为了充分理解任何自然生态系统，必须了解该系统的各个方面如何协同工作。这需要了解当前的生物及其生活的物理环境。基于经典学科的科学程序，即。生物学，地球科学和化学在一个特定领域提供了知识基础，并且这种背景适合解决某些类型的问题，但需要了解自然系统如何从一系列学科中运用更广泛的知识。水资源科学计划旨在满足这一需求。结合了有关水系统的生物学，物理和化学方面的课程，使学生对这些系统的运行方式以及有机体与其物理环境之间的相互依赖性有一个全面的了解。从第一年开始的生物学，地球科学，地理和化学入门课程开始，学生继续学习湿
To fully understand any natural ecosystem there must be a comprehension of how the various aspects of this system work together. This requires an understanding of the organisms present and the physical environment they live in. The classic discipline based science programs, ie. biology, earth science and chemistry, supply a base of knowledge in one particular area and this background is good for working on certain types of problems, but to understand how natural systems operate much broader knowledge from a range of disciplines is needed. The Water Resource Science program is designed to fill this need. Courses concerned with the biological, physical and chemical aspects of aqueous systems are combined to provide the students with a comprehensive understanding of how these systems operate and the interdependence between the organisms and their physical environment. From the introductory courses in biology, earth science, geography and chemistry taken in first year the student moves on to do courses such as wetland ecology, environmental geochemistry, limnology (the study of lakes), groundwater and water resource management. This mix of courses gives students the opportunity to look at aqueous systems through the eyes of specialists who work on the different aspects of these systems.