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Co
no. |
Course
Title |
cr
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Course
Description |
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470 |
Natural Resource Economics |
3 |
Nature of
natural resources; economic efficiency as a basis for natural resource
use; externalities in natural resource use; factors influencing
environmental quality; alternative public policy tools for influencing
natural resource use or improving environmental quality. Prereq: Economics
201 |
|
570 |
Advanced Natural Resource Economics |
3 |
Analysis of
natural resource allocation issues; applied welfare economics, external
effects and evaluation of public policy. Prereq: 470 and Economics 511 or
consent of instructor. |
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333 |
Food, Forests and the Environment |
3 |
Overview of
the environmental tradeoffs that have been, are, and will be required to
produce the food, fiber and other products needed to feed, clothe, and
house a growing world population. Topics to include basic natural
resources, current practices in agriculture, forestry, and food handling,
and practices relating to quality of life issues, such as wildlife and
landscape design. |
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495 |
Ethics in Animal Agriculture |
3 |
Discussion
and presentations on issues related to ethics in animal research and
industry. Prereq: Senior standing. |
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440 |
Cultural Ecology |
3 |
Concepts and
methods in studying dynamic interaction between prehistoric and present
day cultures and their environments. Topics include ecological theory,
methods of analysis, and review of selected case studies. Prereq: 120,
130, 410, or consent of instructor. |
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341 |
Environmental Control Systems I |
4 |
Heating,
ventilating, and air conditioning systems, including passive and active
solar energy systems. Plumbing and fire protection systems. Prereq: 231
and 232. |
|
345 |
Principles of Environmental Control I |
3 |
Introduction
to heating, ventilating, air conditioning, solar energy, plumbing, and
fire-protection systems. Prereq: 180 and M. Arch Admission. |
|
412 |
Non-Western and Indigenous Architecture |
3 |
Building
responsive to climate, material availability, and economic level, as
designed by anonymous builders. Examples from prehistoric times to the
present including the Fertile Crescent; the Indus Valley; Hindu, Buddhist,
and Mughal architecture of India, China, and Japan. |
|
443 |
Building Energy Analysis |
3 |
Balancing
heat flow through external skin of residential and small and large
commercial buildings; local climate evaluation; site planning, building
size and orientation, window area, wall treatment, infiltration control.
Energy use quantification methods and economic analysis of energy
efficient design features. Architectural program analysis of external and
internal load dominated buildings. Prereq: 341. |
|
444 |
Advanced Environmental Control Systems |
3 |
In-depth
analysis and innovative concepts in design of heating, ventilating, and
air conditioning. Prereq: 341. |
|
486 |
Design of Sustainable Architecture |
6 |
Architectural
design studio emphasizing concern for the environment, consideration of
energy conservation techniques, and use of renewable resources. Prereq:
471. |
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|
250 |
General Ecology |
4 |
Relations
between organisms and their environment, including human environmental
problems. Topics include populations, communities, and ecosystems. 3 hours
lecture, 1 hour discussion, field problems or computer simulations. A
working knowledge of college algebra is required. Prereq: 130-140 or
Botany 110-120; Chemistry 120-130. |
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421 |
Natural Resource Engineering |
3 |
Introduction
to the hydrologic cycle: how water moves through and interacts with the
environment through such processes as erosion and contaminant transport.
Examining those impacts through estimation and measurement, and
controlling the impacts through engineering design. Specific designs will
include waterways, erosion and sediment control structures, waste
management systems, irrigation systems, and hydrologic monitoring systems.
