Certificate Curriculum
The certificate consists of 12 credits selected from the following courses. A minimum of 3 credits is required in each of the following areas: (1) water quality, (2) hydrology, and (3) water management and policy. The 500-level (graduate) courses may require additional prerequisites or permission from the instructor prior to registration.
Refer to the University of Idaho General Catalog for course descriptions and prerequisite requirements. Students must earn a grade of 'B' or better in each class to qualify for a certificate. The following lists include some, not all, of the courses you may take to complete the certificate.
Water Quality (minimum of 3 credits required in this area)
- ASM 430 Water & Wastewater Operations Management
- BAE 552 Environmental Water Quality
- CE 533/EnvE 543 Water Quality Management
- FISH 540 Wetland Restoration Ecology
- GEOL 564 Geochemistry of Natural Waters
- Geol 578 Adv Geochemistry of Natural Waters
Hydrology (minimum of 3 credits required in this area)
- BAE 450 Environmental Hydrology
- BAE 458/CE 428 Open Channel Hydraulics
- BAE 558 Fluid Mechanics of Porous Media
- CE 421/AGEC 451 Engineering Hydrology
- FOR 462 Watershed Science & Management
- SOIL 415 Environmental Soil Physics
Water Mgt & Policy (minimum of 3 credits required in this area)
- AGEC 404/504 Western US Water Resources Policy
- GEOG 524 Hydrologic Applications of GIS & Remote Sensing
- POLS 562 Natural Resource Policy
- CSS 573 Planning and Decision Making for Watershed Management