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Water Resources research involves the use of science and policy tools to identify contaminants and make assessments of water quality. Students will acquire laboratory skills to detect water contaminants and track their movements and transformations, while learning related policy and management concerns. Research areas could include microbial contaminants, the impact of urbanization on water quality, and marine and estuarine water quality and its impact on fisheries and shellfish industries. Option coursework covers water sciences and hydrology, environmental policy and management.
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In this major you will take courses in many topic areas, including:
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Water sciences
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Hydrology
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Water resources environmental management
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Water resources environmental policy and management
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Some available courses: Watershed Processes (FE 430); Estuarine Ecology (OC 434); Ecotoxicology: Aquatic Ecosystems (TOX 455) and Ecological Restoration (FES/FW 455); (or other upper division OC, MRM, FW, BEE, ENVE, MAST courses related to research i.e. Principles and Practice of Marine Resource Management (MRM 530) or Non-Point Source Pollution Assessment and Control (BEE 458).
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Potential careers:
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Irrigation Manager
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Water Resources Restoration
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Water Resources Communications Specialist
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Hydrologist
Learn more about the BioResource Research degree HERE. View degree requirements HERE. View Water Resources option HERE and option requirements HERE.