Prereq: Environmental and Soil Sciences 210, Civil and Environmental
Engineering 390 or Aerospace Engineering 341. Coreq: 321. 2 hours and 1
lab. |
|
441 |
Life Systems Engineering |
3 |
Design of
controlled environments to optimize conditions for organism growth and
development: growth equations and population dynamics; plant growth
systems; microbial growth systems; animal growth systems; biotechnological
applications. Prereq: Mathematics 231; Coreq: 321. 2 hours and 1
lab. |
|
545 |
Monitoring Hydrologic Phenomena |
3 |
Application
of instrumentation theory to monitoring hydrologic phenomena; strengths
and weaknesses of current equipment and strategies; equipment operation
and solution of environmental monitoring problems. Prereq: 543 and
knowledge of basic hydrology. 2 hours and 1 lab. (Same as Environmental
Engineering 545.) |
|
555 |
GIS and GPS Applications to Bioosystems |
3 |
Theory and
applications of Geographical Information Systems (GIS) and Global
Positioning Systems (GPS); acquiring, managing, and analyzing
spatially-varying data. Site-specific agriculture, environmental site
assessment, natural resource management, and hydrology. Prereq: Graduate
standing in engineering, biological, or physical sciences. 2 hours and 1
lab. (Same as Biosystems Engineering Technology 555.) |
|
636 |
Geospatial Methods for Environmental Research
632
|
3 |
Sampling and
displaying the multidimensionality of environmental variables. Spatial and
temporal sensing of the environment. Geostatistical mapping and
interpretation; sampling theory; precision geomatic techniques for the
environmental scientist and engineer. Prereq: 555 or equivalent. 2 hours
and 1 lab. |
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442 |
Agricultural Waste Management and
Pollution Control |
3 |
Waste
renovation fundamentals; characteristics of animal manure, techniques for
collecting, transporting, storing, and utilizing livestock waste. Prereq:
Mathematics 123 or 125 or equivalent. 2 hours and 1 lab. |
|
462 |
Agricultural Chemical Application
Technology
|
3 |
Equipment for
application of liquid, solid, and gaseous agricultural chemicals; system
components; operational characteristics; calibration; selection and
management; safety considerations; materials handling and disposal
methods. Prereq: Basic calculus or finite mathematics or equivalent or
consent of instructor. 2 hours and 1 lab. |
|
474/574 |
Environmental Instrumentation and
Monitoring |
3 |
Equipment and
techniques commonly used to measure all aspects of the hydrological cycle:
precipitation, runoff, streamflow, subsurface water movement. Sampling of
all flows for contaminants. Design of monitoring systems. Analysis of
data. Prereq: Environmental and Soil Sciences 324, Statistics 201,
Mathematics 152, or consent of instructor. (Students cannot receive credit
for both 474 and 574.) 2 hours and 1 lab. |
|
522 |
Processing and Environmental Systems |
3 |
Environmental
systems in plant and animal production; application of electric power,
mechanical equipment, structures, crop processing, and materials handling.
Prereq: 506. 2 hours and 1 lab. |
|
532 |
On-Site Domestic Water Supply and Wastewater
Renovation |
3 |
Basic
groundwater hydrology, selection and design of pumps and delivery systems,
and point-of-use water treatment processes; soil-based wastewater
renovation principles, and design and operating criteria for on-site
wastewater renovation systems. Prereq: 506. 2 hours and 1
lab. |
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309 |
Biology of Human Affairs |
3 |
Basic
biological principles involved in deterioration and preservation of an
environment in which humans and their cultures may survive. |
|
330 |
Field Botany |
3 |
Principles of
taxonomy, basic ecological concepts and the identification, recognition,
collection, and preservation of local, native, and naturalized plants.
Prereq: 8 hours in biological sciences. |
|
431 |
Plant Ecology |
3 |
Interactions
between individuals, species, communities and their environments.
