Energy Resource Management and Development, B.S. -3+3 Professional Land Management

University Studies Program

This degree requires that The University Studies Program 2015 requirements are met before graduation. Some of the courses required for this major fulfill USP requirements, but not all. Students should check their degree evaluations and consult with their assigned academic advisor to discuss their specific course plan.

• C 1  - Communication 1 (U5C1) (COM1) Credits: 3
• C 2  - Communication 2 (U5C2) (COM2) Credits: 3
• C 3  - Communication 3 (U5C3) (COM3) Credits: 3
• Q -  - Quantitative Reasoning (U5Q) Credits: 3
• PN -  - Physical and Natural World (1) (U5PN) Credits: 3
• PN -  - Physical and Natural World (2) (U5PN) Credits: 3
• H -  - Human Culture (1) (U5H) Credits: 3
• H -  - Human Culture (2) (U5H) Credits: 3
• V -  - U.S. & WY Constitution (U5V) Credits: 3
• FYS or USP Elective -  - Any 3-credit hour of FYS or 3-credit hours of USP electives Credits: 3

• Note: FYS courses have been paused. 3 hours from any additional USP designated courses is still required.

Professional Land Management (PLM)

PLM graduates determine ownership and title of surface and subsurface rights, negotiate leases between owners and energy developers, ensure federal and state regulatory compliance in energy development, and negotiate and maintain company contractual obligations for development and the subsequent profits.

The first year of law school (31 credits) applies toward both the B.S. and J.D. degrees. Students admitted to UW’s College of Law (COL) 3+3 program begin law coursework during what would traditionally be their senior year. For years 1-3 in the B.S., students must select one academic pathway- Energy and Environmental Systems or Professional Land Management. The requirements for the PLM 3+3 program are outlined below:

• Students must complete a minimum of 85-95 credits by the end of their junior year, including all required general education (USPs) and major coursework. A total of 90 credits will be completed through COL. The B.S. in Energy Resource Management and Development (BS-ERMD) will be awarded upon completion of 120 total credit hours, including year one of COL coursework, with a minimum cumulative UW GPA of 2.0. Students must complete 42 upper-division (3000-level or above) credit hours, at least 30 of which must be earned at UW.

• During years 1-3 of the BS-ERMD program, students will be advised by the School of Energy Resources. During years 4-6 of the J.D. program, advising will be provided by COL

PLM Core Curriculum

• ACCT 2010  - Principles of Accounting I Credits: 3
• ACCT 2020  - Principles of Accounting II Credits: 3
• DSCI 4260  - Project Management Credits: 3
• or  ERS 4900  - Energy Resource Management Capstone Credits: 1-6
• ECON 1020  - Principles of Microeconomics Credits: 3 (USP:H)
• or   AGEC 1020  - Principles of Microeconomics Credits: 3 (USP:H)
• ECON 1300  - Oil: Business, Culture, and Power Credits: 3
• ENGL 1010  - College Composition and Rhetoric Credits: 3 (USP:C1)
• ENR 1000  - Energy and Society Credits: 3 (USP:PN)
• ERS 2010  - Introduction to Land Management Credits: 3
• ERS 4010  - Exploration Geoscience Credits: 3
• or   GEOL 4010  - Exploration Geoscience Credits: 3
• ERS 4110  - Contract Law Credits: 3
• ERS 4120  - Federal Public Land Law Credits: 3
• ERS 4130  - Oil and Gas and the Law of Subsurface Property Credits: 3
• ERS 4135  - Advanced Energy Law Credits: 3
• ERS 4985  - Seminar Credits: 1-6
• or   RMAL 4990  - Topics: Ranching in the West Credits: 1-3
• FIN 2100  - Principles of Finance Credits: 3
• GEOL 1100  - Physical Geology Credits: 4 (USP:PN)
• GIST 2310  - Intro to Geographic Information Systems Credits: 4
• LS 2410  - GIS in Surveying Credits: 3
• MATH 1405  - Trigonometry Credits: 3 (USP:Q)
• or   MATH 1450  - Algebra and Trigonometry Credits: 5 (USP:Q)
• MATH 2200  - Calculus I Credits: 4 (USP:Q)
• or  MATH 2350  - Business Calculus Credits: 4 (USP:Q)
• MGT 2010  - Legal Environment of Business Credits: 3
• POLS 1000  - American and Wyoming Government Credits: 3 (USP:V)
• STAT 2050  - Fundamentals of Statistics Credits: 4 (USP:Q)

COM2 Elective, Pick ONE

• COMM 2010  - Public Speaking Credits: 3
• ECON 2400  - Economics of the Environment Credits: 3
• ENGL 2005  - Writing in Technology and the Sciences Credits: 3
• ENR 2000  - Environment and Society Credits: 3
• ENR 3300  - Environmental Policy, Conservation and Development in India Credits: 3
• ERS 3000  - Energy Project Outreach and Communications Credits: 3 (Recommended)
• GEOL 2220  - Communicating Earth Science Credits: 3
• HP 2020  - Honors Colloquium II Credits: 3

Data Analysis Elective, Pick ONE

• ENR 4500  - Risk Analysis Credits: 4
• ENR 4525  - Environmental Data Analysis Credits: 4
• or   GEOL 4525  - Environmental Data Analysis Credits: 4
• ERS 4480  - Carbon Capture and Storage Credits: 3
• or   CE 4480  - Carbon Capture and Storage Credits: 3
• ERS 4481  - Geological Carbon Sequestration Credits: 3
• or   CHE 4481  - Geological Carbon Sequestration Credits: 3
• ERS 4975  - Global Experience in Energy Credits: 1-6
• ES 1060  - Introduction to Engineering Problem Solving Credits: 3
• GEOL 2120  - Quantitative GeoMethods Credits: 3 (USP:Q)
• GEOL 4250  - Mathematical Geosciences Credits: 3
• GIST 4211  - Advanced Remote Sensing Credits: 3
• IMGT 2400  - Introduction to Information Management Credits: 3 (Recommended)
• NAIS 3300  - Federal Indian Law Credits: 3
• NAIS 4100  - Tribal Government Credits: 3
• NAIS 4340  - Natural Resource Management on Western Reservations Credits: 3
• STAT 3050  - Statistical Methods Credits: 3
• ZOO 4400  - Population Ecology Credits: 3

Economics Elective, Pick ONE

• AGEC 3750  - Natural Resource Planning and Economics Credits: 3
• or   ENR 3750  - Natural Resource Planning and Economics Credits: 3
• ECON 4410  - Natural Resource Economics Credits: 3
• ERS 3400  - Energy Markets & Policy Credits: 3 (Recommended)
• or   ECON 3400  - Energy Markets & Policy Credits: 3 (Recommended)

Negotiation Elective, Pick ONE

• AGEC 4450  - Negotiation Credits: 3
• or   ENR 4450  - Negotiation Credits: 3
• or   AGEC 4550  - Negotiation Analysis Credits: 3
• ENR 4550  - Negotiation Analysis Credits: 3
• MGT 4470  - Negotiations and Conflict Resolution Credits: 3
• POLS 4545  - Conflict Resolution and Management Credits: 3

Upper Division Elective, Pick TWO

Pick two out of the three listed. 

• ERS 4200  - Law and Nuclear Technology Credits: 3
• ERS 4482  - Global Climate Governance Credits: 3
• ERS 4502  - Energy Finance Credits: 3

College of Law Required Courses (Years 4-6)

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