Close Menu

BSc. Major in Environmental and Natural Resource Management

About this Programme

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.

 

Admissions Criteria 

To engage in the BSc Major in Environmental and Natural Resource Management, you must satisfy the following specific subject requirements: 

  • 2 CAPE Science subjects (Units I & II) or ‘A’ Level equivalent, and a pass in Biology/Human & Social Biology/Integrated Science/Agricultural Science at CSEC level, OR 
  • 2 CAPE subjects, one (1) of which must be Environmental Science or Geography or Biology OR 
  • Certificate in Environmental Geography, OR 
  • Certificate in Agriculture, OR 
  • An approved associate degree with a minimum GPA of 2.5 

 

Potential Careers and Employment Opportunities

  • Water Quality Scientist / Waste Management Officer
  • Restoration Ecologist/ Manager
  • Sustainability Consultant
  • Fish & Wildlife Specialist/ Wildlife Educator
  • Agro-Tourism Specialist
  • Quarry Manager/ Minerals Supervisor
  • ETP (Effluent Treatment Plant) Operator
  • Forestry Manager/ Ranger

 

Apply to our Programmes

 

Registration Procedures

  1. Get your Registration Information
  2. Register for Gate eService ID (T & T nationals if applicable)
  3. Go to Academic Advising
  4. Select Courses Online
  5. Enrol in FEE Pay to Obtain Financial Clearance (New and mandatory)
  6. Get Your UWI ID / Smart Card
  7. Maintain Financial Clearance 

 

Gate Application Procedures

  1. Register for Gate e-Service ID
  2. GATE Means Testing 2020
  3. Gate Policies
  4. Additional Information
  5. REGISTER FOR GATE E-SERVICE ID

 

 

Programme Course Listing

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.

PREREQUISITE COURSES

 

LEVEL I

   

SEMESTER 1

   

Course Code

Course Title

Credits

ENRM 1001

Introduction to Environmental and Natural Resource Management    

3

AGSL 1001

Soils and the Environment

3

 

 

 

LEVEL I

   

SEMESTER 2

   

Course Code

Course Title

Credits

ENRM 1002 

Introduction to Natural Resource Economics

3

ENRM 1004

Ecology and Microbiology

3

     

CORE COURSES

 

LEVEL II

   

SEMESTER 1

   

Course Code

Course Title

Credits

ENRM 2000

Soil and Land Evaluation

3

ENRM 2001

Forest Resource Management    

3

 

 

 

LEVEL II

   

SEMESTER 2

   

Course Code

Course Title

Credits

ENRM 2002

Energy Resources and Sustainability  

3

ENRM 2003

Wildlife Resources and Management

3

ENRM 2004

Environmental Microbiology and Ecological Health

3

     

LEVEL III

   

SEMESTER 1

   

Course Code

Course Title

Credits

ENRM 3000 

Natural Resource Economics and Assessment

3

 

 

 

 

LEVEL III

   

SEMESTER 2

   

Course Code

Course Title

Credits

ENRM 3001

Sustainable Watershed Management

3

ENRM 3002

Anthropogenic Climate Change Management

3

 

 

ELECTIVES (any six (6) credits of from the following):

 

SEMESTER 1

   

Course Code

Course Title

Credits

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

GEOG 2019

Geographical Information Systems 

Physical Hydrology

3

3

GEOG 3501

Natural Hazards and Disasters

3

GEOG 3305

Planning, Development and Sustainability

3

HORT 2001+

People/Plant Relationships

3

     

SEMESTER 2

   

Course Code

Course Title

Credits

AGBU 2003

AGBU 3003*

Applied Statistics

Introduction to Ecotourism: Product Design and Management

3

4

AGBU 3009

AGEX 3001

International Trade Policy and Regulations

Island Food Systems

3

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

   

Course Code

Course Title

Credits

GEOG 2018+

Geography Residential Field School (Tobago)

3

GEOG 3120*

Geography Residential Field School (International)

3

     

*NOT OFFERED IN  2023/2024

+ MAY BE OFFERED IN 2023/2024 SUBJECT TO STUDENT ENROLMENT NUMBERS

 
         

[Updated: January 2024]

Top of Page