Circulation of energy and matter in ecosystems. Weekly field trips or
laboratory periods, and at least two weekend field trips. Prereq: 330 or
equivalent. (Same as Ecology and Evolutionary Biology 431.) |
|
499 |
Evolutionary Ecology |
3 |
Basic
concepts in evolutionary and ecological genetics. Biogeography, climate,
population genetics, evolution and natural selection, population growth
and regulation, competition, niche, experimental ecology, predation,
phylogenetics in ecology, biodiversity, and conservation. Prereq: General
Biology and General Ecology. Students may not receive credit for both 499
and 599. (Same as Ecology and Evolutionary Biology 499.) |
|
599 |
Advanced Evolutionary Ecology |
3 |
Advanced
concept in evolutionary and ecological genetics. Biogeography, climate,
population genetics, evolution and natural selection, population growth
and regulation, competition, niche, experimental ecology, predation,
phylogenetics in ecology, biodiversity, and conservation. Prereq: General
Biology and General Ecology. Students may not receive credit for both 499
and 599. (Same as Ecology and Evolutionary Biology 599.) |
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150 |
Chemistry and Society |
3 |
Food and
agricultural chemistry; chemistry of life; chemistry in medicine; air and
water pollution; energy and fuels. 3 hours lecture. Not a prerequisite for
any other chemistry course. |
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|
470 |
Aquatic Ecology |
3 |
Introduction
to the physiochemical nature of inland waters with description of biotic
communities and their interrelationships. Prereq: Chemistry 120-130,
Biology 250, and General Ecology. 2 hours and 1 lab. |
|
484 |
Conservation Biology |
3 |
Application
of principles and techniques of ecological research to conservation of
biological diversity at genetic, population, community, and ecosystem
levels. Prereq: Biology 240, 250. |
|
509 |
Foundations: Readings in Ecology |
1-2 |
Readings and
discussion of classic papers in field. |
|
512 |
Foundations: Readings in Conservation
Biology |
1-2 |
Readings and
discussion of classic papers in field. |
|
515 |
Foundations: Readings in Environmental
Toxicology |
1-2 |
Readings and
discussion of classic papers in field. |
|
520 |
Ecology for Planners and Engineers |
3 |
Ecological
principles and effects that human-caused changes have on living organisms.
Lectures and field trips. Appropriate for students in Planning and
Environmental Engineering. Not intended for graduated students in
EEB. |
|
535 |
Ecology and Development in the Amazon |
3 |
Natural
history, ecosystem diversity and function, and opportunities for
sustainable economic development in the Amazon Basin. Includes field trip
of 7-10 days to Manaus, Brazil. |
|
557 |
Quaternary Ecology |
3 |
Perturbation,
process, and pattern within Quaternary ecosystems; climatic change and
vegetational response during last 2.5 million years. Prereq: Consent of
instructor. (Same as Geology 557.) |
|
561 |
Environmental Toxicology |
3 |
Basic
concepts in toxicology; molecular toxicology and detoxification;
reproductive toxicology, mutagenesis, teratogenesis, carcinogenesis,
pathologic changes and environmental impact. Prereq: BCMB 410, Organic
Chemistry or consent of instructor. (Same as BCMB 561.) |
|
577 |
Landscape Ecology |
3 |
Ecological
structure, function, and change through time of landscape mosaics:
quantitative measures of landscape heterogeneity; responses of organisms
to changes in landscape heterogeneity. Prereq: General Ecology or
equivalent or consent of instructor. |
|
606 |
Advanced Topics in Conservation Biology |
1-3 |
Exposure and
in-depth training in contemporary topics and approaches important to
advanced research in conservation biology. Consult departmental list for
offerings. May be repeated with consent of department. Maximum 9
hours. |
|
610 |
Advanced Topics in Mathematical, Theoretical, and
Computational Ecology |
1-3 |
Exposure and
in-depth training in contemporary topics and approaches important to
advanced research in mathematical, theoretical, and computational ecology.
Consult departmental list for offerings. May be repeated with consent of
department. Maximum 9 hours. |
|
612 |
Advanced Topics in Environmental Toxicology
|
1-3 |
Exposure and
in-depth training in contemporary topics and approaches important to
advanced research in environmental toxicology. Consult departmental list
for offerings. May be repeated with consent of department. Maximum 9
hours. |
|
635 |
Environmental Assessment and Sustainable Development
in Third World Countries |
3 |
Concepts and
methods of environmental impact assessment and risk assessment.
Sustainable development concepts and issues in developing countries. The
role of risk and impact assessment in achieving sustainable development.
