Hydrology, Bachelor of Science
The Bachelor’s Degree program provides students with a broad-based theoretical and technological understanding of environmental and physical sciences and prepares students to design and direct research programs related to water resources.
Career Opportunities
Graduates of the Bachelor Degree program are prepared to secure employment as crew or team leaders or entry-level managers or directors of tribal industry, local, state, federal programs. Graduates can and do move on to graduate degree programs in natural resources, hydrology, watershed management, law, engineering, or ecology.
Student Learning Outcomes
In addition to the previous learning objectives, a student completing a Bachelor of Science in Hydrology should also be able to:
- Apply and effectively articulate the major foundational hydrological principles (basic theoretical knowledge.)
- Demonstrate sound working understanding of essential skills in data acquisition, technical assessment, computational analysis, and basic geospatial analysis applied in surface and groundwater quantification and quality.
- Demonstrate effective professional written, oral, and graphical communication of hydrological measurements and concepts.
- Apply critical thinking skills to identify and explain the importance of abstract and interdisciplinary problems related to the hydrologic sciences.
- Identify and interpret key design components of scientific investigations that integrate climatologic, hydrologic, geomorphic, and ecological information and objectives.
- Integrate hydrologic science concepts with awareness of place based (local or community) issues and related cultural perspectives.
- Understand and practice the values of professional ethics, good citizenship, team work, and community service.
Curriculum
Fall (Third Year)
Winter (Third Year)
| MATH111 | Calculus II | 5 |
| NATR240 | Weather and Climate | 3 |
| NATR343 | Data Processing and Visualization in Natural Resources | 3 |
| HYDR425 | Watershed Management | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 14 |
Spring (Third Year)
MATH/SCIENCE ELECTIVE: Recommend both GEOG 341 or MATH 112
NATR 376 is designated as a course that emphasizes information literacy.
Fall (Fourth Year)
*Recommend ENGL 306T Writing Research Papers Tutorial taken concurrently with
ENGL 306 when available
| ENGL306 | Writing Research Papers | 3 |
| GEOL410 | Fluvial Geomorphology | 3 |
| HYDR411 | Surface Water Groundwater Interactions | 3 |
| PHYS201 | College Physics I | 5 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 14 |
Winter (Fourth Year)
Spring (Fourth Year)
| NATR495 | Senior Thesis | 3 |
| HYDR470 | Tribal Water Resource Management | 3 |
| ELECTIVE | Math or Science Elective | 3 |
| ELECTIVE | Any upper division Ecology course | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
ELECTIVE MATH/SCIENCE: Recommend PHYS 205
Total Credit Hours: 90
Total Credit Hours: 183