Land Rehabilitation
The Land Rehabilitation curriculum provides training in site revegetation, soil remediation, riparian zone restoration, stream channel restoration, investigation of impacted geologic resources, restoration ecology, and remediation of sites contaminated by industrial activities. Emphasis is placed on developing a broad understanding of hydrologic, soil, and plant processes. Coursework in the chemical, biological, and environmental sciences provides a foundation of knowledge that enables land rehabilitation studies. During the junior and senior years, students select coursework from several areas of emphasis within the Land Rehabilitation sciences, including plant and microbial biology, landscape analysis, range ecology and management, natural resource policy and planning, and soil and water sciences. Landscape inventory skills are included, such as geographic information systems and computer-aided design. Land rehabilitation is critically important to Montana, the surrounding region, and the United States. Graduates possess a broad knowledge of land rehabilitation processes, are able to critically analyze and solve problems, and can work in teams to develop and implement effective land management strategies. Studies in Land Rehabilitation will infuse students with critical knowledge and skills needed to analyze and manage land requiring rehabilitation. Students will also receive foundation skills in writing, communication, arts, humanities and social sciences. Graduates in Land Rehabilitation will be very capable of making significant advances during the 21st century.
The Land Rehabilitation degree program is administered by the Department of Land Resources and Environmental Sciences.
Career Opportunities: Stepping stone to Graduate School for independent research and advanced coursework in land rehabilitation, soil sciences, geology, hydrology, ecology, and the plant sciences. Land reclamation managers for mining companies, and highway construction companies. Manager for local, state, and federal agencies responsible for land management. Environmental consulting companies involved in land remediation projects.
Curriculum in Land Rehabilitation
LAND REHABILITATION
| Freshman Year | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| BIOL 101--Biology of Organisms | 4 | |
| BIOL 102--Molec & Cellular Biol | 4 | |
| CHEM 131--General Chemistry I | 4 | |
| CHEM 132--General Chemistry II | 4 | |
| ECON 101--Econ Way of Think | 3 | |
| WRIT 101W--College Writing I | 3 | |
| ESCI 112--Physical Geography | 4 | |
| LRES 110--Land Resources & Env Sci | 3 | |
| University Core and Electives | 1 | |
| 30 | ||
| Sophomore Year | Credits | |
| Take one of the following: | ||
| MATH 170--Survey of Calculus | 4 | |
| MATH 175--Calculus Technology I | 3 | |
| MATH 181--Calculus & Anal Geom I | 4 | |
| ME 116--Engr Design Graphics Lab (or) | 1 | |
| BIOL 230--Ident of Seed Plants | 3 | |
| LRES 201--Soil Resource | 3 | |
| PHYS 205--College Physics I | 4 | |
| Take one of the following: | ||
| ENGL 221--College Writing II | 3 | |
| ENGL 223--Technical Writing | 3 | |
| Take one of the following: | ||
| ARNR 240--Principles Nat Res Ecology | 3 | |
| BIOL 303--Principles of Ecology | 3 | |
| University Core and Electives | 10-11 | |
| 30 | ||
| Junior Year | Credits | |
| Take one of the following: | ||
| PS 318--Biometry | 3 | |
| STAT 216--Elementary Statistics | 3 | |
| ARNR 453--Rangeland Resource Measure | 3 | |
| Take one of the following: | ||
| LRES 444--Watershed Hydrology | 3 | |
| ESCI 432--Surface-Water Resources | 3 | |
| GEOG 305--Intro Geog Info Sys (GIS) | 3 | |
| LRES 310--Professional Preparation | 1 | |
| LRES 355--Soil & Env Chemistry | 3 | |
| Take one of the following: | ||
| ARNR 350--Range Vegetation | 3 | |
| BIOL 434--Agrostology | 3 | |
| BIOL 436--Plant Systematics | 3 | |
| LRES 454--Landscape Pedology | 3 | |
| ESCI 440--Ground-Water Resources | 3 | |
| University Core and Electives | 9 | |
| 30 | ||
| Senior Year | Credits | |
| LRES 440--Field Applic in LRES | 3 | |
| LRES 453--Soil & Env Physics | 3 | |
| LRES 460--Soil Remed & Overburden | 3 | |
| LRES 461--Restoration Ecology | 3 | |
| 12 | ||
| Take 18 credits from the following electives: |
Microbial/Bioremediation Focus
These 12 credits plus 6 from either soil/water focus, plant/revegitation focus or additional courses list.
| CHEM 215--Elem Organic Chemistry | 5 | |
| MB 301--Gen Microbiology | 4 | |
| LRES 452--Soil & Environ Microbiol | 3 |
Soil & Water Science Focus
These 10 credits plus 8 from either microbial/bioremediation focus, plant/revegetation focus, or additional courses list.
| Choose 1: | LRES 444--Watershed Hydrol | 3 | |
| ESCI 432--Surface Water | 3 | ||
| LRES 351--Nutrient Cycling | 3 | ||
| BREN 330--Water Resource Law | 2 | ||
| LRES 451--Soils Field Course | 2 | ||
Plant/Revegetation Focus
These 10 credits plus 8 from either microbial/bioremediation focus, soil/water focus, or additional courses list.
| BIOL 430--Plant Physiology | 4 | |
| MB 301--Weed Ecology & Mgmt | 3 | |
| PS 443--Plant Propagation | 3 |
Additional Courses
| GEOG 411--Adv GIS & Geog Analy | 3 | |
| LRES 357--GPS Fund/Applic Map | 3 | |
| F&WL 301--Prin of F&WL Mgmt | 3 | |
| LRES 421--Holistic Thought/Mgmt | 4 | |
| ARNR 456--Conflict Resolution | 1 | |
| CE 442--Environmental Science | 3 |
A minimum of 120 credits is required for graduation; at least 42 of these credits must be in courses numbered 300 and above.
SOIL SCIENCE MINOR (NON-TEACHING)
| CHEM 131--General Chemistry I | 4 |
| CHEM 132--General Chemistry II | 4 |
| LRES 201--Soil Resource | 3 |
| LRES 451--Soils Field Course | 2 |
| LRES 454--Landscape Pedology | 3 |
| Take three of the following: | |
| LRES 351--Nutrient Cycling | 3 |
| LRES 355--Soil & Env Chem | 3 |
| LRES 452--Soil & Env Microbiol | 3 |
| LRES 453--Soil & Env Physics | 3 |
