Degree Offered
- Bachelor of Science
Nature of the Program
This major focuses on energy land management and how it relates to energy development with an emphasis on the management, coordination, and development of surface and mineral interests. This program provides a strong foundation in the key aspects of energy land management and produces trained professionals that are critically needed in the energy and regulatory sectors. Upon completion of this program, students will understand how energy lands are managed and associated energy resources can be developed and used for maximum social, economic, and environmentally responsible benefit. Students will develop a detailed knowledge related to the identification and leasing of mineral estates; be proficient in drilling site development, transportation planning, pipeline development, and route planning; will have a thorough knowledge of post-processing planning and infrastructure development; and comprehend the ethical, regulatory, and environmental framework in which they must operate.
General Education Foundations
Please use this link to view a list of courses that meet each GEF requirement.
NOTE: Some major requirements will fulfill specific GEF requirements. Please see the curriculum requirements listed below for details on which GEFs you will need to select.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| General Education Foundations | ||
| F1 - Composition & Rhetoric | 3-6 | |
| Introduction to Composition and Rhetoric and Composition, Rhetoric, and Research | ||
or ENGL 103 | Accelerated Academic Writing | |
| F2A/F2B - Science & Technology | 4-6 | |
| F3 - Math & Quantitative Reasoning | 3-4 | |
| F4 - Society & Connections | 3 | |
| F5 - Human Inquiry & the Past | 3 | |
| F6 - The Arts & Creativity | 3 | |
| F7 - Global Studies & Diversity | 3 | |
| F8 - Focus (may be satisfied by completion of a minor, double major, or dual degree) | 9 | |
| Total Hours | 31-37 | |
Please note that not all of the GEF courses are offered at all campuses. Students should consult with their advisor or academic department regarding the GEF course offerings available at their campus.
Curriculum Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| University Requirements | 34 | |
| Energy Land Management Program Requirements | 56 | |
| Energy Land Management Major Requirements | 30 | |
| Total Hours | 120 | |
University Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| General Education Foundations (GEF) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 (31-37 Credits) | ||
| Outstanding GEF Requirements 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 | 21 | |
| ANRD 191 | First-Year Seminar | 1 |
| General Electives | 12 | |
| Total Hours | 34 | |
Energy Land Management Program Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Land Track | 14 | |
| Planet Earth and Planet Earth Laboratory (GEF 2B) | ||
| Earth System Science and Earth System Science Laboratory (GEF 8) | ||
| Elementary Statistical Inference (GEF 8) | ||
| Algebra with Applications (GEF 3) | ||
| Geology | 3 | |
| Energy Geology | ||
| Policy | 3 | |
| Select one of the following: | ||
| Renewable Resources Policy and Governance | ||
| Human Dimensions Natural Resource Management | ||
| Agriculture, Environmental and Resource Policy | ||
| Computer | 3 | |
| Intro to Computer Applications | ||
| Introduction to Computing in Natural Resources and Introduction to Computing in Natural Resources Laboratory | ||
| Natural Resource Management | 18 | |
| Select six of the following: | ||
| Reclamation of Disturbed Soils | ||
| Introductory Environmental and Resource Economics | ||
| Current Issues In Agriculture | ||
| Agricultural and Natural Resources Law | ||
| Environmental and Resource Economics | ||
| Environmental Impact Assessment and Environmental Impact Assessment Laboratory | ||
| Watershed Management | ||
| Forest Ecology | ||
| Forest Ecology Laboratory | ||
| West Virginia's Natural Resources | ||
| Remote Sensing of Environment | ||
| Environmental Regulation | ||
| Harvesting Forest Products | ||
| Harvesting Forest Products Laboratory | ||