Prereq: General ecology or equivalent. (Same as Botany 635 and Planning
635.) |
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462 |
Economics of Resources and Environmental
Policy |
3 |
Economic
analysis of environmental policy and allocation of resources. Benefits and
costs of development of natural resources and impacts of growth on
environment. Prereq: 201. Writing-emphasis course. |
|
577 |
Environmental Economics and Policy
Management
|
3 |
Interdisciplinary perspective on goals of
sustainable economic development and environmental quality. Development of
decision-making tools and conflict resolution. |
|
579 |
Environmental Policy Research Workshop |
1 |
Multidisciplinary analysis of advanced topics in
environmental policy. Student participation. Major writing requirement.
Prereq: consent of instructor. May be repeated. Maximum 6
hours. |
|
677 |
Environmental and Natural Resource
Economics |
3 |
Alternative
paradigms for allocating and valuing environmental resources. Exploration
of issues related to market failure and differences between renewable and
nonrenewable resources. |
|
678 |
Economics of Environmental Policy |
3 |
Topics in
environmental policy analysis. Consideration of alternative policy
instruments, defining policy objectives and role of risk in
decision-making process. |
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|
488 |
Honors: Design Internship in Industrial Pollution
Prevention |
3 |
Selected
students work in small groups to address the prevention of industrial
pollution through improved process design. Directed by faculty and
engineers from host company. May be substituted for 490 with departmental
approval. Prereq: 480 and consent of instructor. |
|
575 |
Applied Microbiology and Bioengineering |
3 |
Cross-disciplinary course combining basic concepts
in microbiology, biochemistry, reaction kinetics, and biochemical and
environmental engineering. Commercial processes,
biodegradations/wastewater treatment, analysis of basic bioreactor
systems, biosensors, and immobilization methods. Fundamental laboratory
techniques during 6-week laboratory period. (Same as Environmental
Engineering 575, Biosystems Engineering 575, and Microbiology
575.) |
|
581 |
Industrial Pollution Prevention |
3 |
Principles
and practical aspects of industrial waste minimization. Regulatory
environment, waste minimization strategies, economic analysis, process
safety, case study: analysis of alternative waste minimization/management
technologies. Prereq: Graduate standing in engineering or consent of
instructor. (Same as Environmental Engineering 581 and Engineering Science
585.) |
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|
380 |
Water and Waste Treatment |
3 |
Principles of
unit operations employed in physical, chemical, and biological treatment
of water, wastewater, and solid wastes. Prereq: Junior standing and
390. |
|
486 |
Air and Waste Management |
3 |
Principles of
air quality management, solid waste management and hazardous waste
management. Review of regulations, environmental quality, transport of
pollutants, and control of technologies including treatment and disposal.
Prereq: 390 or Chemical Engineering 200 or Agricultural Engineering
243. |
|
495 |
Water Resources Development and
Management |
3 |
Institutional
framework including: water law, evaluation procedures for comparing and
selecting among water resources development alternatives, multi-objective
planning, principles of engineering economics, benefit-cost analysis, and
cost allocation methods; environmental impact assessment procedures;
decisions using risk-based methods; case studies. Prereq: Senior
standing. |
|
|
|
510 |
Environmental Protection |
3 |
Managing of
water resources, wastewaters, air quality, solid wastes, and hazardous
materials to promote efficiency and comfort and to safeguard balances in
natural ecosystems. Prereq: Consent of instructor. |
|
522 |
Floodplain and Urban Flood Management |
3 |
Review of
national, regional, and local flood problems; state of the art flood
damage reduction alternatives: structural and non-structural;
institutional responses; policies, programs, organizations, regulations,
and legal aspects; floodplain hydrology and hydraulics, HEC-1, HEC-2;
floodway encroachment, flood hazard zone and damage potential
determinations; case studies. Prereq: Hydraulics or consent of instructor
for non-majors. |
|
524 |
Sediment Transport |
3 |
Sediment
properties and measurements; principles of dynamics of suspended and bed
sediment transport in erodible channels; erosion, transportation, and
deposition of sediment by flowing water; erodible channel design; channel
regime theory; common computer models. Prereq: Hydraulics. |
|
525 |
Soil Erosion and Sediment Yield |
3 |
Theory of
soil erosion and sediment yield processes from disturbed land; methods and
computer models for estimating sediment yield. Erosion and sediment
control theory and management practices. Local and state regulations.
