME students must declare a concentration and adhere to its requirements that can be found by following the above links. Upon graduation, the concentration appears on the transcript as an official recognition of a specialization in that area.

Many entry level positions are open in the public and private sectors such as the U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, State Environmental Protection or Natural Resources Agencies, Forest Industries, Land Planners and Developers, Natural Resources Consulting Services, and more.
 
The Department of Natural Resources and the Environment has several concentrations in which undergraduate students can enrich their educational experience by focusing their studies in several central areas of natural resources management. We offer concentrations in Air and Water Resources, Environmental Conservation, Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation, Forest Resources, and Geomatics. Students officially enroll in a concentration and, upon successful completion, have this accomplishment appear on their official transcripts.

Students in other departments can minor in Wildlife Conservation by completing the courses listed here.

For a brochure describing the department and its offerings, e-mail your name and mailing address to nrmeundergrad@uconn.edu or call the department at (860)486-2840.