“Water” is one of the defining 21^st century issues and there are many careers opening up for students with skills in water resources management and protection. The interdisciplinary minor in Global Water Resources focuses on the study of the physico-chemical, social, political, and economic factors of water resources from a global perspective. Opportunities exist for undergraduate students to explore ecosystem interactions of water, remediation strategies of polluted water, policy and economics of water, and to better understand the linkages between water, landscape and climate.

 

Undergraduate students who declare a minor in Global Water Resources complete a minimum of 18 credit hours, including two required core courses and one course from a list of three elective supporting core courses. The remaining credits must be taken from a list of approved elective courses. Students accepted into the minor may have prerequisites waived in consultation with the instructor.

 

Admission to this minor requires that a student from any URI program has a cumulative grade point average of 2.70 or better after one semester at URI (or as a transfer student with same GPA). Students will need to complete the Global Water Resources minor form and have it approved by the Global Water Resources minor coordinators, Dr. Pradhanang (spradhanang@uri.edu) or Dr. Guilfoos (guilfoos@uri.edu). Students are responsible for meeting the prerequisite requirements for individual courses, as applicable.