Prereq: Civil Engineering 395. (Same as Biosystems Engineering
525.) |
|
535
|
Ground Water Hydrology |
3 |
Dynamics of
flow and contaminant transport in porous media: hydrodynamics, dispersion,
anisotropy, layered soils, unsaturated flow and groundwater contaminant
transport phenomena. Analytical and numerical solution of flow and
transport equations. Prereq: Hydraulics and Hydrology or Civil Engineering
485 for geology majors. (Same as Geology 535.) |
|
551 |
Physicochemical Unit Processes |
3 |
Theory and
design application in water and wastewater treatment. Prereq: Water and
Waste Treatment, and Hydraulics. |
|
552
|
Biological Treatment Theory |
3 |
Theory and
design applications of biological processes to treatment of wastewater and
solid wastes. Prereq: Water and Waste Treatment. 2 hours and 1 lab. (Same
as Biosystems Engineering 552.) |
|
553 |
Aquatic Chemistry |
3 |
Theoretical,
applied, and analytical chemistry related to generation, measurement, and
treatment of environmental contaminants. Prereq: General Chemistry. 2
hours and 1 lab. |
|
554 |
Environmental Engineering Chemistry |
3 |
Application
of chemical principles in analyzing physical, chemical, or biological
interactions of chemical contaminants in various environmental
compartments: atmosphere, hydrosphere, and lithosphere. Prereq: One year
chemistry and consent of instructor. |
|
555 |
Solid Waste Management |
3 |
Magnitude and
characteristics of solid waste problems; collection systems; design of
disposal systems: landfill, incineration, and composting; design of
resource recovery systems; current and future regulations. Prereq: Senior
standing. |
|
556 |
Hazardous Waste Management |
3 |
Analysis and
design of operations and processes for hazardous waste disposal and
processing: regulations analysis; industrial applications. Prereq:
Graduate standing or consent of instructor. |
|
557 |
Hazardous Waste Site Remediation |
3 |
Advanced
study of processes for hazardous waste site remediation: soil vapor
extraction, soil washing, chemical destruction, thermal destruction,
bioremediation. Prereq: 556 or consent of instructor. |
|
570 |
Air Quality Management/Pollution
Control |
3 |
Introductory
course on concepts of air pollution, analysis of relationships among
sources, meteorology, effects; stack sampling; emission control systems.
Prereq: consent of instructor. |
|
571 |
Design of Air Pollution Control Systems |
3 |
Design and
evaluation of systems used to control emission of gaseous and particle air
pollutants. Comprehensive design of specific devices and systems. Prereq:
570. |
|
572 |
Air Quality Dispersion Modeling |
3 |
Diffusion in
atmosphere; application of atmospheric dispersion models and evaluation of
meteorological and air quality data. Prereq: 570. |
|
573 |
Sampling of Air Pollutants |
3 |
Standard
sampling methods for particulate and gaseous air pollutant emissions from
industrial processes; ambient air monitoring instrumentation/techniques.
Prereq: 570. |
|
651 |
Industrial Waste Unit Operations and
Processes
|
3 |
Theoretical
design and laboratory modeling of industrial waste treatment processes and
operations. Prereq: 551, 553. Prereq or coreq: 552. 2 hours and 1
lab. |
|
653 |
Pollutant Fate Modeling and Risk Assessment
|
3 |
Application
of scientific principles concerning movement and fate of chemicals at
interfaces of air, water, and earthen solids in environment. Methods of
assessing risk posed by presence of those chemicals. Prereq:
551. |
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|
423 |
Industrial Safety |
3 |
Accident causation, losses, and investigative techniques. Role of
human, task/machine, and environment in accident prevention. Safety
standards, codes, and laws. Product liability, design, evaluation, and
management of safety organizations and programs. Hazard recognition,
analysis, control and risk assessment, systems safety and related
techniques. Prereq: Senior standing. |
|
470 |
Environmental Degradation of Materials |
3 |
Mechanisms, measurement techniques and control of environmental
degradation processes in metals, polymers, ceramics, and composites;
materials selection and design considerations. Prereq: 201. |
|
|
|
588 |
Introduction to Hybrid Electric
Vehicles
|
3 |
Series,
parallel, and dual configurations. Sizing and analysis of typical HEV
components: motors, auxiliary power sources, on-board energy storage, and
fuels. Steady-state HEV force and power modeling schemes. Power train
design using various computer simulation tools. Prereq: consent of
instructor. |
|
589 |
Hybrid Electric Vehicle Control Systems Design and
Analysis |
3 |
Dynamic
modeling, simulation, and analysis of complete hybrid electric vehicle
systems. Linear control design techniques and discrete logic design
applied to HEV power trains and operating mode controls. Digital and
real-time control and hardware issues of automotive systems. Design and
human factors; engineering issues of vehicle controls and displays.
