| 140 Natural Resource
Conservation and Management (3)
Students will develop a basic understanding of natural resources,
and will investigate relationships between those resources
and society while exploring issues related to their management.(C5)
150 Introduction to Natural
Resources Management (1)
Exploration of varied career opportunities; career and program
planning advisement; professional values and requirements;
exposure to professionals in field. 2 lab/discussion/demonstration.
210 Methods in Natural Resources Management (4)
Course designed to address research methods required for all majors in NRM. This includes field and computer methods.
340 Natural Resource Measurements
(4)
Basic land, climatic, hydrologic, and vegetative measurements
used in resource management. 3 Lecture, 2 Lab.
342 Microcomputer Applications
in NRM (1)
Applications of spreadsheets, database management, and specialized
computer software to problems in natural resources management.
1 Lab.
344 Introduction to Geographic
Information Systems (3)
Introduction to and applications of geographic information
systems in natural resources management. 2 Lecture, 2 Lab.
PREQ: CS 101, NRM 342 or permission of instructor.
351 Forest Ecology (3)
The study of forests as integrated ecological systems; energy
transfer; nutrient cycling; communities; succession; disturbance;
and their roles in productivity and managment. PREQ: BIOL
304, NRM 340 or permission of instructor. 2 Lecture, 2 Lab.
352 Forest Resource Measurements
(3)
Principles of applications in measuring forest resources.
Measurements of trees and stands for volume, quality, growth,
land areas, and other forest resources. PREQ: NRM 340 or permission
of instructor. 2 Lecture, 2 Lab.
389 Cooperative Education in
NRM (1 or 3, R15)
See Cooperative Education Program.
440 Integrated Resources Management
(4)
Natural resources management exercises; project and strategic
planning; map and quantitative integration techniques; group
dynamics. PREQ: NRM 340, NRM 442; or permission of instructor.
2 Lecture, 4 Lab.
442 Natural Resources Policy
and Administration (3)
Policy and administrative principles; case studies on the
evolution of policy in the United States; current issues.
PREQ: NRM major, junior standing; or permission of instructor.
451 Foundations of Silviculture
(4)
Principles of silviculture and their applications to the major
forest types of the United States. Site and management requirements
of important tree species. PREQ: NRM 351, NRM 352 or permission
of instructor. 3 Lecture, 2 Lab.
452 Forest Management (4)
Principles of forest managment at stand and forest levels;
forest growth, regulation, harvesting, and multiple-use managment.
PREQ: NRM 451 or permission of instructor. 3 Lecture, 2 Lab.
460 Watershed Management (3)
Principles of watershed management for analysis and control
of water yield, timing, and quality in single- and multiple-use
situations. PREQ: NRM 340 or permission of instructor. 2 Lecture,
2 Lab.
470 Land Suitablility Classification
(3)
Study and application of land suitability classifications
systems. PREQ: NRM 340, NRM 344, GEOG 305; or permission of
instructor. 2 Lecture, 2 Lab.
471 Landscape Ecology (4)
The causes, development, quantification, and ecological consequences
of spatial patterning on the landscape. Importance of scale;
organism response to landscape patterns; natural- and human-caused
disturbance. PREQ: BIOL 140, BIOL 141, or permission of instructor.
3 Lecture, 2 Lab.
472 Ecosystem Structure and
Analysis (4)
Integrative, interdisciplinary investigation into the structure
and function of ecosystems. Interactions and movement of energy,
materials, and organisms into, out of, and within ecosystems.
PREQ: BIOL 140, BIOL 141, or permission of instructor. 3 Lecture,
2 Lab.
480 Independent Study (1-3,
R6)
PREQ: NRM major and permission of program coordinator.
493 Topics in NRM (1-4, R12)
PREQ: Permission of program coordinator.
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