BSc Major in Environmental and Natural Resource Management (ENRM)

Study Mode:

Full time: 3 Years
Part time: 4 Years

Start Date:

September 2025

Programme Overview

The major in Environmental and Natural Resource Management (ENRM) uses an interdisciplinary approach to understanding and managing the environment and its natural resources. This major equips students with the latest tools and techniques to capture and analyze environmental data and develop novel, sustainable solutions to the most pressing environmental and natural resource issues.

As a student in the programme, you will be exposed to a range of courses including: Sustainable Energy Resources, Environmental Economics, Ecology and Microbiology, Forest Resources, Soil and Land Evaluation, Sustainable Watershed Management, GIS, and Environmental Law.

As an environmental professional you will be proficient in Assessing natural resources, Valuing natural resources, Soil and water quality monitoring, Conducting energy audits, and Policy design and you will leave with the critically important Presentation, Writing and Analytical skills to start your environmental career.

 

GRADUATE CAREER PATHS

  • Natural Resource Manager
  • Ranger/Forestry Manager
  • Marine Resource Inspector
  • Environmental Health & Safety Specialist
  • Aquaculture Specialist
  • Environmental Restoration Planner
  • Coastal and Estuary Specialist
  • Watershed Coordinator
  • Fish and Wildlife Specialist
  • Climate Change Analyst
  • Eco-Tourism Specialist

 

Programme Breakdown

This interdisciplinary programme is offered across the FFA and students enrolled in the Major are encouraged to consider complementary Majors within the FFA (e.g., with Geography or Agribusiness).

A Major in ENRM would require successful completion of 12 credits of LEVEL 1 PREREQUISITES and a total of 30 credits at the advanced level consisting of 24 credits of core courses and any 6 credits of elective courses. Elective courses are subject to necessary prerequisites and can be taken from Level II/III.

COURSE LISTING

PREREQUISITE COURSES

LEVEL I – SEMESTER 1

ENRM 1001 Introduction to Environmental and Natural Resource Management

AGSL 1001 Soils and the Environment

LEVEL I – SEMESTER 2

ENRM 1002 Introduction to Natural Resource Economics

ENRM 1004 Ecology and Microbiology

CORE COURSES

LEVEL II – SEMESTER 1

ENRM 2000 Soil and Land Evaluation

ENRM 2001 Forest Resource Management

LEVEL II – SEMESTER 2

ENRM 2002 Energy Resources and Sustainability

ENRM 2003 Wildlife Resources and Management

ENRM 2004 Environmental Microbiology and Ecological Health

LEVEL III – SEMESTER 1

ENRM 3000 Natural Resource Economics and Assessment

LEVEL III – SEMESTER 2

ENRM 3001 Sustainable Watershed Management

ENRM 3002 Anthropogenic Climate Change Management

ELECTIVES COURSES

SEMESTER 1

AGBU 2000 Agriculture in the Economy 4

AGEX 3004 Communication Skills for Professionals 3

AGRI 2003 Fundamentals of Applied Statistics 3

AGRI 2100 Current Issues in Agriculture 2

AGSL 2101 Principles of Soil Science 3

AGSL 3015 Geophysical Methods for Environmental Sensing and Analysis 3

GEOG 2011 Geomorphology 3

GEOG 2010 Geographical Information Systems 3

GEOG 2019 Physical Hydrology 3

GEOG 3501 Natural Hazards and Disasters 3

GEOG 3305 Planning, Development and Sustainability 3

HORT 2001 People/Plant Relationships 3

SEMESTER 2

AGBU 2003 Applied Statistics 3

AGBU 3003 Introduction to Ecotourism: Product Design and Management 4

AGBU 3009 International Trade Policy and Regulations 3

AGEX 3001 Island Food Systems 3

ENRM 3003 Environmental and Natural Resource Law 3

GEOG 3113 Remote Sensing and GIS 3

GEOG 3117 Environmental Modelling with GIS 3

HUEC 3010 Housing and the Environment 3

HUEC 2009 Family Resource Management 3

SEMESTER 3

GEOG 2018 Geography Residential Field School (Trinidad and Tobago) 3

GEOG 3120 Geography Residential Field School (International) 3

NOTES:

  • Students who do not already take one of these courses as part of another Major or Minor programme must select at least one of these courses, or another approved quantitative course.
  • Students cannot select both AGBU 2003 and ARGI 2003 as electives.
  • Where a course is core in another Major programme, students doing that Major cannot count that course as an elective for the ENRM programme.
  • Where a course is an elective in another Major programme and is also an elective for the ENRM Major, it may be counted under either programme, but not both.
  • Students may be permitted to complete an alternative course as an elective, with the approval of the Head, Department of Geography.

Entry Requirements

To enter into this programme, you must possess one of the following:

  • UWI Certificate in Environmental Geography
  • UWI Certificate in Agriculture
  • 2 CAPE Science subjects (Units | & Il) or ‘A’ Level equivalent, and a pass at CSEC level in one of the following: Biology, Human & Social Biology, Integrated Science, Agricultural Science
  • 2 CAPE subjects, one of which must be Environmental Science or Geography or Biology
  • An approved Associate Degree with a minimum GPA of 2.5