Prereq: 588 or consent of instructor. |
|
689 |
Hybrid Electric Vehicle Advanced
Controls |
3 |
Nonlinear
modeling and control issues associated with HEV power trains: fuzzy and
neural control techniques. Adaptive and optimal control schemes for
vehicle performance enhancement. Review of modern automotive control
hardware and software trends and practices. Prereq: 589. |
|
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|
432 |
American Romanticism and
Transcendentalism |
3 |
Prose and
poetry of American Renaissance, from c. 1830 to end of Civil War: Cooper,
Poe, Hawthorne, Melville, Emerson, Thoreau, Stowe, Douglass, Whitman, and
Dickinson |
|
|
|
201 |
Impact of Insects and Plant Diseases on
Human
Societies |
3 |
Insects and
plant diseases have had a significant influence on human history, culture,
and lifestyles. The science of entomology and plant pathology help
humankind understand the impact of insects and plant pathogens on these
dimensions of human existence. The development of strategies to capitalize
on the beneficial aspects of these organisms will also be
explored. |
|
306 |
Forest Protection |
3 |
Biological,
economic and legal consideration of fire, pathogens, insects, vertebrates,
wind, and pollutants in the forest ecosystem. One or more all day or
overnight field trips may be required. Prereq: FWF 311, or consent of
instructors. 2 hours and 1 lab. (Same as Forestry 306). |
|
313 |
Plant Pathology |
3 |
Introduction
to the microorganisms and environmental conditions causing disease in
plants. Biology of pathogens, host-pathogen interactions, disease
development and principles of control. Prereq: 6 hours of Biological
Science. 2 hours and 1 lab. (Same as Botany 313.) |
|
523 |
Field Crop and Vegetable Insects |
2 |
Identification, biology and management of insects
affecting commercial vegetable and home garden crops. Prereq: 321 or basic
entomology course. 1 hour and 1 lab. |
|
530 |
Integrated Pest Management |
3 |
Principles
and application of biological, cultural, genetic, behavioral, and chemical
methods of control to maintain pest populations below economic threshold
levels. Prereq: 321 or consent of instructor. (Same as Plant and Soil
Science 530.) |
|
Environmental and Soil Sciences |
|
210 |
Introduction to Soil Science |
4 |
Differences
in soils; soil genesis; physical, chemical, and biological properties of
soil; relation of soil to land use and pollution; soil management relative
to tillage, erosion, moisture supply, temperature, aeration, fertility,
and plant nutrition. Prereq: One semester of chemistry. 3 hours lecture
and one 2-hour lab. |
|
324 |
Soil and Water Conservation |
3 |
Investigation
of hydrologic principles regarding soil and water conservation. Topics
include: hydrologic cycle, water quality, soil properties, erosion
prediction and control, and techniques to protect natural resources.