| Bio-based Energy Systems | ||
| Principles of Conservation Ecology | ||
| Restoration Ecology | ||
| Principles of Resource and Energy | ||
| Ecology of Invading Species | ||
| Elements of Environmental Protection | ||
| Midstream Energy Planning and Development | ||
| Business Perspective | 15 | |
| Select one of the following minors: | ||
| Agribusiness Management | ||
| General Business | ||
| Or select five of the following: | ||
| Survey of Economics | ||
| Legal Environment of Business | ||
| Information Systems and Technology | ||
| Principles of Finance | ||
| Supply Chain Management | ||
| Principles of Management | ||
| Business Ethics | ||
| Agribusiness Accounting | ||
| Enterprise Operation Law | ||
| Agribusiness Management | ||
| Marketing Agricultural Products | ||
| Agribusiness Finance | ||
| Total Hours | 56 | |
Energy Land Management Major Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| A minimum grade of C- or higher is required in Energy Land Management Major coursework. | ||
| ENLM 150 | Introduction to Environmental, Energy, and Land Management | 3 |
| ENLM 200 | Principles of Environmental, Energy, and Land Management | 3 |
| ENLM 220 | Energy Production & Operations | 3 |
| ENLM 300 | Ethics and Negotiations for Land Managers | 3 |
| ENLM 390 | Land and Lease Analysis | 3 |
| ENLM 400 | Land Management Contracts 1 | 3 |
| ENLM 420 | Land Management Contracts 2 | 3 |
| ENLM 442 | GIS Skills for Energy Land Management | 3 |
| ENLM 450 | Land Management Strategic Planning (Capstone) | 3 |
| ENLM 491 | Professional Field Experience | 3 |
| Total Hours | 30 | |
Suggested Plan of Study
| First Year | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | ||
| ENGL 101 (GEF 1) | 3 | SUST 201 & 201L (GEF 8) | 4 | ||
| MATH 124 (GEF 3) | 3 | ENLM 150 | 3 | ||
| GEOL 101 & 101L (GEF 2B) | 4 | General Elective | 3 | ||
| ANRD 191 | 1 | GEF 5 | 3 | ||
| GEF 8 | 3 | GEF 6 | 3 | ||
| 14 | 16 | ||||
| Second Year | |||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | ||
| ENGL 102 (GEF 1) | 3 | Natural Resource Management 1 | 3 | ||
| ENLM 200 | 3 | FNRS 240 | 3 | ||
| STAT 211 (GEF 8) | 3 | General Elective | 3 | ||
| ENLM 220 | 3 | ENLM 390 | 3 | ||
| Business Choice | 3 | GEF 7 | 3 | ||
| 15 | 15 | ||||
| Third Year | |||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer | Hours |
| Natural Resource Management 2 | 3 | ENLM 400 | 3 | ENLM 491 | 3 |
| Business Choice | 3 | GEOL 472 | 3 | ||
| GEF 4 | 3 | Natural Resource Management 3 | 3 | ||
| ENLM 300 | 3 | Business Choice | 3 | ||
| ENLM 442 | 3 | General Elective | 3 | ||
| 15 | 15 | 3 | |||
| Fourth Year | |||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | ||
| Natural Resource Management 4 | 3 | Business Choice | 3 | ||
| Natural Resource Management 5 | 3 | General Elective | 3 | ||
| Policy | 3 | Natural Resource Management 6 | 3 | ||
| Business Choice | 3 | ENLM 450 | 3 | ||
| ENLM 420 | 3 | ||||
| 15 | 12 | ||||
| Total credit hours: 120 | |||||
Major Learning Outcomes
Energy Land Management
This new B.S. degree program and major will provide undergraduate students a knowledge-based framework that will develop skillsets essential to a successful career in Energy Land Management. Upon graduation from this degree program and major, students will be able to:
- Effectively communicate with stakeholders, peers, and other professionals in both written and oral forms.
- Design operational plans that integrate industry and public stakeholder goals as to minimize impacts of energy development on local environments and create a positive community relationship
- Evaluate the types of interests in energy resource ownership including explaining the differences between mineral and surface estates, as well as the ability to interpret mineral and surface deeds
- Demonstrate professional knowledge and be able to negotiate the key elements of energy-related leases and operating agreements under accepted standards of practice
- Develop budgets and financial projections associated with energy development and the economics related to multiple energy production systems