Prereq: 210. 2 hours lecture and one 2-hour lab. |
|
462 |
Environmental Climatology |
3 |
Study of
atmosphere as environment. Physical, chemical, and biologicial factors
affecting climates of various earth environments; meteorological process
affecting biosystems. Climatic change and the human impact on the
atmosphere, consequences of climatic change and mitigation policies,
microclimates and urban climates, atmospheric pollution, extreme events
and ozone depletion. Design and operation of weather information systems;
automated weather stations. Prereq: Agriculture and Natural Resources 290
or equivalent. |
|
514 |
Environmental Soil Physics |
3 |
Principles of
water, gas, heat, and solute movement in soil/water systems; application
of appropriate models for the description of these processes; methods for
characterizing hydraulic and chemical transport properties of soil;
applications of the science of soil physics to solution of contemporary
problems in water conservation, prevention, of surface/ground water
contamination, and management of plant water status. Prereq: 444 or
equivalent. |
|
|
|
100 |
Forests and Forestry in American
Society |
3 |
Introductory
course examining the role of forests in shaping American culture and
society and exploring the evolution of the forestry profession in North
America. |
|
305 |
Prescribed Fire Management |
2 |
Prescribed
fire ecology, use, and management in forest stands. Prereq: FWF 312.
Coreq: 306, 322, 323, 324, 326, 329, 330. S/NC only. |
|
315 |
Forest Ecology |
3 |
Ecological
interactions in forests among tree species, other plant and animal
species, and their environment. Forest ecosystem classification; energy,
nutrient, and hydrologic cycles; site quality. Perturbations and growth,
survival and forest composition, forest succession. Fire ecology.
Regeneration ecology through establishment and stand dynamics.
Physiological ecology, ecological strategies, and adaptations of trees.
Prereq: FWF 311. 2 hours and 1 lab. |
|
321 |
Wildland Recreation |
3 |
Philosophical
foundation of recreation; planning, development, and management of forest
recreation resources; interpretation of forest resources. Overnight
weekend field trips may be required. Prereq: English 102 and Speech 210 or
240 or consent of instructor. |
|
322 |
Silvicultural Practices |
4 |
Application
of silvicultural techniques; tree improvement; use of herbicides; fire
management. Prereq: FWF 312. Coreq: 305, 306, 323, 324, 326, 329,
330. |
|
323 |
People and Forest Practices |
2 |
Examination
of how people, institutions, and society at large affect and are affected
by forest management practices. Case studies and field applications will
concentrate on the wide variety of linkages that exist in society among
people and forests. Application of basic skills of collaborative problem
solving will be emphasized. Overnight field trips required. Coreq: 305,
306, 322, 324, 326, 329, and 330. Letter grade only. |
|
326 |
Land Measurement Techniques |
2 |
Surveying
techniques; road layout and construction as applied to forestry; timber
harvest techniques. Prereq: FWF 313. Coreq:305, 306, 322, 323, 324, 329,
330. |
|
330 |
Ecosystem Prescription Preparation |
1 |
Analysis of
resources on assigned tract of land and synthesis of situation to address
problem assigned. Oral presentation and written report required. Coreq:
305, 306, 322, 323, 324, 326, 329. |
|
415 |
Forest Conservation Workshop |
1-3 |
How forest
biology, ecology and management relate to conservation issues, how current
conservation issues can be integrated into classroom work and student
projects, environmental education strategies. Prereq: Consent of
instructor. May not be taken by Forestry or FWF majors. May be repeated.
Maximum of 3 hours. |
|
422 |
Forest and Wildland Resource Policy |
3 |
Policy
formulation; criteria for policy determination; forest and wildland law
and regulation; theory of conflict resolution; formal and informal
resolution. Prereq: Senior standing or consent of instructor. |
|
423 |
Wildland Recreation Planning and
Management |
3 |
Planning
processes, master and site planning, site design projects; management
strategies, methods of visitor and recreation site management; case
studies. Weekend field trips may be required. Prereq: 321 and Junior
standing in Wildland Recreation concentration, or consent of instructor. 2
hours and 1 lab. |
|
515 |
Forest Conservation Workshop |
1-3 |
How forest
biology, ecology and management relate to conservation issues, how current
conservation issues can be integrated into classroom work and student
projects, environmental education strategies. Prereq: Consent of
instructor. May not be taken by Forestry or FWF majors. May be repeated.
Maximum of 3 hours. |
|
520 |
Advanced Forest Ecology |
3 |
Physiological
ecology and adaptations of trees; relationships between overstory
structure, microclimate, and understory response; regeneration ecology;
competition and effects of natural and human disturbance regimes at
multiple scales; forest succession and stand dynamics. Prereq: Graduate
standing in forestry or biology, or consent of instructor. |
|
550 |
Recreation Planning for Forests and Associated
Lands |
3 |
Planning
process for recreation development on forests and associated lands;
analysis and critique of specific contemporary alternatives. Overnight
field trips. Prereq: Senior level in forest recreation or consent of
instructor. |
|
630 |
Forest Growth and Development |
3 |
Forest stand
dynamics, analysis of changes in species composition and forest stand
structure (physical and temporal) during forest succession, response of
stands to disturbances (anthropogenic and natural), modeling techniques to
make predictions of future stand development. Prereq: Undergraduate
silviculture course or consent of instructor. 2 hours and 1
lab. |
|
|
|
211 |
Introduction to FWF |
3 |
History of
natural resources policies and practices; social perspectives and
attitudes concerning natural resources and their use; techniques of
integrated natural resources management, ecological principles, current
policies, social trends, and forest and wildland resource
use. |
|
250 |
Conservation |
3 |
Use and abuse
of wildland resources. Historical perspectives and current management of
forests, wildlife, and fish of North America including aspects of outdoor
recreation and pollution problems. |
|
317 |
Principles of Wildlife and Fisheries
Management |
3 |
Ecological
relationships of wild animals with other animals and their habitats.
Biological, social, and economic aspects of their management. Prereq: 211
or 250, Statistics 201, Agriculture 290, Mathematics 125, Chemistry 100,
and Biology 230. |
|
410 |
Wildlife Habitat Evaluation and
Management |
3 |
Ecological
relationships between wildlife and their habitat. Evaluation, modeling,
and management of wildlife habitat. Effects of land-use practices on
wildlife habitat. Weekend field trips required. Prereq: 317 or consent of
instructor. 2 hours and 1 lab. |
|
412 |
Managing Natural Resource Organizations |
3 |
Human,
bureaucratic and managerial factors influencing the effectiveness of
natural resource organizations. Alternative stakeholder and public
involvement objectives, strategies, and mechanisms including
client-customer, partnership and adversarial. Conflict resolution,
proactive collaborative problem solving and alliance building. Prereq: 317
or consent of instructor. 2 hours and 1 lab. |
|
416 |
Planning and Management of FWF
Resources |
3 |
Integrated
forest and wildland resource management through developing land management
plans and analyzing case studies including conflict resolution. Prereq:
Senior standing. 1 hour and 2 labs. |
|
420 |
International Natural Resource Issues |
2 |
Identification and analyses of issues regarding FWF
and associated natural resources beyond U.S. borders. Biophysical,
economic, and cultural elements impacting natural resources at the
international level. Cases: Northern Europe, Latin America, Indonesia, and
Africa. |
|
520 |
Natural Resource Issues at International
Level |
2 |
Identification and analyses of issues regarding FWF
and wildland park resources beyond U.S. borders. Political, economic,
social, and biophysical elements impacting natural resources in different
parts of the world. Cases: Northern Europe, Asia, Africa, and South
America. |
|
535 |
Environmental Impacts to Natural
Ecosystems |
3 |
Current
environmental problems impacting natural ecosystems: climatic change,
acidic deposition, air pollution, species declines, and introductions of
exotic species. Management methodologies to mitigate environmental
problems. Overnight field trips. Prereq: 416 or equivalent or consent of
instructor. |
|
540 |
Seminar on Integrated Resources Management in
Biosphere Reserves |
2 |
MAB program,
UNESCO-sanctioned global conservation management practices that
demonstrate concept of sustainable development. Environmental policy and
application of science to management practice. |
|
610 |
Seminar in Natural Resources |
2 |
Selected
issues in natural resources and natural resource management at regional,
national, or international level. Development of interdisciplinary
approach to addressing problem: evaluating current state of knowledge,
developing alternative actions to address problems, and identifying
criteria for evaluation of alternatives. |